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SCHWEITZER: Kapanaia Bay. <br /> <br />YEH: Kapanaia Bay, and on the end of there actually is an area that has been designated where <br />historically has been know as the family heiau of Kamehameha I. It’s somewhat in disarray, but it <br />is protected by, you know, wooden fences and some signage out there that kind of lets people know <br />the significance of that area. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Okay. So this public easement that you were talking about earlier that goes from the bay, <br />I think, south, right? <br /> <br />YEH: It goes, well, maybe west; it would go from Kapanaia Bay along the shoreline to the left, as <br />you are looking at the map, towards -. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Okay, to the lighthouse, did you say? <br /> <br />YEH: To the lighthouse, yeah, continuous trail. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: So that’s public. <br /> <br />YEH: That is already declared. There is a little bit of history; when the original subdivision was <br />done, there was a requirement, there was a settlement agreement, there was a declaration of public <br />access, which also contemplated negotiation of the specific grant of easement to the County, which <br />is being worked on now, but notwithstanding that Vipassana already allows the public to laterally <br />access the shoreline between those two locations. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Yes, but it’s not established officially as -. <br /> <br />YEH: It is established from the standpoint that the declaration of public access easement has <br />already been recorded. But the next step is to finalize the grant of easement, which then goes to the <br />County Council for acceptance, and then the County takes over. But in the meantime the public <br />does traverse along some pretty well defined trails in locations. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: So is that part of the, what is the trail system that we have that goes around the whole <br />island? <br /> <br />YEH: Na Ala Hele? <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Na Ala Hele, yes. <br /> <br />YEH: I’m not sure if it has the designation, but it’s certainly intended to kind of supplement that <br />access, yes. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Okay. Earlier you also spoke about a conservation easement that was granted to this <br />applicant. Where on that map is it? <br /> <br />YEH: Sophia? <br /> <br />SCHWEITZER: Yes. Vipassana Hawai‘i is the owner of five lots, 254 acres. Like you see, where <br />the meditation center is -. <br />9 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />