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WATANABE: Mr. Domingo. DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Are you farming in any of the lots? PROHOROFF: No. I think in our whole subdivision there has been a little bit of farming going on. The Kawamata family at one time was raising tomatoes. They have some mangos there. There’s been a couple of attempts at orchid nurseries. But it’s pretty marginal land. So, I mean, the thought of having 20 acres of desert, right, as a farming proposition is not that good. I am building a small nursery on my property with some water-wise technology that is still in the baby stages. You know, there are some fruit orchards here and there, but other than that there’s not much going on in terms of real agriculture. DOMINGO: Thank you. Mr. Chairman, you know, although the questions I ask may not be directly germane to the issue at hand, but I’m just asking this because it’s an agricultural subdivision and I think as everyone knows it’s a dry arid location. But the fact is that with water you can farm on those lands because I remember, I’d like you to remember the Lam brothers way back probably over 20 years ago. You know, they were raising cantaloupes, melons, and they were thriving on that, if adequate water was provided. And that’s why I ask, you know. It’s an opportunity for people to do that, if water is available and if the water is economical enough to provide for that. What’s the cost of water right now? PROHOROFF: I’m not really sure, but price for thousands of gallons of water is pretty expensive to consider doing any kind of simple farming -. DOMINGO: Yeah, okay, thank you. PROHOROFF: You know, like, you are not going to be raising cantaloupes at what we’re paying. WATANABE: Mr. Housel. HOUSEL: Yes. I had a question. Ala Kahua Road, is that a private road? MOORE: Yes, it is. HOUSEL: Is it limited access? MOORE: No, it’s not. HOSUEL: So is it open to the public? MOORE: Yes, it is. HOUSEL: Is traffic a consideration on that road? EXHIBIT A 8