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corporations. It had nothing to do with personal choices. It had <br />nothing to do recycling or what kind of car you drive. And this is <br />one of the things that's so urgent that we really urge our elected <br />officials to take a...a really clear look at how can we transform our <br />paradigm so that by the time 20 whatever rolls around in 11 years <br />when we passed the tipping point. We have a future for 7 <br />generations into the future and that we can see some sort of <br />perpetuation of life on earth. <br />Mr. Goodenow: Alright, thank you, thank you very much for your testimony. Next <br />testifier, Leilani Lindsey-Ka'apuni. Also on 2019-01. <br />Ms. Lindsey-Ka'apuni: Aloha. My name is Leilani Lindsey-Ka'apuni. I live here <br />in Hilo. Ms. Kierkiewicz is not my Council woman but I am also <br />one of those who joined in on this...filed this ethics complaint <br />against her. I understand that since this was filed, she has made <br />corrections. However, if we had not been vigilant and filed this <br />complaint...I question whether she would have disclosed her <br />conflicts. And because that didn't happen until after this complaint <br />was filed so...the waters of the Mauna Kea aquifer, Ka Wai Ola <br />Akane are sacred to us...as Hawaiian practitioners. This particular <br />aquifer that is...being proposed for a water bottling company is a <br />pristine... almost 5,000 year, untouched aquifer. It is a public trust <br />resource of the State of Hawai'i if you...if you...are part of that. <br />But it is an ancient pristine untouched aquifer that is sacred to <br />Hawaiians and could at some point in time be very necessary for <br />sustaining the public here on this island. And the fact that a private <br />bottling company proposes to enrich itself using the public trust <br />resource...this is the very issue that this morning...today is being <br />taken up at the State Capitol. The Governor is...the Governor is <br />now calling on senators and inserting himself into the legislative <br />process. Calling for the continued theft of the public trust resource <br />and so this is the very issue that we are also facing here on this <br />island. And I think Ms. Kierkiewicz was keenly aware of her <br />conflicts and did not disclose them. And if we had not been <br />vigilant and brought it to your attention, I questions whether it <br />even have come up today. So I ask you to be very clear with her <br />and all elected officials here in the County of Hawai'i about <br />disclosing their conflicts of interest from here on. Thank you. <br />Mr. Goodenow: <br />Okay. Thank you. Seeing no more testimony from the <br />public...again I anticipate this to be five minutes or less. We'll <br />take a recess. <br />10:29 to 10:35 a.m. The Board took a recess. <br />10 <br />