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goes parallel to Queen Kaahumanu and ends up at, well, it would come all the way to this point at Kaiminani. The County has an environmental assessment going on right now to construct the first leg of that which would be from Palani to Kealakehe Parkway, just below the High School. Now so then going north Palamanui has a requirement that they construct the portion of the mid- level that goes from Kaiminani north to their access road, which is a mile or so north. So it would be, for people in this area, if you know, if and when that’s built, for people in this area they have another way to get to Queen Kaahumanu and go north. They could either go straight down Kaiminani like they do now or they could take a right on the mid-level road, go a bit north, and hit the Palamanui Road, and then come down to Queen Kaahumanu. GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr. Yuen. Do we have any further questions from the Commissioners? Mr. Tsukazaki, all the conditions that are in the Department’s recommendation, are they all acceptable? TSUKAZAKI: Yes. Yes, Mr. Chairman, although I’d like to remark that as to the fair share contributions that are one of those, we would hope that given the nature of the project we’d be able to seek some relief from that when we get to the County Council level. We understand that the Planning Director is following protocol in recommending that be imposed and it’s -. I believe this body understands that to achieve a project which is targeting this income group, it’s not an easy proposition; and so the challenge is to be able to do a project that is properly designed for the health and welfare of its tenants, while also making sure that it’s economically feasible. And the fair share requirements as you know at this point approximate about $10,000 per unit. So it’s quite an expense for a project of this kind. So it’s just to state on the record that, so that you know that we would like to pursue that issue at the County Council level. And, all right -. GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr. Tsukazaki, for being forthcoming in that regard. I appreciate it. Anything further from Commissioners? All right, we still don’t have anybody signed up to hear public testimony, so I guess we can close the hearing at this time. You folks can go back and we can move into our action process. WATANABE: Okay. GRAHAM: Commissioners? Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE: I’ll be willing to make a motion. I move that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council for State Land Use Boundary Amendment application (SLU 07-000014), based on the Director’s recommendations. IWASHITA: Second. GRAHAM: Seconded by Commissioner Iwashita. Discussion from the Commissioners? Commissioner Woodward. WOODWARD: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I obviously have some reservations. But I think the greater good will be served by approving this project, so I will vote in favor of it. But I do hope that the developer is serious about trying to mitigate traffic problems, even though EXHIBIT C 10