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for as long as they have in spite of all of the opposition. And I know that there are so many <br />different opinions that’s represented in this room today. <br />I read a book many years ago, it was a book on leadership and it was written by a guy named <br />Tom Peters. And in the book it outlined several qualities that Fortune 500 Companies employed <br />in order to become what you would consider a top-notch company. And one of the philosophies <br />that was common with all of the companies that were surveyed was the approach of taking the <br />ready-fire-aim approach. Unfortunately, that’s the condition that we are faced with in this <br />community. If you talk to these 2500 and more people in our community, this is what they’re <br />seeing – a road that’s perfectly usable sitting empty. That’s all they see. They don’t look at the <br />problems that it’s going to cause and all of that; and that’s the common man’s approach. All <br />they see is an empty road. And so that’s why I want to go on record and say that I think that we <br />at least need to do something. The County has provided us with so many different options. I <br />think they’re commendable options that you can at least try and take the ready-fire-aim approach <br />and discover what will be the final solution and what would be the best answer to alleviate the <br />traffic congestion. So thank you for the courtesies. Questions? <br />WATANABE: Thank you, Mr. Shimaoka. Are there any questions for the testifier? <br />Thank you. You may be seated. Earlier I called up Barbara Scott. Is she still present? <br />YUEN: Yes. She’s in the back. She’s coming up. <br />WATANABE: Oh, okay. <br />SCOTT: Thanks for calling me first. Good morning and thank you all for coming <br />here. I think that -. <br />WATANABE: Please. <br />SCOTT: Yes? <br />WATANABE: May I swear you in. <br />SCOTT: I’m sorry, yes. <br />WATANABE: So would, yeah, would you raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm <br />to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? <br />SCOTT: Absolutely, yes. <br />WATANABE: And would you state your name and address for the record, please. <br />SCOTT: Barbara Scott, 75-5782 Lopeka Place, Kailua-Kona. Okay? <br />WATANABE: You may proceed then with your testimony. <br />SCOTT: Thank you. I’d like to add that I work in the Halekii area so I’m very <br />familiar with the traffic there, morning and afternoon, in both directions. I was interested to hear <br />EXHIBIT A <br />26 <br /> <br />