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RULE NO. 12 PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND TESTIMONY 1. Written Testimony. Written testimonies shall be received for the record on any agenda item. Testimonies received after 12 noon shall still be received for the record and will be presented to the Council or Committee members as soon as practicable. ral Testimony. Oral statements from any member of the public shall abide by the 2. O following: (a) Pursuant to Chapter 92, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, any person wishing to present oral testimony on any agenda item may do so consistent with this rule. (b) Persons wishing to present oral testimony relating to any agenda item shall register with the County Clerk prior to the item being read into the record by the County Clerk, indicating the item on which they wish to speak and their position, if any. Persons may provide their name, address, and organization they represent, if any. (c) Persons sharing the same or similar points of view may testify as a group with one spokesperson who shall list the names of all persons in the group in attendance and may statetheir home community or district, and that listing of names shall not be considered as part of the time allotted for public testimony. (d) Each person may speak for three minutes subject to the discretion of the Chairperson. (e) Each person must speak at the time of calling, unless the Chairperson determines otherwise. (f) No person will be allowed to speak twice on the same subject. (g) Any person wishing to speak on more than one subject shall register separately for each agenda item. (h) Those speaking shall direct their remarks to the Chairperson and not to any individual Council Member or person in the audience. (i) All members of the public shall extend proper courtesy and respect to one another and to all Council Members, and all persons shall be addressed by their surnames. No profanity or abusive remarks will be allowed at any time in any meeting. 12-1