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HOUSEL: So the primary traffic flow to the school, to the classrooms, wi go no further down KapiÒolani than the middle school? STURGES: ThatÓs correct. MELROSE: Right. And I think you are right. There is a, we do probably, you know, expect a small increase depending on what kind of activities go there. But in the past they did have an art program, they had a kiln there; itÓs a great place to do that kind of, you know, get- dirty kind of art back there. But we actually had to stop it be use. So the ability to invest in that building is -. ItÓs actually over 50 years, a historic site, so itÓs, you know, weÓve got to do the whole thing on it because itÓs over 50 years old and itÓs a remnant of the military presence in town. So there is a bit of But we would -. Its largest use is really the maintenance function at the school; it is the back of the house for the school and will remain that way. HOUSEL: Okay, thank you very much. WATANABE: Any further questions? Mr. Melrose, about how long more with your presentation? IÓm not trying to rush you. MELROSE: We are done. We are -. WATANABE: Mr. Ray has not addressed yet. MELROSE: Yes, excuse me, IÓm sorry, I was done. Yes, so what IÓd like to do is just kind of turn this over to John who is on the board of the school. RAY: Yeah, and IÓll make my comments very brief. WATANABE: I wasnÓt trying to rush you. I was just looking for a convenient place to create a break because weÓve gone for about an hour and a half, and typically the attention span falls apart after about an hour and a half. RAY: No, four or five minutes, so -. WATANABE: So name and address, please. RAY: My name is John Ray and my address is 65-1278 Lailai Road in Waimea. Thank you, Chairman and Commission Members. IÓm a recent board member of Parker School but a longtime neighbor resident. I moved to the neighborhood about 35 years ago, actually the same year Parker School was built. So IÓve lived in that neighborhood, you know, pretty much my entire adult life. IÓm a regular daily walker in the neighborhood, what we call the Loop; I walk from my house down Lindsey Road, up KapiÒolani, up HkÒula and back to my house. So IÓm very familiar as a pedestrian walking in that neighborhood pretty much everyday. My oldest daughter taught at Parker School. My youngest daughter attended and graduated from Parker. I EXHIBIT A 24