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since you can only get to about here, and in order to get to the spot, thereÓs a pretty little island with the tree growing on it, itÓs very, you know, quintessential Hamakua Coast. And, also, right over here is like another Onomea arch. ItÓs a very beautiful shoreline. So this road right here, I think, should be provided for public access. That would be pedestrian. But I think this road, people should be able to drive on. Then IÓm not sure if we have the right to drive down to the parking lots or not. I think that should just be checked. At the moment I canÓt remember. B side is a complete mess. As you come down this road, youÓre supposed to be able to park and then walk. YouÓre supposed to be able to drive down to certain parking lots and then walk on trails over to the ocean. But the problem is this is one spot everybody has always fished. And the other spot is near the Chinese cemetery; and I donÓt believe it lines up with this one road and parking lot. So if you gave the public the right to at least walk down this road, thereÓs a main gate here which I think is, I donÓt think itÓs consistent with the values of the SMA program or the guidelines; but if he wants to have the gate, fine. At least people should be able to park and walk, then they can go down to their favorite fishing spots. They shouldnÓt have to come in and go along this rough trail for four miles or two miles to find their old fishing spot. By then, you know, theyÓre not really sure, are they in the right spot or theyÓre not in the right spot. ThereÓs a lot of confusion. So signage seems really important. Rather than having ÐNo TrespassingÑ signs, there should be signs saying the public has a right to access the shoreline via certain points, and there should be directions pointing people to it thatÓs explicit. Because right now you canÓt find it. Thank you. GALDONES:Commissioners, any questions of Ms. Rohr? KUBOTA:I have a question. GALDONES:Commissioner Kubota? KUBOTA:Ms. Rohr, according to your testimony just a while ago, y pointed out two spots that were fishing spots, popular fishing spots you say, and you say the accessibility is not clear or unfounded, you couldnÓt find it or your were confused? ROHR:Well, since this is an SMA hearing, if I prepared maps for this, I would have marked in yellow all the public access easements so I could show you exactly what I meant. KUBOTA:Thank you, thank you. ROHR:But itÓs difficult to get to those two from the designated parking lots. KUBOTA:Okay. IÓm just confused because IÓm in receipt, a memo, a letter submitted by the Fishing Access Committee, Pepeekeo Community As 10