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I ask now for the, are there any questions or comments regarding Thank you. I invite the ApplicantÓs representative to come forward? Will the Applicant and the representative and all of those who have signed up to testify or who wish to give testimony on this matter, please stand so that I may swear you in at this time. Please raise your right hands? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS:I do. SPRINGER:Thank you. You may be seated. If the ApplicantÓs representative could please give his name and address for the record and proceed with your testimony. TAGUCHI:Thank you, Madam Chairman, members of the Commission. M name is Glenn Taguchi, IÓm the Hawaii Parks District Superintendent. My address, my residence address is 1661 Haleloke Street in Hilo. Together with me is Mr. James Leonard, heÓs the principal and managing director of the Hilo office of PBR Hawaii, a planning consultant firm. And IÓll give you a little overview of some of the items that have led up to today. Mr. Leonard will give you the particulars on the plan. As your staff indicated, Kekaha Kai State Park is 1,642.548 acres. It was formerly called the Kona Coast State Park. But after a lot of research by very knowledgeable people, the name was changed to more correctly reflect the area. The park is in two sections. The south section includes Kaulana, Mahaiula, Kaelehuluhulu. Some local residents refer to that area as MagoonÓs, the name of the previous landowner in that area. The north sections include Awakee, Kahoiawa, Maniniowali and Kukio 2. People refer it to commonly as Kua Bay. Its most prominent landmark in that area is Puu Kuili. The two parts of the park is separated by the lands of Makalawaena, which is owned by the Kamehameha Schools. The SMA Use Permit application is for Phase I improvements at the Maniniowali and Kukio 2 section. These improvements, together with the monies for the planning phase is a part of a $2.5 million commitment of private funds as a result consummated in the early 1990s. Some history on that land exchange, it was authorized by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in 1990. The land exchange was initially with a company called North Kona Development Group LLP, Limited nd Partnership, and it exchanged lands at Awakee for lands at Maniniowali and Kukio 2 above the 1,000-foot line or 1,000-foot from the ocean, mauka of The land exchange was subject to a number of conditions, among t developer of the Maniniowali lands would plan and construct improvements to the Kua Bay section of the Kekaha Kai State Park; and that was to the tune of $2.5 million. 3