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MCCALL:Aye. <br />KAWAHA:Commissioner Smith? <br />SMITH:Aye. <br />KAWAHA:Do we also take a vote calling the Commissioners, the two <br />Commissioners? Commissioner Giffin? <br />GIFFIN:Aye. <br />KAWAHA:Commissioner Togashi? <br />TOGASHI:Aye. <br />KAWAHA:And Chairman Galdones? <br />GALDONES:Aye. <br />KAWAHA:Chair, there are seven ayes; the motion has been carried. <br />GALDONES:Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Mr. Vitousek <br />VITOUSEK:Mr. Chair, may I make a statement? <br />GALDONES:Yes. <br />VITOUSEK:I just, you know, I spent a fair amount of time at this table during <br />your term as Chairperson, Ms. Giffin, and I really want to thank you on behalf of myself <br />and on behalf of my clients. I think you really, throughout your term, acted with fairness <br />and firmness, and with aloha. We really appreciate it. Thank you. <br />GIFFIN:Thank you. <br />GALDONES:Thank you very much, Mr. Vitousek. Just for the record, being <br />that we have three Hearings Officers, I would like to note that we will need a majority -. <br />GIFFIN:Yes. <br />GALDONES:Ruling from the Hearings Officers, being that there are three of <br />you, at least a two-thirds majority, in making a presentation to the Commissioners for <br />consideration. <br />GIFFIN:I heard Mr. Torigoe say that earlier, and I agree. There was an <br />example, however, Alice, and correct me if I'm wrong, when we did have a situation <br />where although the majority voted in one regard, the opposing Commissioner, who <br />12 <br /> <br />