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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -14 August 8, 2019 <br />STATEMENTS <br />FROM THE <br />PUBLIC ON <br />AGENDA ITEMS: <br />TONI <br />WITHINGTON: <br />The Chair directed the Commission to proceed to the next order of business, <br />Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. <br />CHR. ADAMS: At this time we will take statements from the public. I would <br />remind our testifiers to please provide their names, there's not that many agenda <br />items that we are going to be talking about so, there is a three minute limit <br />associated with that, but without objection, I will allow Commissioners should <br />they so choose, to ask any questions of our testifiers at this particular meeting, not <br />in a non... this does not mean we do this for all meetings. But we will do it for <br />this meeting. Okay. So, I understand that we have at least three potentially four <br />testifiers here in Hilo. . <br />MR. RUEDY: We currently have two testifiers in Kona and we have two in <br />observance, Maile David and Karen Eoff. <br />CHR. ADAMS: Great. Thank you to the Council Members for being in <br />attendance as well, in observance. So let's start with our Kona testifiers. <br />MR. RUEDY: Okay our first testifier today is Toni Withington in support of <br />Communication No. 35.51, to be followed by Susan Dursin in support of <br />Communication 35.51. State your name for the record. <br />CHR. ADAMS: Thank you and I would ask our testifiers in Kona if you could <br />please speak up, we are having a little difficulty hearing you in Hilo. <br />Communication No. 35.51 in support. <br />MS. WITHINGTON: Good morning Commissioners. I hope you can hear me. <br />My name is... <br />CHR. ADAMS: It's... yeah, maybe move the microphone a little closer to you. <br />MS. WITHINGTON: How's that? <br />CHR. ADAMS: It's a little better. <br />MS. WITHINGTON: Thank you. Good morning Commissioners. My name is <br />Toni Withington. I am representing Kohala Lihikai, Kamakani 0 Kohala Ohana, <br />Malama Na Wahi Pana 0 Kohala, Maika`i Kamakani 0 Kohala, and Malama <br />Kohala Kahakai. These are the groups in North Kohala that have been purchasing <br />open space land for many years now and we are currently stewarding seven <br />projects in North Kohala open space along the coastline, two of these we are <br />doing with the maintenance funds. We are in favor of Communication No. 35.51. <br />I am not going to go into the particulars of it because we have talked about it with <br />you before. We think that this amendment is very important. What I want to <br />Page 2 <br />