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proposals will not increase tourism, nor improve the lives of the people who live here. The third business tenant of the Prince Kuhio Plaza is closing. DELIMA: Your time is up. You can just wrap up. SPENCER-DICEY: Okay. There‒‒so in wrapping it up, the mall is empty, people only go there to hang out, eat, and there are many economists predicting an economic crash. DELIMA: Thank you. Our next testifier is Jack Rossen. ROSSEN: Good afternoon. I’m here representing UH Hilo Anthropology Department and the Master’s Program in Heritage Management there, and we have a whole bunch of our students here. Can you show us‒‒from the Heritage Management Program. And our concern is about the heiau at Baker’s Beach. And I’ve been looking at the most recent development map and the heiau is still in the development area. It’s been on the Environmental Impact Statement, we’ve had folks in our department do extensive research on this heiau; Kathy Kawelu, Joe Genz, the Uncle Don Pakele is one of the kahu who’s keeping track and watching it over, there are other locals, Uncle Herring Kalua. We a‒‒ DELIMA: You know, I don’t think Baker’s Beach is in the district. ROSSEN: Well, it’s on the‒‒if we look at the map of the, it’s right‒‒ DELIMA: Is it in Duane? Yeah, it’s not. I’m not trying to cut you off, but I think it’s inaccurate what you’re just saying. ROSSEN: Oh okay, because I was just looking at‒‒we have the map. DELIMA: Yeah, I’m pretty certain the heiau is not in the area. MEAD: Yeah, the redevelopment area stops‒‒ ROSSEN: Right at the heiau? MEAD: ‒‒east of‒‒so nothing more east of Ice Pond. So it’s all within the peninsula. The actual Banyan Drive redevelopment area is within the peninsula. ROSSEN: Okay. MEAD: The map shows connectivity as it would connect. So there’s, should be the green kind of showing connections to harbors where visitors come in, so that swath showing‒‒ Page 4 of 25 Banyan Drive Hawai‘i Redevelopment Agency October 26, 2016, Minutes