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MR. FLAHERTY: Yes. This is Ka` awaloa Point and this is the ahupua` a of Ka` awaloa. This conservation area is, already at Hokulia is a shoreline park, so this area I would imagine if and when it is developed will follow the same sort of of pattern of having especially given this huge number of cultural resources that are in this area, was very, very, very, heavily populated area. The Alaloa Trail (the King's Trail), runs through here, the old Cart Road runs through here, the Old Government Road runs through here, and this particular area there is a conservation easement that has been placed on this particular, I think it's like 230 acres from the former Keopuka Lands Project; it was sort of a sister project to Hokulia. There's already in this area to the South between Kealakekua Bay and Honaunau Bay is designated as open currently on the plan and that is something that Kamehameha Schools has agreed to because again there is a huge number of cultural resources contained within that area. On the next page you will see Mamalahoa Highway and you can see the school because this is the track oval. Currently I'm not sure how the census blocks run in this particular area but Konawaena School Road actually runs through the school, so that you've got some of the school facilities on one side in one district and some of the school facilities and classrooms and what not on the other, so if possible I would adjust this map more to include so that the school complex won't be in two different districts at least. Obviously splitting this upper mauka commercial area is problematic, but at the same time I realized that just the way numbers run that it may not be possible to avoid that. But I guess my concern is the dilution of this sort of central economic area that is very critical to the Kona Coffee industry and lobby which of course seems like it's always defending itself against like Safeway, and what not. So anyway, those are my comments. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you very much. Our next testifier is Wallace Nakamoto from Captain Cook. WALLACE NAKAMOTO (At this time Wallace Nakamoto came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. NAKAMOTO: Thank you. Good evening. Thank you for your hard work in this redistricting matters. I live in District 7 and I've been to the last redistricting meeting where we have today status quo. Among the testimonies though, when it came down to reality the districts was split especially District 7 on the Southern end which excluded parts of Honaunau, Ho' okena, Kealia, and maybe down to Miloli' i. It doesn't make sense, because they don't have the same issues as the people in Puna, they're more in common with the Kona area; and so for me, I think logic would be a big part of making the district lines as far as what really makes sense, what community's have in common and I think that should be a big part of drawing the district lines. And that's all I have. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you very much. And it is one of the main things that we have to consider, what communities have in common. Our next testifier is Margaret Wille MARGARET WILLE (At this time Margaret Wille came forward to address members of the Commission.) 12