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WIRICK: Okay, so, I mean, maybe I can ask her question then on a technicality. There is
<br />planning that goes through when there is a Building Permit, special use permit, etcetera that goes
<br />through, and it has to be very specific to what it is. If they applied under 4G and they are now
<br />moving to 5G, there seems to be, there would have to be a resubmission of that to take it to the
<br />next level to have that put in, which would allow for time for those of us who have studied this to
<br />get something in so that we may stall this process. In other words, it's, it's, you know, to direct
<br />us to the Federal Government at this point is, you know, those of us who have worked for the
<br />Federal Government, we know what that means. It's basically there's nothing we can do, at least
<br />in a rapid time. The problem is, is we do have a safety issue. It is being addressed. There is a
<br />concerned public, and we need to be heard. So, you know, in other words, we need to be
<br />working with you folks to help us because actually I believe you're in this position, you're not
<br />elected or a paid position, but you are here to serve us, not the other way around. In other words,
<br />and it's the same with our elected officials. We have a public safety concern, and we would like
<br />it addressed.
<br />CLARKSON: Concern taken. Can we go to theJaerick? Please introduce yourself and
<br />proceed.
<br />MEDEIROS: My name is Jaerick Medeiros Garcia. Mahalo, happy new year everybody.
<br />Thank you for this opportunity for letting us speak. I come from Pepe`ekeo, and in the past, I've
<br />seen the Commission fail the people of the communities. I seen the public officials, I still see the
<br />public officials failing the County of Hawaii. You look around this, this city, this town in Hilo,
<br />how much towers is up, and none of them have permits to be putting up extra things on these
<br />towers. How do I know? Because it happened in my own hometown of Pepe`ekeo. You got
<br />Corp. Counsel hoping everybody don't say anything about the health issues because a 1993 [sic]
<br />is the last time that they upgraded it, the FCC. Well, we can hold the County officials and the
<br />Commission accountable. As a Planning Director, Mr. Yee, you can deny these cell towers.
<br />You can. You have that power, but you're not. Can we hold you accountable if our family gets
<br />sick, when and if FCC do [sic] change their rules and regulations? Because right now, that's
<br />what's happening. For the towers in my community, you folks seen me speak before here about
<br />Pepe`ekeo, about the tower that Verizon wanted to put up in Kalapana. The thing is the towers
<br />that I speak of in my community sits on County property, and the County had failed to maintain
<br />and regulate these towers since 1988. Fifty-two people, and it doesn't matter if the County
<br />Commission cannot go against health issues. Well, this is a County issue, because why? The
<br />towers in my community is not regulated in the FCC jurisdiction. It's not. In the TMK that
<br />Corp. Counsel had held from us getting to the last two weeks, because I know they're trying to
<br />take papers out of there, I'm just lookI'm just lucky I took pictures of everything. It says that
<br />our tower is supposed to be regulated by the PUC and it hasn't.
<br />Since 1988, 52 people had died from cancer in my community. As we speak right now, there's
<br />27 people in my community with cancer at stage four. Homes hum [making humming sound] at
<br />night from these towers that had no permits to be upgraded, to have done anything. The TMK is
<br />still missing; I can't find that file. There's some funny business going on in here, and it needs to
<br />stop. If you guys are not concerned about the future generations of our children, our
<br />mo`opuna-s, you guys better think twice man, it's your kids, your grandkids that these things,
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