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sensibility. Now, this is a brand new project, itÓs not a remodel project like weÓre faced with most of the time. So it should come through without any pr have to go back and remodel it. And thatÓs our main goal, itÓs to make this thing right the first time and make it a project that all people can enjoy, not just a few. Thank you. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Hartman. Commissioners, any questions or comments? Mr. Hartman, I just have a question and comment for y Mr. Leonard, I believe, indicated previous consultation with you. Do you have an on- going relationship, question-and-answer comment and response with the planner? HARTMAN:IÓm, not as of now. I sometimes wonder when people plan projects, and this is a massive project, why donÓt they have people with disabilities who have expertise on their committee. I donÓt even know about, I didnÓt even know about it till today, basically. And it just seems sensible if youÓre going to incorporate accessibility guidelines and things in there that maybe we could sensibility of what weÓre going to do, and how weÓre going to do it, and where they should put it if it can be put there. So, but IÓm perfectly willing to work with the architect or anybody. They mentioned sending all the plans through DECAB in Honolulu. Well, thatÓs fine and good. But DECAB works strictly with ADA, and they donÓt get out to the site to see where itÓs all about. TheyÓre just looking at pieces of paper and, consequently, at times they miss quite a few things. So itÓs kind of important that you get people who have an idea what the ADA and ADAG and 504 is all about to, hopefully, ensure that itÓs going to be done correctly. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Hartman. Thank you for bringing these m our attention. Commissioners, anything for this testifier? Could you please give your name and address for the record? PARIS:Yes, Madam Chairperson. My name is William Johnson Hauwawaikaleoonamanuona Kanahele Paris, Jr. My Hawaiian name means the tumultuous singing of the birds in the forest. IÓve been a resident of Kona for 80 years, stth 10-1/2 months. IÓll be celebrating my 81 birthday on the 18 of December in time here. Oh, one thing my family is, one year, to give endorsement to the against the project. However, IÓm here to ask them to seriously think of scrapping the name Kua Bay, although it does appear on the map, and go by the legend of that area. Those of us that are kamaaina to this area, and after all IÓve been going there since I was 5-1/2 years old -. My motherÓs family used to own a home down at Kiholo Bay and weÓ from Kiholo, anchor outside of Kukio, and coming by rowboat and then my father and some of the boatmen and everything would walk to Maniniowali and theyÓd throw net for moi and anai. Anai is mullet. We always refer to that area as Maniniowali, so did anybody I know from that side that ever visited the place, even people like Ralph Fukumitsu, Mr. Akahoshi, Theresa Mooers 8