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years from now we have half a million or seven hundred thousand people living here and we can support a train system, where should those train stations be, to get thousands of people to Downtown Hilo without having to provide parking spaces, like Portland does. I saw your picture of the Portland light rails car in there. So I would like to see that considered in your process. The other is, as far as education is concerned, I can’t really tell if your area extends up to the schools on Waianuenue. But in terms of the goals to make Downtown Hilo a magnet for educational kind of, I don’t know what the exact word is -. But, you know, to develop the educational aspect of your plans it seems to me rather obvious that Hilo High School, Hilo Intermediate School and Hilo Union School should be incorporated, you know, and tasked somehow to do that. You know, the schools are working independently to try and improve the children’s performance. So I think if they can work together, obviously if the community really wants to help, you know, the schools and the students do better, that will be a great help. So, no questions, just those comments. GRAHAM: Commissioner Domingo? DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’d like to commend both of you and the organization for doing what you’re doing.I recall in the mainland that there are many communities and towns which have gone into a similar kind of planning process. And I’ve seen some of the results of their work, and it’s just wonderful. It brings a sense of ownership and pride in the community or town that they reside in. And it really motivates people to do things which bring positive movements within the town and the community. I’d just like to commend you folks for that. The line is from the Wailoa River until up to what point, the planning boundaries? ALEXANDRA: The boundaries extend from Bayfront, up to Kapiolani; and then from Ponahawai Street over to the Wailuku River. DOMINGO: I see. Then you’re in a very compressed area, aren’t you? ALEXANDRA: Yes. DOMINGO: As Commissioner Iwashita mentioned, many times he has been concerned about having a community development plan for Hilo, and not necessarily specifically for the Downtown in itself. I don’t know, might be a -. Mr. Yuen, is there anything in your vision of the future to see that something would be done with respect to a Hilo Development Plan? Because what we see here is the pressures of development not only being concentrated in the Downtown area, but it’s expanding, you know, expanding and even as far as perhaps Puainako. And before, 10 to 15 years ago, the boundary was probably up to that street going up to the University. That was somewhat like a demarcation line; and we were saying that all developments or all commercial rezonings and development should take place up to this point and not beyond. Because what we were having then, the Prince Kuhio was being planned, you know. But I think what EXHIBIT A 6