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I’m never at a loss for words; but for some reason today I’m all choked up. Maybe because I’m proud of her, too. WOODWARD: I bet you are. Thank you very much. MASUHARA: So I just wanted to say that it was very much a collaborative effort and that it should be something that you have to take into consideration, all the people who put it together. Thank you. WOODWARD: All right, thank you very much. Do we have any questions? Commissioner Iwashita. IWASHITA: I have a comment. Thank you, Ma, for showing up. She’s probably nervous cause I was probably going to bring that.I appreciate your noting the collaborative effort. And just for the record, you know, it’s my constant view that any process that we do as a Commission, as a department, that involves the community is really the most important work that we can do. Because, you know, bringing you, Megan, out to get involved in, you know, your future basically is, that’s the most important thing. So I just wanted to note that. And once a Viking, always a Viking. Thanks for showing up. WOODWARD: All, right. Thank you, ladies, very much. You may have a seat. Okay, we have two other people signed up to testify on Agenda Item No. 3. That would be Geoff Molfino and Eileen O’Hara. If you could come up and have a seat, please. All right, welcome. Thank you showing up to testify. We do appreciate all the participation. If I could swear you in. If you’ll raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth today before the Windward Planning Commission? O’HARA: I do. MOLFINO: I do. WOODWARD: Okay, Mr. Molfino, if you’ll give us your name and address and you may begin. MOLFINO: Geoffrey Molfino. My home address is out in Ninole, but I own property here in Hilo. So my home address is 34-1106 Mamalahoa Highway in Ninole. I’m here kind of on short notice, and so I would like to commend Ms. Todd for changing schedules here a little bit here to give us some a little more time to respond. So I’ve got some really quick notes. I’ll try to keep it really short. I’ve been self-employed all my life. I do construction and real estate investment and property ownership and small development type things. And the properties I own in Hilo were purchased with that intent. I find myself at odds a lot of times with people that are not either self-employed and endeavoring on their own or, and sometimes people in your positions, not because I have any problems with that but some of my ideas sometimes don’t work. And so we had those discussions. 7 EXHIBIT B