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IWASHITA:Thank you. SPRINGER:Youre welcome. Deputy Corporation Counsel Torigoe draws to my attention that how thick our dockets are also should be taken into consideration when were considering hearing it ourselves. If we have an already thick docket,it may not be any more expeditious. So, I guess,Ishould ask Norman, at this point, what do our Hilo dockets look like for the next couple of months? Like today, were hearing 12 cases. HAYASHI:I believe we have right now probably four applications. SPRINGER:For Hilo at our next meeting? HAYASHI:Yes. SPRINGER:And does that include the, no, thats not till June. Thank you. ALAMEDA:Madam Chair, question? SPRINGER:Proceed. ALAMEDA:If we were to hear it ourselves then that means well also hear, as with the hearings officers, witnesses and the whole thing. See, so in my mind that wouldnt make it similar to us hearing it ourselves as if we would every other applicant. That would mean a little bit more intense, intensity. So thats why I would still be in favor of outsourcing. SPRINGER:Thank you, Commissioner Alameda. Commissioner McCall? MCCALL:Yeah, in general, I am in favor of outsourcing. Maybe in the limited experience Ive had with hearing them, my thoughts would be, I mean, this would be in my opinion a relatively, the issues are not that complex here. I dont see that wed be seeing that much, you know, expert testimony on different features. So I could see this being done in-house. But I do also see that this would be, if we are to do this in- house, I think it would take the better part of a day, you know, perhaps, you know, hopefully, we could get it done in a 6- or 8-hour day. But I wouldnt think it would, its not something that we could deliberate and hear all the testimony and finish up in an hour or two, thats not reality. So in my opinion, while I would be accepting of our hearing it ourselves, I would be more in favor of having a hearings officer hear it and then give us his report, and then we make a decision on that. SPRINGER:Thanks, Commissioner McCall. At this time, Id like to ask the Applicant, did I hear correctly that youll be retaining counsel at this point? 28