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SPRINGER:Thank you. Is there anything else that youd like us to hear at this time? MOOERS:No. Im just prepared to answer any questions the Commissioners may have. SPRINGER:Good. Commissioners any questions? Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE:I wonder if you could expand on that mauka-makai-? MOOERS:Oh. Yeah very good. Yeah we have had conversations with Mr. Tyler about that. The concern we had was that if youll notice on the map that is where the archaeological buffer site is where the burials are. And our concern was is that if we committed to a mauka-makai pedestrian path along that boundary and then the buffer was greaterthanthatthe2conditionswouldbeinoppositionwecouldntacceptit.Sowehave given Mr. Tyler a verbal saying that if theres room along that boundary we would certainly participate in constructing that mauka-makai pedestrian access. And, but we felt a little uncomfortable in doing that prior to getting an approval by Historic Preservation Division because we dont know if they would extend that buffer you know all the way to the property line. And, that was the only concern we had and he seemed to be pretty comfortable with that. I know he wants that to occur because hes concerned about the number of units above Kuakini Highway and would like those people to have pedestrian access from there down to Honls. And we agree with that. Its just were a little nervous about agreeing to a condition to put it there if we dont know we can or not. Because if we move it off of that then we start running it through the middle of the project we would have more problems with it. But Im confident that were going to be able to do that. The recommendation does not require a buffer all the way to the property line but that recommendation that was approved by the Burial Council has not been approved yet by the Department. So, thats kind of where were at. SPRINGER:Thank you Mr. Mooers. Any other questions for Mr. Mooers? Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Just a follow-up on Commissioner Watanabes question. Is anybody carrying the ball on that in the sense of finding out whether the Historical Preservation People are okay with that buffer or is that something that Mr. Tyler is going to just kind of do his own project? MOOERS:No the archaeologist Dr. Han is getting the-, is you know responsible for having the plan approved by Historic Preservation Division. And if that trail as a pedestrian trail is something that the Commission would like the only thing I would like to do is say you know well put in the mauka-makai connector trail on the northern property provided it does not encroach into the buffer so that we leave ourselves an out. I would hate to have to come back to you in 6-months and say gee we cant do this because of that. I would rather you, if you want it as a condition that you write the condition in a way that it would require Historic Preservation approval or the Planning Director in consultation, you EXHIBIT B 5