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And here we are once again. Since Kona was one of the first areas complete their plans and had <br />the most public participation, it has been the strongest plan. If many Kona residents who put this <br />plan together said “shall,” you can bet they meant it, with hours of discussion. I can assure you <br />they did not mean “maybe” or “may”; they knew exactly what they were doing. <br /> <br />So, thanks to the warning from Virginia Isbell. How prophetic your words sound now 30 years <br />on. <br /> <br />“Shall” means “shall,” “may” means “maybe.” I should quit cursing but it doesn’t mean I will. <br />Words have meaning. Please vote no on any amendment that will weaken our community plan <br />and don’t spit on the faces of those who have done the work. Thank you. <br /> <br />LOPRINZI: Aloha. Aloha. <br /> <br />UNGER: Aloha. <br /> <br />LOPRINZI: Mahalo. \[Inaudible\] aloha, huh? This is Kona, right? You want to show respect. <br />‘O Clare ko‘u inoa. Noho au i ka Honokōhau mauka. Hea pale ke ku‘u ua hana i ka hana o ua <br />hana i ka papa honua ‘ike wai ‘ike kai \[phonetic\]. I am a longtime cultural practitioner, I come <br />from, I can go eight generations, and a traditional midwife. And, part of our work is to help <br />protect environment because there are piko-s— <br /> <br />UNGER: Excuse me, please state your name and area of residence. <br /> <br />LOPRINZI: Oh, I did. You should have, you should have someone that knows how to ‘ōlelo <br />Hawai‘i because that’s your legal right. So I already did. You all know me. I can tell you again <br />later. But it’s there. Yeah, and that’s, that’s— <br /> <br />UNGER: Okay, I just didn’t see it on the— <br /> <br />LOPRINZI: Yeah, and, well, it’s there. But it’s also your kuleana to make sure that you <br />understand ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i. So I cut it short because that’s a legal thing— <br /> <br />UNGER: ‘Ōlelo wau i ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i. Hiki i‘au ke maopopo kou ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i— <br /> <br />LOPRINZI: Okay, okay, bravo. <br /> <br />UNGER: Mai ho‘opa‘apa‘a a ka ‘a‘ole ‘ike wau ko inoa ‘ike i palapala— <br /> <br />LOPRINZI: Okay. <br /> <br />UNGER: —hewa no wau. So, please continue— <br /> <br />LOPRINZI: Okay, mahalo nui. <br /> <br />UNGER: —I just didn’t see your name here, your Hawaiian name here. <br />12 <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />