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UNGER: —swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? <br /> <br />PALACAT-NELSEN: ‘Ae hiki nō. <br /> <br />UNGER: Mahalo. <br /> <br />PALACAT-NELSEN: And, mahalo for speaking Hawaiian. I think you are in shock, everybody <br />over here, about that. Thank you. <br /> <br />UNGER: Hau‘oli wau e lohe mai i ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i ka lehulehu. <br /> <br />PALACAT-NELSEN: Mai hopohopo, I will choose to speak English so everyone can understand <br />in this room. <br /> <br />UNGER: ‘O wau pū maopopo. <br /> <br />PALACAT-NELSEN: ‘Ae, okay. So, Shane Palacat-Nelsen, born and raised Kealakekua Bay, <br />and I sit on the Kona CDP \[Action Committee\] as well. And I’m here to speak on my personal <br />behalf. I just want to mention that I did chair the sub-committee on this amendments, and I did <br />want to mention that the reason why I chaired it: Number one, I wanted to be educated on this <br />process; number two, I wanted to make sure that we had the most appropriate conversations <br />possible, not just looking at “shall”s and “should”s but the entire document. So I would encourage <br />the entire Leeward Commission, because I think Chair, Commissioner Vitousek had made a good <br />point about taking a look at different portions of this and how it affects the entire document. Very <br />important, take your time, that’s all I can say, because it’s a very important document to our <br />community. And I agree that, sometimes we deal with staggering development, but I also feel that <br />we’ve got to encourage smart development. And, what does that look like? I think the <br />community should come up with solutions. Hopefully, the testimonies will guide that process <br />here and at the next level. But more importantly, I ask that this Leeward Commission take the <br />time. And so even though a motion may be coming to the floor, I would strongly suggest that you <br />take the time reviewing this document. Mahalo. <br /> <br />UNGER: Mahalo. Seeing no more public testimony, I need a motion from the Commission to <br />close public testimony. <br /> <br />SHIMAOKA: I move that we close public testimony. <br /> <br />VITOUSEK: Second. <br /> <br />UNGER: Motion by Commissioner Shimaoka, second by Commissioner Vitousek. All in favor? <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS: Aye. <br /> <br />UNGER: Motion carries unanimously. Commissioner Vitousek, would you like the applicant to <br />come back up? Because I know you wanted to ask some questions after testimony or— <br /> <br />17 <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />