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pretty much a de facto trail, it was not officially surveyed in by any governmental agency that I know of. It was a line of site path taken from people parking at that parking area down to the beach. That, I think, should be erased as much as possible. ItÓs not very well worn at all. ThereÓs a bunch of rubbish along it, but that could be picked up and people directed elsewhere. I very much am enthusiastic about Conditions 12 and 13, both on page 9. In August of 1985 when the current access road was bulldozed in, the portion of road which parallels the shoreline was bulldozed illegally. ItÓs an un-permitted bul activity, part of the anchialine pond was filled in and portion of the ancient footpath that lead from Maniniowali to Kakapa Bay was destroyed. I have submitted testimonies and letters, photographs and other documentation which probably live in the County Planning Department files. Those were all done as soon as the activity happened in 1985 and IÓm very happy to see that the trail and the ponds both will eventually be restored. I recognize the lack of funds at the current time, but IÓm very pleased to see that both these plans will be on paper and accepted by the government agency. One of the big things that I am and have been concerned about since 1985 is the currently uncontrolled access to 24 hours a day and that driving access to Maniniowali down the current access road, and the on-going destruction of archaeological sites at Maniniowali, and the lack of sanitation down at the beach. There are absolutely no toilets there. I have pointed this out numerous times to State, County, Federal, any government official that I can think of. A potential solution might be, I note that in Condition 8, on page 8: ÐAfter development of the new public access road, the Applicant shall close off use of jeep roads in the Kua Bay area to prevent further damage to historic sites.Ñ I understand that to mean that any jeep roads on State lands in the Kua Bay area will be closed to prevent further damage to historic sites. That is a good thing. What I suggest now, and it may not be in your purview to decide this now, but I absolutely feel that itÓs critical to the protection of what few sites are left as well as in interest of health and safety because of the lack of sanitation down at the beach. Since the new access road will be gated and locked at night, I strongly urge in the strongest possible language that the current access road be gated and locked at night now. We canÓt wait another year for more full-moon parties or raves, as Ms. Herkes called them. I have absolutely no problem with people walking down the road to access the beach any time of day they want. But I believe that without State commitment to the protection of those features -. The damage has been documented by State archaeologists. And, you know, I can appreciate the fact that the State has no money to hire somebody to be down there 24 hours a day, but that fact has not lessened the StateÓs responsibility to protect these sites. If I owned land with valuable property on it and I destroyed it, for instance, a burial, I would be fined severely and probably put in jail. The State owns these features and is charged with protecting them for the future; and they are not doing that. Additionally, I noted a couple of months ago that Kamehameha Schools closed off camping in Waipio Valley because of the lack of sanitation facilities down there. If you 16