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bit of this land in this area and who lives off of Ahiahi Street, probably can shed some light on this as well. But I think itÓs important that, even before the Planning Committee level, that we have some discussion on this. Because I agree with the Director, Director Yuen, that the deed reservation would seem to indicate that itÓs not just an easement, although Mr. Fuke and I have had discussion and we agreed to disagree perhaps on this, although weÓve never come to that point. He just presented it to me. I also believe that there may have been some precedence with respect to the subdivision to the south, Kona Hills, and perhaps the subdivision two parcels to the north, that is to say, Kona Acres. There may have been a realignment. Because if one looks at Alanui Kauila on the tax map, it goes quite far north, and it runs through many ahupuaÒa, and continues quite a distance. And, in fact, it is called Kauila Street in the Coast View/Wonder View area. In some cases, there are different elevations and they donÓt connect for various reasons, but it is there. And Commissioner Springer perhaps could shed some light on this but the Alanui Kauila, you know, maybe it was Kaauila, I mean, and itÓs now being mis-spelled. I donÓt know, maybe it referred that area because that spelling would seem to indicate that. But there seems to be some recollection by some that IÓve talked to that the Alanui Kauila, or the Kohanaiki Road as itÓs known further to the south, did involve vehicular traffic. And Uncle Kino or George Kahananui, resident mauka of here, told me the other day that the old homestead road went all the way down. In fact, I think his property borders the Mamalahoa or Highway 190, mauka of this. So I donÓt know whether thatÓs helpful or not but -. FUJIKAWA:Go ahead. FUKE:Mr. Chairman, just two comments. First, in terms of the ownership question, all I can rely on is whatever has been provided me by the Applicant and the ApplicantÓs representative, as well as information that I received from your staff in terms of the adjoining property owner and how the roadway was treated. If you were to look at the, you know, the zoning map thatÓs prepared, the proposed zoning map, to the south of the subject property, you see that Hamo Street, thatÓs the Kona Hills Subdivision. And then youÓll see like a north-south roadway, you know, kind of like a wiggly line, thatÓs the Alanui Kauila Road that it has been referred to. Well, when that subdivision, that Kona Hills Subdivision was created, that same roadway issue was raised. And the State, back in 1994, wrote back to the developer and essentially stated, and IÓll just read it, two short paragraphs: ÐThe Engineering Division of the County of Hawaii recently inspected the subject site and informed us that the road shown on the tax map asÑ dotted over line, Ðdotted line over Parcel 37 does not really exist on the ground. They also informed us that roads and the properties abutting north and south of Parcel 37 are blocked from entering into Parcel 37. Our staff abstractor recently completed a title search to determine the ownership of the subject roadway or easement, no documents of record were found showing this road, this subject roadway or easement to be a government road. Therefore, the conclusion is the ownership of the roadway or easement is held by the owner of the property.Ñ And that was a letter from Mason Young, the Land 15