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and dealing with dead bodies and all of that, and not having, you know, wanting to put it some place where we don’t really want to have to see it all, to be reminded about it. Right? But in terms of just a practical matter, and what really happens, and what the effect is on the neighbors and so forth, and what those concerns are, I lived on Maui for eight years and the mortuary on lower main is, you know, the thing has to be about as old as my mother. It has been there a long time, it’s in the old Wailuku, I mean, it’s old town Wailuku. And when it was put in, you know, it had to be almost all residential and the cemetery is a block up and across the street on the Sand Hill, you know. And, you know, that’s just the way it is in old town Wailuku right now; and it’s still today. And now it’s multi-family residential, apartment buildings built all around that facility. So, you know, that’s just to me an example, from my experience that, you know, in the long run I don’t see it as being a problem. As far as the operation of the retort, I guess I don’t really have any residual concerns that it’s going to be operated properly; and if it weren’t for a sign in front of that building, no one would really know that it’s there.And I think, you know, even for like Dodo Mortuary in Hilo which, you know, I frequent quite a bit lately just because of my age and who I know, I don’t, you know, it never occurred to me, ever, until this proceeding that there was a crematorium in that building. It never occurred to me that there was one there, and there was one there. And that, you know, if you go in front of that building it’s all residential, it’s totally residential. And they’re going to build a bed and breakfast about less than a foot, you know, a Tiger Woods 60 degree sand wedge away from this crematorium that we approved. So I’m going to vote in favor. ALAMEDA:All right. Sounds to me that we’re ready to move forward. Okay. Motion made by Commissioner Salavea, seconded by Commissioner Iwashita, we had a discussion. Staff? DARROW:Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I could just clarify with Commissioner Salavea. This is an approval with amendments as recommended with conditions proposed by the Planning Commission. Is that correct? SALAVEA:Correct. DARROW:Thank you. Commissioner Salavea? SALAVEA:Aye. DARROW:Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA:Yes. DARROW:Commissioner Galdones? GALDONES:Aye. DARROW:Commissioner Graham? EXHIBIT A 14