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0 be added, this discussion has been done 20 years ago, when I was young, with Hawaiian Homes. They were thinking about paying the County for doing it because of the maintenance of the roads within the Act. They did that, but they found that it's better to encroach, and use our lands, and steal our money and water, more better. Today, that's why we're in lawsuits. That's why we're in the courts. You can stop it all because then you would force the Federal government, and the State to go into the funds of 2-20 and pay all those facilities. And I'II tell you what else you're doing wrong that you are coming with a monstrosity lawsuit, trust me, the encroachment. When the County have accepted those roads there, and come 'what they call' dedicated, that came out. There is million and millions of dollars involved, and it's right on the agenda. And I'll give you another one so you can understand, if you like to understand. We had a water pump down right around here, Panaewa. That water pump came back to us this last year. That gives you an idea what we're doing. We're coming in and reserve our rights to our land. Trust me. We will right so you can be out of trouble because we pay, you pay, we all pay. I own land. I still pay because why, we got Councilmans inside paying for people doing something wrong and we pay for it. That all needs to stop. Thank you very much, and if you decide you want to get a little mana'o, understanding, of one line of telling that, it clearly can be done. The laws support that. Cases support that. Cayetano's case supports that. If you read it real carefully, it supports it. They didn't address it, but they did support it. (indiscernible) did support it. So if we can assist you, we'd really like to see that the Charter - Hawaiian Homes lands, that it's restricted, and if that's so, then you can stop a lot of pilikia and stop us from fighting and go get money that's owed to us. We're in Federal Courts. We're in suits. There's about nine more going to be sued again. These suits. We don't think they're right. We're going to find out in the Court. Thank you. RAY: Roland. KAHAWAIOLA'A: If you want, we'll work on something. HIGASHI: Okay, at least we'll look at something. I mean, it's kind of complicated issue. KAHAWAIOLA'A: It is. It is and that's why we only stuck to that one article within your Charter. JIM: Nowhere else. KAHAWAIOLA'A: Nowhere else. We didn't go to any other portion of your Charter but that area. However, what I did object to was that there was a failure for even us to address it even at an earlier time. So, I thank you for the opportunity. It's available for us to do something because, trust me, what disturbs me as a Native Hawaiian is Commissioner Herkes mentioned, she understands the Indian law. She understands the Pueblo. They happen to be an indian tribe. The Supreme Court clearly stated we're not tribes. 13