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Coast. Supporting Kumu Hou is an investment in Waikoloa in the future of our Hawai`i island community and we strongly support it and thank you for your time. VITOUSEK: Thank you very much. Next up we have Michael Cadaoas. Michael are you there? CADAOAS: Good morning, can you hear me? VITOUSEK: Yes, thank you. CADAOAS: Alright. Good morning, commissioners,my name is Michael Cadaoas, thank you for allowing me to testify in today's hearing. I am a thirty(30)plus years and a member of the Hawai`i Regional Council of Carpenters, also known as the Hawai`i Carpenters Union. I strongly support Waikoloa Land Company and their plans for the Kumu Hou at Waikoloa project. This project will employ hundreds of people during the construction phase and after its completion. Maintenance requires a lot of work which will create a lot of needed jobs. Waikoloa Land Company strides on enhancing the natural environment through years of quality planning. Their dedication and history speak for itself Definitely the Waikoloa Land Company has been a positive benefit to us all and the `aina. On behalf of over a hundred(100) of my brothers and sisters of the Hawai`i Carpenters Union from every corner of the Big Island, who all petition to support Kumu Hou and the Waikoloa Land Company. Thank you very much. VITOUSEK: Thank you very much for your time we appreciate it. Next, we have Ross Birch. BIRCH: Aloha, Director Kern, and members of the Commission, I appreciate the opportunity to provide testimony in support of the Waikoloa Land Company Kumu Hou project. I provided written testimony as well, and much like the others,previous and Stephanie I'm not going to reiterate and reread a lot of that testimony that was provided. Included there were some statistics on the timeshare visitor and their impact to the island and to the economy. As well as the inventory of timeshare properties as it is related to other properties within the island in a favorable way. I just want to reiterate some things and go through as far as looking at this project. It is the exact example of what we're looking for future development from the tourism industry. It's using a smaller footprint than it had originally put on its plans. The workforce housing is phenomenal, and it also includes a non-profit contribution through its directives. The timeshare visitor and this project will attract, engage, and educate the responsible traveler. We're really looking forward to the opportunity for this project to go forward and it has my full support from the Island of Hawai`i Visitor Bureau. Mahalo. VITOUSEK: Thank you very much. Next is Christopher Delaunay. DELAUNAY: Aloha, Commissioner's. Christopher Delaunay with Pacific Resource Partnership for a non-profit Market Recovery Trust Fund,which represents approximately 7,000 men and women union carpenters and 240 large and small contractors in the State of Hawai`i. 6 EXHIBIT B