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Director had structured the recommendation is probably the best, and whichis that it would be engineeringly studied, looking at all of the access points, not only along the south end of Hualalai Street but also like on the north end, and see like where the best connection point should be, taking into account sight distance. SAUNDERS:And I would add, and Ki I apologized, I misspoke there -. I would add also to try and coordinate with whats happening across the street. I mean, to try and think -. We certainly have the flexibility to move that access point. I would like to be able to maintain that secondary access, in part, for the points that you talked about, gated but an emergency access. I think it makes good sense. SPRINGER:Commissioners, any further questions of the Applicant or their representative? Sirs, do you have any concluding comments for us? Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Excuse me for being late on this. I kind of want to broach a differentsubjectand,Iguess,nowisagoodtimetodoit.Ikindofwanted Mr. Rechtmans attention on it and the Planning Commissioners, Commissioner Springers in particular. Let me just explain my feeling. The makai part of the agricultural parcel, prime agricultural parcel, which was described as choke full of archaeological valuable sites and all, and then the adjoining parcel on the south side, I believe, which is maybe No. 55, which also has numerous archaeological sites, and I think if the Commissioners wanted to look at what Im referring to, this is in Mr. Rechtmans archaeological survey, and theres a map on page 6 -. My concern is just that, kind of thinking of the native culture here that came long before any of us, its so easy to say, Well, it needs to be preserved and certainly in the case of burials, I think the best you can do is leave them alone. But when I look at North Kohala, for example, when Chalon bought up all the property up there, theres a heiau called the Kukui Pau Heiau up there and that heiau just sort of sat under kiawe trees and fountain grass and stuff for years and years. And the Chalon people from request of the community fenced the site and brought in earth-moving equipment, or whatever equipment was appropriate that cleaned out the kiawe trees; and there have been some community groups that have, from time-to-time, worked on the site to keep it sort of an alive site. Im sure its not visited very much but, anyway, pulling that into the particular discussion, we have a parcel here where half of the parcel was kind of cleaned for development and the other half and the adjoining parcel have three possible heiaus and other things. Im wondering if in the long run its not, this may not be, could this be an area that could be important for the Hawaiian community, not just leave it buried in its grass and kiawes and let it just sit there and were not going to mess it up, or could those who are developing on portions of these parcels may be could do something like that was done in Kohala and try to bring community involvement into this site so that it becomes more like an alive site for the Hawaiian culture? Thats the gist of where Im coming from, and I just want to put that forth. SAUNDERS: May I comment? 17