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VITOUSEK: Yeah, okay. So, to everybody who is ready to testify please raise your right hand or do whatever you would like to do. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on the matter before the Planning Commission? IN-PERSON TESTIFIERS: I do, yes, yes, I do. VITOUSEK: Mahalo. Okay,Mr. Rapoza. RAPOZA: Is this on? VITOUSEK: Yes. RAPOZA: Good morning, aloha everyone. My name is Edward Rapoza. I am a resident of Kailua-Kona. I've been, my family been on the Big Island since the late 1800's and have been in this Kona community. I graduated from Konawaena High School. So, a local guy from the area. A little bit of background on myself and then I'll go into, I'd like to testify on the three of the items on the agenda. So, if I may utilize the total time allotted. My background is I'm a realtor in the community, have raised my family here and have four children, and I look forward to my children someday carrying on in the Kailua area,Kailua-Kona. One of the things I want to remind our community about is I was one of the 15 members that was appointed by Mayor Kim for the Community Development Plan. The Community Development Plan had unprecedented input from the community, and members in the community, and many of those who have testified today. I recognize those names as participants in the Community Development Plan. And there was just, there wasn't, it was five years of my life on that commission. And we had input from every aspect of our community. The Hawaiian community, the real estate community, the kupuna and I guess at my age these days I've become a kupuna now. But I want to remind everybody that we had filled the Keauhou area at the Surf Convention Center there. Filled it many, many times and I sat where you're sat as you sit now is one of the Commissioners and listen to testimony. But we identified as a community,the community,the urban expansion area that everybody participated in and wanted to see expansion of where we wanted to see the growth and that document lives today. I represented the landowner groups. However, for the record I don't agree with a lot of the things that Community Development Plan enacts. But I do understand and agree that we all participated, and we have a plan that many people seem to forget, including those many of them who has testified today. So, I'm in favor of Item No. 1, Chen. I think it's the second one, Cowell application in Kealakekua and then the development down in Keauhou. Because they all meet the unprecedented participation from the community that we all indicate where we wanted the growth to be. Number one in Chen's he's just outside of the Community Development Plan urban expansion areas so the Family Ag-1 is consistent with the surrounding rural environment and adjacent zonings. 3 EXHIBIT B