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to grant an access easement through the project and to provide him sufficient access so that he can use the existing bridge to his home across the drainage channel. What happened for Mr. Paiva’s case and unrelated to our property or our owner was that some time in the past he had an easement but the prior owners traded that away for whatever reason; and so I think that, you know, we didn’t know that he didn’t have an easement and I don’t know that he knew for a while that he didn’t have an easement. But I think that’s all resolved and we’re going to work that out together. We received the approximately seven or eight letters from the adjoining owners near the Hale Nani Street area; and that’s further down near the, just mauka of the St. Joe’s gymnasium right off of Hualalai Street where it hits Kapiolani.We got those just yesterday so we fired off a quick response to the Planning Department that you see. I think the, I’ll try to paraphrase what we think the major issues were that were raised. One was the drainage, one was the traffic, and one was just the changing of the neighborhood. I think that was pretty much the major issues that we saw. So I’ll try to address each of those quickly for you. For the drainage issues, as you could see, Maija, could you shoot the project concept plan up there, please. On the project concept plan we have the, you can see the drainage easement running mauka-makai approximately through the middle of the project. This was an effort that has been underway for about the last three years or so between the County and the various property owners there. I think as the Hale Nani Street residents raised there have been drainage issues in the past and there has been ponding right at the makai portion outside of our project area. But in September of 2006 the Department of Public Works published its environmental assessment for the acquisition of certain drainageway lands within this area. In fact, we are already, Mr. Boschetti already conveyed the makai-most parcel to the County for use as a drainage basin. We understand that they’re either finished with or nearly concluded with the negotiations for the next two property owners right across the street from the police station. Those would also be drainage parcels. Because the County was negotiating to acquire that first parcel from Mr. Boschetti, he went, through Mr. Gadd’s effort, to secure the existing driveway that you see off of Kapiolani off of a separate parcel. That’s why we moved the access way down. That parcel was relatively clear of drainage issues; and we believe that the drainage program that Public Works has been undertaking is going to result in handling the flows coming from mauka and putting them into this drainage basin right mauka of Kapiolani Street. With respect to the traffic issues, we had our traffic report done as you saw; and the Kapiolani Street and Kukuau Street entries to the project are showing up as Level of Service A or B all the way through the 20-year timeframe. The Kapiolani Street and Kukuau Street intersection was showing up as a, originally good; and in a 20-year timeframe it turns to Level of Service D, which is still acceptable but not great. The Kapiolani Street and Ponahawai Street intersection which is the one that comes right up that hill is right now at Level of Service D; and without any signalization in 20 years would turn to Level of Service E or F, but that’s only without signalization. We’re expecting at some point in time over the next 20 years that the County will be undertaking traffic improvements to that intersection. 4 EXHIBIT A