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YUEN:If I could make one comment on the evolution of the canoe hlau. This actually got moved -, the planning changed. I talked to Angel about this, and he said that his concept was that this was actually a storage area for a double-hulled canoe, something not as ` big as a Hklea but, you know, a sizable double-hulled canoe that would not actually be launched from Kohanaiki but would be stored there and then trailered to Honokhau and launched. And when I heard that and talked to the developer about it, then the idea came of, well, it ought to be near the roadway where it could be launched from. This -, so that was -, so that was the concept that came, when that concept came from Angel, that's why it moved from that particular site, which is the best launching site, but not a particularly good site to store something like that. That doesn't preclude having a launch area in the future. I do think though what the developer is committed to is building a storage area, and then at a later date, if and when this becomes a public park, there can be a canoe launching area at the southern location. That can be simply a park facility. But that's why it got moved, and I just wanted to clear that up for the record that they weren't asking to move it because -, to get it away from their beach facility. It was simply to be nearer a hard surface and, also, in a more - , where there are more people around and it's a little easier to maintain security. SOGI:Commissioner, may I respond to that? GALDONES:Sure, Mr. Sogi. SOGI:The exact location of the canoe hlau I think is open to further discussion, and I think that's the agreement of the developer with us, as well. But one of the things that we hoped to use the canoe hlau for was also a community based meeting area in which there could be subsidized programs for youth and teens to learn and become involved with canoe-based activities, fishing, canoe building, paddling, and develop an educational community program surrounding that. And the location, I think, tentatively placed by the parking lot didn't seem to me to be a very good -, in light of what our concept was. And though the bigger 30-foot double-hull canoe that we're contemplating housing there may or may not be housed inside the canoe hlau, there certainly will be support canoes, smaller two and three-man fishing canoes that would be used in addition to the double-hulled canoe that would be stored there. And my personal feeling is that that canoe launch at the southern end is the ideal spot. YUEN:We can certainly -, we'll certainly talk about this further. This also is not an issue that has to be decided in the SMA permit. The SMA permit can allow for the development of a canoe hlau. We are talking about having further -, the exact details of public park development can be -, don't have to be done in the site plan for the SMA permit. GALDONES:Any further questions? Otherwise, Mr. Matsuyama. 28