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RECHTMAN:Yes, I do. SPRINGER:Dr. Rechtman, could you please give us your name and your address for the record? RECTMAN:My name is Bob Rechtman. My address is HC-1, Box 4149 Keaau, Hawaii 96749. SPRINGER:Thanks, Dr. Rechtman. If you could now explain to us where the archaeological concentration is. RECHTMAN:This is a separate parcel. There are two parcels here; and its the makai portion of this parcel running below the project area all the way down to the next road, which is Kuakini Highway. SAUNDERS:Excuse me, if I could direct you to, I think you all have a handout, thelastsheet.Youllsee-. FUKE:ItsthestaffsRecommendation.Onthelastsheethasthe proposed ordinance and then theres a map attached to that. RECHTMAN:So to answer your question, its Parcel A-1a. SPRINGER:Thank you for your comment. Commissioners, any questions or comments to the Applicants representative? Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Mr. Saunders, thanks for your presentation and I certainly agree with what you say about this scheme fits much more into the Kona style; and the Planning Director did speak before about concurrence and how about housing is something thats really needed. And one little issue comes to my mind in regards to that is any kind of like entry gate. It seems like when you put in controlled entries you kind of break the local style and you also make it less attractive to sort of local people as opposed to mainland people. So I wondered if it would be permissible or would it suitable for you that we make it clear that there will be no controlled entry into the roadways in this system? SAUNDERS:We concur with that. County is recommending and we agree that the makai entry should be gated for emergency use only, and the everyday entry would be the mauka entry which we are not planning to gate, in part because of what you said. GRAHAM:And the mauka entry is going to be, excuse me, makai entry will be closed off and thats because of traffic and roadways issues, right? SAUNDERS:Correct. 8