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you to go ahead and allow for unusual and if you consider them reasonable uses within even A and B soils. So under the law at that time and I think, you know, for practical purposes, it’s the same in this case, you do have the ability to consider granting a special permit for this kind of use. The golf course in the Malama Maha‘ulepu case actually was I think about a 202-acre golf course. So it was a pretty big project as opposed to this one. ALAMEDA:Any other questions for the testifier, Mr. Isaacs? Seeing none, thank you, sir. You may be seated. KEYSTONE:My name is Grady. I work for, I work with Project Venture and we work with 13-year old youths from North Kohala. And we do, every year at the “Right for Passage Camp” time scramble for a location to take the kids. It rains a lot out there so you need, we want it to be wild and remote and beautiful; and, yet, we need some shelter sometimes. And last two years it has been down to the wire finding a place to take our children. And I know Sully and Jenny are very wonderful, generous people, and the land is beautiful; and for that I think for Project Venture it’d be a great asset to have that available. ALAMEDA:Okay. Thank you, sir. Any questions? Seeing none, ma’am? HENNIG:Yes. My name is Monika and Grady is my husband and, so, I’m aware also what he said about scrambling for locations to provide for the 12- and 13-year old children that are served by Project Venture in North Kohala. I also know Jenny and Sully as very generous people; and I’ve been to their land on many occasions, and it is indeed very beautiful. And I think it’s a wonderful place to have the much-needed programs for Kohala children, and not only Project Venture children but other children in the community in other programs that would be for them. As to the land being agricultural, it is my understanding that agriculture and environmental programs would be very much a part of what is going to be offered at this camp, that the children would be learning about agriculture, about organic farming, composting, all the techniques involved in agriculture and environmental protection, conservancy and so on. And it seems like a very good use to me for agricultural lands or a portion of agricultural lands. That’s all I have to say today. Thank you. ALAMEDA:Okay. Thanks, Monika. Any questions? Seeing none, you may be seated. All right, next round of testifiers. Susan Reid Lewis, and I understand Lani Bowman is in the house, Ms. Bowman. Okay, and how about Todd Lewis, J. Todd Lewis, Pamela Lutz, Kathie Pomeroy, Ralph Blancato. BLANCATO:Good job. ALAMEDA:All right. Let’s see, that’s it. Okay. Let me swear you all in. Could you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Hawai`i County Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS:I do. Yes. EXHIBIT A 10