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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -10 April 25, 2019 the nation right now and even for our company. We are you know, still hunting for engineers all the time. End of statement. CHR. ADAMS: Thank you Sir. If I could ask Mr. Vicente please to come to the table. Ms. Harden. MR. ONO: Pau yeah? Okay. Thank you. CORY HARDEN: Minutes and Comm. No. 46 commenting, Proposal No. CA -27 in opposition, and Proposal No. CA -18 in support. MS. HARDEN: Good morning. Thank you for your service on the Commission. Couple items. One is the minutes. As you know on March 8th there were technical problems and it was kind of hard for people in Kona to hear people in Hilo but now you folks have read the minutes. So I request that you folks state that if you still are comfortable with your votes from March 8th now that you have read the minutes and maybe caught some things that you didn't catch on March 8th. On Communication 46 regarding a special election, just some comments. If we have lots and lots of amendments that could kind of get lost in the general election, it might be worth it you know, to have a special election but I hope you folks can research how many people are likely to vote in the special election. Would it be just a dismal turnout, and I wonder what the cost is compared to the cost of folding it in to the general election. Also on CA -18 for the 2% Maintenance Fund, I support this and I support Debbie Hecht's language that she has added regarding specific duties approved as part of a business plan and I support the maintenance fund so the special places can be kept safe and healthful, and in a condition where people can really enjoy and take advantage of them and that way we will reap the benefits of our investment. If people are paid for their work, they can then recruit, organize, and support unpaid volunteers so the volunteer energy will go a lot further and it is also good to have a few more sources of income in remote areas. And last, CA -27 regarding easements as a preferred method for acquiring 2% land, it is a commendable effort to save money, but as Brenda Ford described last time, unfortunately people take advantage of easements and they block them all the time so sometimes it is better to get the whole piece of land and it might be best to leave County staff some flexibility in how they acquire land. Thank you. CHR. ADAMS: Thank you very much. I note that Commissioner Galimba has joined us at this time. I would ask that Mr. Sensenig please join us at the table. Mr. Vicente please. Page 3