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WATANABE: Well, we’ve heard both sides, and I guess one thing we’re agreeing on is that we can’t reach a complete agreement. I don’t think it’s going to hurt, although maybe it’s not as necessary now as the Planning Director indicated, that we review this or the Leeward Commission review this come August; that would be I think an aggressive time frame, but I don’t suppose it’s going to hurt. HOUSEL: Mr. Chair, I would suggest, as Mr. Lim stated that they expect to be able to do something in six months, that we follow that time frame. And if necessary, you know, the ball is in their court to come back with new facts. WATANABE: He said, as I recall, six to eight months, so I don’t know if it’s -. And six months might be quite aggressive even on his part, I think. HOUSEL: Okay. WATANABE: Mr. Woodward? WOODWARD: Might I suggest a compromise? And that would be that the Planning Director review progress in August, and if he feels it necessary at that point, to bring it to the Commission. But if there’s nothing that has changed, I don’t see any reason that everybody should be burdened with rehashing this. We really have to wait -. And they can’t do anything with their property until they get the zoning situation cleared up. It’s either got to be a time extension on their zoning or rezoning, and whether that happens by August is anybody’s guess. WATANABE: I would tend to agree personally; on the other hand I’m just one body. As st I understand it, I will still be on the Leeward Planning Commission after April 1. But I just assume, leave it up to the entire body of the Leeward Planning Commission to decide how they want to handle this at that time. And it seems to me reasonable – possibly aggressive time frame – but it’s reasonable to allow that body to review it because most of those people will be new people. And they can decide what they want to do, rather than my making a ruling now that that body may not agree with in the future. So I think it’s a fair way of handling the rather awkward situation. IWASHITA: Just to clarify in my mind, Mr. Chair, the ruling of the Chair is that this contested case matter is continued, and if before August of 2009 the zoning is changed, then this matter would be reset -. WATANABE: Exactly. Earlier of final zoning or the August Leeward Commission meeting -. IWASHITA: And if the zoning has not been changed by August of 2009, then this matter would be reset to be heard again and dealt with in -. WATANABE: By the Leeward Planning Commission, right. IWASHITA: August of 2009. EXHIBIT A 18