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ALAMEDA:Very good. Any follow-up to that? Any other questions for Mr. Fulks? Seeing none, thank you very muchfor your testimony. Maam, could you please state your name and address for the record? th CARDEN:Thank you very much. My name is Sherri Carden, I live on 16-1436 39 Street, just two properties down from Laniuma; and my mailing address is HCR1 Box 4643 in Keaau 96749. And I want to thank this Commission for an opportunity to speak; and I do want to also let the Samoan Church know we do support spirituality in our community. We, as the Board of Directors, have created a vision and valued statement that specifies that nonagricultural use be restricted to the commercial areas and the urban areas; and I know that youre going to be considering expanding those urban areas. And I would highly encourage the church to explore alternatives for that and to simplify the contested case hearing in doing their due diligence, because so many of us are stretched time-wise, financially. Personally I really cannot afford to continue to come and participate in contested case hearings, so I appreciate, you know, any expediting on that. And, also, I would like to state I do want to see us preserve the agricultural use. If you do look at the size of those ohia trees, theyre huge, theyre numbered for logging. I am very much opposed to doing that in our community. And, also, be aware that we are trying to set a precedent so that we dont have to deal with every single one of these on a case-by-case hearing. We dont have the infrastructure. Our community isstrugglingandwearestretchedjusttoprovidetheroadsthatwehave.Andsomethinglikethis is simply aggravating the situation. And for a spiritual community to not recognize that theyre creating so much disunity by doing that, Im a little surprised at that because -. You know, a Samoan church, and I dont want to sound racist, but theyre excluding people that arent Samoan simply by the title. So I want to see consistency in the agriculture. And I want our community to be able to network and work together and find ways that we can all get to know our neighbors. And I do want to thank this Commission for an opportunity for some of the neighbors to get to know each other and to meet you face to face. Aloha. ALAMEDA:Thank you, thank you. Any questions for Ms. Carden? Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA:Yes. Oh, its not exactly a question. You did mention a concern about that youre tired of having to come in every time somebody else wants to do something. And so I did want to urge you, you heard us mention before when we were talking about the Waiakea House Lots that Puna and Kona are right now going through community development plans; and Puna is going through a community development plan. You have an opportunity now, and your community association does, to put some input into it. And I strongly suggest that you contact the, I believe, County Department of Research Development, is the County Department thats taking the lead on doing this; and there are opportunities, theyre looking for people to host meetings, facilitate meetings, and even your community center or your association. Please take that opportunity because now is the time. CARDEN:Yes, thank you. Our Board is looking very closely at that and we have a committee to work on that; and thank you for your efforts and reminders as well. ALAMEDA:Well, thank you. Seeing no further questions for Ms. Carden, you all may be seated. Also, just to let the folks in the public know whos waiting for the General Plan 22EXHIBIT B