2020-03-05 Exh B New Cingular dba AT&T USE 19-081

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to in Hawaii. Approving a conditional use permit to erect a cell tower in a residential neighborhood is in direct betrayal of that trust. My position—my opposition in the current site is based on the following concerns related to having cell towers and antennas, smart cell phones, mini towers, and other derivative of cellular communication installed or instrument in the purpose of transmitting signals within dangerous radius of homes and our neighborhood community spaces. The health risk is something that, again, we can only touch so much. And, being pushed along, of course, I will submit this letter to you folks as well. There's negative impacts on the residents as well as health concerns which I mentioned, but the close proximity to our neighborhoods, especially within Kea`au. I mean, wireless companies require maintenance for these things, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They're gonna bring trucks and crews and forklifts and radios and lights and noise, and these things will affect the neighborhood. It's going to impact our property values even though this is a conversation I hear go back and forth again. Statistically, when you do research, it says 5 to 20 percent. That's what the internet says and, you know, can't believe everything on the internet. But, as to our Council Members and the Senator of District 5, I'm asking you to support us in preventing the cell phone installation with, and with any future wireless installations near our homes, our parks. This is not just about AT&T. I'm not picking on any one cell phone company. We all have cell phones, and we all live in an age where we need these things, but at the same time, there are health concerns. There are other concerns that is important to the community, and I thank you for your time. RAFFIPIY: Thank you very much. E. COBILE ELLWOOD: Good morning, my name is Edelyn Cobile Ellwood. I'm a property owner at 17-4148 Kua`aina Road. So, I'm nervous, but this is really a thing I feel passionate about. I oppose approval of this permit and am asking you to reject this permit application. I am a long-term property owner presently living near the proposed monopole site. I've owned the property for over 20 years. Doesn't that count for something? We obtained over 250 signatures in a very short amount of time, and this petition is asking the Hawaii County Planning Commission to reject the permit. Signatures are from property owners, residents, and concerned citizens, and we are gaining a larger network of support every single day. The saying, "Your enemy's enemy is your friend" holds true as citizens are tired of this type of disregard for communities and human life. We grow stronger every day, and we are relentless. I would also like to submit written testimonies which actually I have from two neighbors who are not able to make it to today's hearing. One of them is extremely sensitive to frequencies and high-pitched noises and was quoted in today's paper. Please read it. By the way, the paper, fortunately Mike said we had 20 neighbors or 20—we're not, and he knows that that was incorrect just so you know. Cell towers are aesthetically ugly and unappealing, and I don't want to see them or hear constant humming sounds from my home. The ones in Kea`au near Foodland and near Life Care are disguised to look like a tree and are a joke. Winds often carry sounds and voices throughout our neighborhood. Let me tell you, I'm not niele, but I can hear more than I want to know. The proposed 108 -180 -foot structure is 18 stories tall, will be seen from all areas of our small EXHIBIT B 18