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ARAI: I’m not aware that we can expect the Hilo CDP to be funded. All we know for now is that we currently have funding for like the Kau CDP. IWASHITA: Right. ARAI: So I don’t think we should be speculating that. IWASHITA: Oh, I was just trying to confirm information I got from Brad. But, anyway, that’s my understanding. And I guess it’s my hope that -. I’ll reiterate my concern, that the idea that really concerns me is that this is inevitable, that one day all of Panaewa forest is basically going to be one big new Hawaii Kai or something like that. You know, it’s just going to be all -. And that’s what we’re looking at, that’s the argument that we’re seeing, is that, well, it’s Low Density Urban so it’s going to be one day all Residential. The fact is that, you know, we’re facing today the crises of Urban sprawl and how it has affected, how it’s really going to affect the future of how we live, and whether or not that’s really the way we want our community to grow and -. WATANABE: Okay, Mr. -. IWASHITA: Mr. Chair, I’m almost done. And so my position and what I’d like to clarify with Mr. Nishimura is -. You think it’s appropriate for the Commission to consider whether or not this direction of sprawling Urban development should not be the direction we’re going as part of our consideration of this application? NISHIMURA: My response was that this is not Urban sprawl. Irregardless of what the General Plan designation is, you have the State Land Use Urban designation between, from Makalika Street over already in the area, and that’s further or that’s beyond, further away from the town center than my client’s property. WATANABE: Okay. Let’s not deliberate. Okay, do we have any -? DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman? WATANABE: Yes, Mr. Domingo. DOMINGO: You know, I hate to bring up this subject about the trees, and I think you did that also because you were concerned. And that was the concern of the neighbor apparently when they developed that place, they cut down the trees and everything. But what I was concerned about was that, you know, if you put -. And Commissioner Iwashita mentioned that it’s irrelevant, the discussion is irrelevant with regards to the conditions we put in there. I think, you know, if the condition is put in there, if we decide to put it in there, it’s appropriate. Because, you know, many times I’ve heard where neighbors are concerned about one or the other’s trees growing so tall and infringing over the boundary of the property and that upon confronting the neighbor and asking them if they could cut the trees they would refuse to do so because of the cost in hiring people to do it and the work that it would entail. Then the only recourse for that neighbor to do is take them to court; and not everyone has that means to hire an attorney to go to court and go through all of the procedures just to have the trees taken away. So I just wanted to mention, you know, it’s an important factor that we’re considering. EXHIBIT A 15