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Now your testimony, is it based on Item No. 3 or the -? NIMMS:Actually itÓs based on the on-going access to the fishing areas, etc. And I guess thatÓs what heÓs trying to address. FUJIKAWA:This is mainly now, to clarify, mainly on the continued hearing on this. Okay. And is there Jan Moon? MOON:Yes. FUJIKAWA:You want to step forward, too? Okay, both of you may step, sit there. Okay. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai'i Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS:I do. FUJIKAWA: Thank you. You want to state your name and your address before you proceed with your testimony. NIMMS:Patricia Nimms, PO Box 951, Pepeekeo, Hawai'i. And my concern is it seems like every time that Continental Pacific wants something from the community or the Planning Commission, all of a sudden thereÓs plenty of access, driving access. As soon as they get what they want, those gates go shut. I donÓt mind cause I walk down there, but there are a lot of elderly people in the community that have been fishing there for generations. I donÓt think that has still been adequately addressed. And, also, IÓm concerned about part of the property. Because the way theyÓre running cattle there, theyÓve caused the erosion of the cliffs so much that IÓm concerned in ten years that the cliffs are going to be at the property line of the people from the setback. And I wondered what our rights are to access after that. FUJIKAWA:Any questions, Commissioners, of the testifier? No questions. If not, the next testifier you may give your name and your address, MOON:IÓm Jan Moon, 1221 Lokoaka Street, Hilo. And IÓm speaking the Sierra Club Conservation Committee. And weÓre concerned about the following: The coal ash piles; and weÓre concerned that itÓs contributing to the pollution of Hilo Bay. And before Continental PacificÓs application is approved, there must be a plan in place to remove the coal ash. And we feel that it may be contaminated, it should not be spread around on the island, unless it has been tested for contamination. And weÓre also concerned about shoreline access to the fishing and tidal areas. They must retained and not discouraged. And gaps to allow pedestrians through the fences need to be wide enough to get through, and older people need to be able to access the shore. And then weÓre concerned about the social and economic justice. The high-priced gated community is not appropriate because it would change the character of the area and drive out people who can no longer afford to live in the area. And then weÓre concerned about the diminishing of agriculture and agricultural resources. Land prices may rise to where 4