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Micronesian population? Do they even have an organization? So yeah, I stand with my <br /> original thoughts. There are options if we want to go that route but I hear what the last <br /> Commissioner said. I'm done. <br /> HUSTACE: Thank you, Ms. Bath. Any input from fellow Commissioners? (No <br /> response.) I'll just point out that we'll also be discussing in new business, opportunities <br /> for social media outreach as well. So that could be an avenue and we'll discuss that <br /> further in the agenda here. Any other thoughts from the Commissioners on this item? Ms. <br /> Lui, did you want to add anything else to your item here under new business? <br /> LUL No but I just do want to point out that it isn't a population like any other, like the <br /> Chinese population or whatever. These are the original peoples that were, that a wrong <br /> was done to and their voices are particularly important, I think. As I said, at this time, <br /> there is some conflict between Native Hawaiians and rest of us, and anything that we can <br /> do to mitigate those types of feelings I think would be great. That's all. <br /> BATH: Bath. <br /> HUSTACE: Yes, Ms. Bath. <br /> BATH: I agree that there was injustice done. I've actually spoken to my friends and my <br /> associates that are Hawaiian, and have said, "What are your feelings as a Hawaiian?". <br /> I've done the outreach. I did that during the Community Development Plan. And what I <br /> got was they don't have an issue with it and that there are a few people that do, that are <br /> vocal. That number is growing. However, I did outreach to the Native Hawaiian people <br /> of that genetic pool more than a few times. And that's what I got from the Native <br /> Hawaiian community when I did the outreach. So, I'm not sureI don't know how to <br /> deal with this issue. You know, it's very sensitive. <br /> LUL Well just one last comment, which is that we know that the Native Hawaiian <br /> population are at the bottom of the economic ladder when it comes to housing, <br /> employment, incarceration, there numbers are terrible. Which says to me that it would be <br /> great if they had better representation. These are not about the Hawaiian Homelands or <br /> people in those communities. They're the people that are in the community at large. So, I <br /> just have that concern but, if people feel that it is too much or unfair to single out that <br /> population, of course, then we will just each do our own outreach as we see fit. <br /> HUSTACE: Mr. Lopez? <br /> LOPEZ: Yes, this is a highly volatile discussion. I want to be clear in my earlier <br /> comment, that I do not at all disagree with Ms. Lui and her intention. My only concern is <br /> that for whatever reasons that it could be construed as highly discriminatory to other <br /> groups. So, we do it for one, we do it for all. That's really the decision and I'd rather we <br /> do it for all. Treat everybody equally. Thank you. <br /> HUSTACE: Thank you, Mr. Lopez. Any further questions, input from the Commission? <br /> 14 <br />