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Ms. ----: I just had an information questions... <br />Ms. Kahakalau: Could you please state your name for us. <br />Ms. Aste: Virginia Ace ... I'm a friend of Rob Tucker and I was following this <br />because I'm interested in procedural stuff. <br />Ms. Kahakalau: Thank you. <br />Ms. Aste: That helps people understand better what you do and so forth... is <br />the initial hearing an informal hearing? <br />Mr. Yoshimoto: No. <br />Ms. Kahakalau: Those are two different things. <br />Ms. Aste: So we're talking three types of hearings? <br />Ms. Goodenow: Yes but the initial hearing can move into an informal hearing if the <br />board feels that... <br />Mr. Yoshimoto: If it decides to do so. <br />Mr. Goodenow: Yeah. <br />Ms. Aste So we have three types of hearing... initial... informal... formal. <br />Mr. Goodenow: Right ... the practice though is usually the initial hearing unless <br />there's some defect or something... usually moves forward to an <br />informal hearing. <br />Ms. Aste So even more time would go by ... I'm just saying. <br />Mr. Goodenow: Well... <br />Ms. Aste: But the person... <br />Mr. Goodenow: I should let Corp. Counsel ... but from what I understood what he <br />said is we say this is the initial hearing ... if you want to request an <br />informal hearing or ... to come back ... you can do that cause you <br />want to read the documents or for whatever reason. <br />Ms. Aste: So an informal hearing would function as a continuance... <br />Mr. Goodenow: Well ... yes in a way it's like saying okay I want ... I want to have <br />the informal hearing or ... but what usually happens is <br />no ... everyone just wants to move forward right... usually the <br />24 <br />