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GRAHAM:Thank you. SPRINGER:Thank you, Commissioner Graham and Dr. Rechtman. Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA:I understand the concern about keeping the burials hidden. At the same time, this is sort of a two-edge sword, you know, because here youve got an area thats growing wild, its becoming weed-infested, that certainly doesnt show respect. But its right in the middle of Kona. Whenever you have that which is in an area which is developing faster and faster every time we turn around, and whenever you have vacant lots, you have kids going and playing in the vacant lots, and youre not really giving, sure, theyre going to come across them, and youre not really giving those burials any kind of protection. Whereas if you have group thats taking responsibility and malamaingthelandoverthere,thenyouhaveapresence;andthatpresenceis concerned about those sites and would be able to prevent desecration. So, yeah, I can see what you mean about that; but, you know, theres two sides to it. You can work it out if the will is there. And I do commend you for setting that whole area aside and not planning to bulldoze it flat, and showing some respect for the people of this land. SPRINGER:Mr. Saunders? SAUNDERS:I dont know if were heading this way, but I would ask that we not get into any conditions as to this particular parcel. Sitting here right now, I will tell you we dont have, as the owner, and weve only owned it since July, so we dont have the knowledge to do the right thing by that piece of land; and its only going to be the result of talking with a lot of other people. And I think the key word is going to be respect; and I could see all kinds of different directions this thing may head. I just dont know, and I dont want, if at all possible, to be bound up by any conditions that might come out of the discussion here this morning. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Saunders. Mr. Fuke? FUKE:The only thing I would add is that, you know, like the Directors proposed recommendation includes the preparation of a preservation plan, you know, for this particular area. And its my understanding that when you have such a plan prepared, which is subject to the approval of the State DLNR, HSPD, there will have to be some measure of discussion in terms of its possible maintenance; and some of the issues that were described today possibly could be incorporated in it. But, as Mr. Saunders had indicated, it may be premature, you know, given the nature of the land ownership tenure right now. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Fuke. Commissioners, any questions or comments? Seeing no indication of that, were at the point of decision-making on this application, which is by Kona Hale Alii, LLC, for a Change of Zone (REZ 04-022) for 19