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seven and three grandchildren. We'd be broken apart. And, as a couple for several years with
<br /> overwhelming support from our leaders at Living Stones Church, we have participated in
<br /> outreaches from Miloli`i to Queen Lili`uokalani Subdivision, tutoring underserved children,
<br /> teaching them how to read, making sure they pass, you know, get through first, second, third,
<br /> reading strong, knowing math, and giving them mentorship, playing kickball, teaching them
<br /> what husband and wife, strong husband and wife should look like, modeling family, and
<br /> meeting their basic needs as far as school supplies and food for their families. If they have a
<br /> single-parent at home and the mom gives birth and the dad's not there, we'll set up meals for a
<br /> week. Just meeting basic needs to the community. So—that's all.
<br /> J. BEHIC: Hi, good morning. My name is Josue Behic. I'm the wife of Cilla, living in
<br /> Kealakekua—oh, husband, excuse me, yes, that makes a big difference. I was born and raised in
<br /> Oahu. I moved to the Big Island in '99 because my parents actually lived here. And, you know,
<br /> it was a, it was a different way of life back then, and I moved here for the value of raising family
<br /> here. Since '99, though, I've seen a lot of change. You know, with, with life comes change,
<br /> with the growing community comes change. And I have been a part of the church and I've seen
<br /> change. I am also on staff at Living Stones; I'm one of the gentlemen that gets the calls from our
<br /> neighbors and we do have a, it's been a great relationship. And no space and no place is perfect,
<br /> but if we could actually get our neighbors to testify here, you would see that we do hear our
<br /> neighbors and we do address any issues, and it's been a, I would say it's been a great relationship
<br /> for our community. Thank you.
<br /> ROBERTO: My name is Manvel Roberto and I live in Pualani Estates. I moved into Pualani
<br /> Estates about 13 years ago. At the time it was a nice quiet neighborhood. Then the road opened
<br /> up to Hualalai Road. Things have changed tremendously there in terms of traffic and noise. The
<br /> Puapua`anui has a speed limit of 25 miles per hour, but it seems like nobody obeys that. At the
<br /> present time we have cars coming down the Puapua`anui at 50 miles an hour, and cars going up
<br /> usually go 35, 40, because I check all the time; there is some mirror that tells you what the speed
<br /> is for the cars going up. Nobody really respects the speed limits there as far as I can see, all of
<br /> them, perhaps some of the residents of Puapua`anui of Pualani Estates. It is getting so noisy
<br /> there at this point we are even considering about moving because we are at about two houses to
<br /> the site of Puapua`anui. It is getting loud. Now, I've gone to, many times, to Living Stones
<br /> Church where they have their current location on Alii Drive, and, as you know, they are very
<br /> courteous, they are doing a good job there, but it still is that the traffic noise is intense. Now, I
<br /> can imagine that on Puapua`anui and having 600 people come in every Sunday for service at
<br /> 7:30, meaning the cars are going to be coming down probably around 6:30, seven o'clock in the
<br /> morning, so, my Sunday mornings are probably gone. You know, that's the fact, you know, it's
<br /> going to be increased noise. If there was another way they could access the church through some
<br /> other, through Hualalai Road, that would be more advantageous. But, through Ho`omana[sic],
<br /> really the traffic is going to be intense and the noise is going to be much higher. And also,just to
<br /> go through that light from Puapua`anui to the main highway, that's going to be backed up for,
<br /> you know,just for me to just get out of Puapua`anui, I mean from my house just to get to, let's
<br /> say, if I want to go downtown or some other place, it's going to take me some time just to get
<br /> into the main highway, so that is a consideration. Otherwise, you know, I would be fine with it.
<br /> So if the church could find another way to enter into that church through some other way other
<br /> than, you know, using Puapua`anui or that area, it would be better. Thank you.
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