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GRAHAM: Thank you. And I could start with you, Ma’am. Would you just give your name and address, and then go ahead with your testimony. GUSHIKEN: My name is Marjorie Gushiken and I live at 51 Punahele Street, Hilo, Hawaii, adjacent to the Parcel No. 18 which is presently designated as Residential. Owners are requesting a rezoning to Commercial. I am here today to testify against the rezoning in behalf of my neighborhood because Cheryl Reis who is our regular spokesperson is in the hospital and could not be present. During the few months that the illegal parking was in operation the negative effects of the neighborhood were tremendous. These are few of our concerns: (1) the adverse health effects from the exhaust fumes creating air pollution in the surrounding area; (2) noise pollution; (3) traffic congestion, (4) lack of privacy and (5) obscene activities. Both Cheryl Reis and I submitted letters to the Planning Commission and our concerns are spelled out in those letters. We hope that you will all give serious consideration in our favor on this rezoning. Thank you. GRAHAM: Thank you, Ms. Gushiken. Do we have any questions from any of the Commissioners? SIRACUSA: Yes. GRAHAM: Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACUSA: I hadn’t seen anything before in any of the comments about obscene activities. Are people relieving themselves in the parking lot? Is that what you’re referring to? GUSHIKEN: Well, you know, Cheryl has, you know, she’s the one that used to see all these activities going on, because I live on the lower side. And she was telling me that, you know, these people were making out in the parking lot; and then sometimes they would change their clothing in the parking lot. They would just go do it all the way, you know. And she didn’t think that was proper.It wasn’t a very nice thing. SIRACUSA: No, it’s not proper. And the reason I was asking was not because I wanted my prurient interest aroused but because, you know, we have to understand what’s happening; otherwise we can’t make conditions to mitigate. GRAHAM: Thank you. Any other questions from Commissioners? All right, thank you, Ms. Gushiken. Ma’am, and start with your name and address please. CABRAL: Right. I’m actually here on behalf of and reading a statement that was presented earlier by Loretta Rickets. And she is the operations manager for Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii. Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii has an office there at 82 Puuhonu Place, which is the Punahele Professional Building, commonly known as the Surgical Center. And her statement is, “As a Manager for Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, I want to register my concern about the EXHIBIT C 10