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The planning director is recommending approval of the Use Permit with conditions. We did
<br /> receive, and you should have received, two pieces of testimony in opposition since you received
<br /> the background and recommendation report from Naomi Melamed and Yoav Melamed, and then
<br /> as of last Friday, we received about 26 submittals of testimony that were submitted to you and
<br /> were marked as late. I'm going to get out of, sorry, I'm going to get out of the shared screen
<br /> now, if I may, let me find out how to do that. Okay, and the reason I'm going to do that is
<br /> because we also received two pieces of testimony on Friday that were entitled "Opposition to
<br /> Towers in Kea`au and HPP,"because on our next Planning Commission hearing we've got
<br /> another tower, but the pieces of testimony were actually meant for the, this particular application.
<br /> Because you did not receive them, if it's okay with the Chair I'll just, they're very brief, I'll read
<br /> them into the record so that the record is complete.
<br /> CARR SMITH: Please do.
<br /> KAY: Okay, the first is from Duane Vos. He lives at 83-5652 Middle Ke`ei Road, Captain
<br /> Cook, Hawaii, 96704. He reads, or writes, "I am opposed to this tower upgrade for many
<br /> reasons, most importantly the movement toward 5G. I understand there is a bill in place
<br /> stopping the expansion of 5G on the Big Island, this is great. I do, however, believe there is not
<br /> a significant gap in personal wireless service. Applicants are required to prove a significant gap
<br /> in service, and there's no such thing. Kona is saturated with cell coverage. This facility is
<br /> proposed by a site developer, not by a wireless carrier. The site developers do not provide
<br /> personal cellular service. If there were a gap in coverage, the carriers themselves, Verizon,
<br /> AT&T, T-Mobile, would be making this proposal but they are not. Kona has adequate cell
<br /> coverage. There is no need for more. Thank you for your working on this matter. Mahalo,
<br /> Duane Vos."
<br /> And the second is from Laurie Bogart, and her address is 1091 Ewa Place, Kihei, Hawaii 96753.
<br /> She writes, "I have studied many scientific research papers on the EMF's emitted by 5G towers,
<br /> and it is alarming the threat they are to the health of all living things. Please do not bring this
<br /> technology to the Hawaiian Islands. Especially with all the changes in the world right now.
<br /> Sincerely, Laurie Bogart."
<br /> So, with that, and the other 26 pieces of testimony you received, that should complete the record
<br /> in terms of testimony received on this application. With that, I'm happy to answer any questions
<br /> the commission may have.
<br /> CARR SMITH: Thank you, Christian. Commissioners? Do you have any questions for
<br /> Christian?
<br /> KAY: I see Mike's hand up.
<br /> CARR SMITH: Commissioner Vitousek.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Okay, so looking at the submittal, it looks like Section 106 was, was initiated by
<br /> the developer but the Historic Preservation Division's deadline to respond within a 30-day period
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