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McCollough, Bill Walter, Rosemary Gonzalez, James Todd, and Mary <br />raise your right hand. Do you all swear to tell the truth today <br />Commission? <br />TESTIFIERS: I do. Yes. <br />KERN: Okay, very good. We'll start with Alex Gacula. <br />GACULA: My name is Alex Gacula. I am representing the Hawaii C <br />Opportunity Council. <br />KERN: And your address, please. <br />GACULA: And my address is 421A Kukuau Street, Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720. I'm here to testify <br />because in Hilo alone we need jobs, you know. Because just like <br />in the sugar plantations, and then the power plant is on for so <br />a power plant generation. Right now, you know, it's good for th <br />because they need jobs. And then just like I am, you know, I re <br />know, just like the young generation right now they move out fro <br />have jobs here. That's all I can say. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you very much. Any questions for the testifier? S <br />McCollough? <br /> <br />MCCOLLOUGH: Yes. <br /> <br />KERN: Name and address, and you may begin. <br /> <br />MCCOLLOUGH: My name is Barton McCollough, 2177 AinakaheleStreet, Hilo, HawaiÒi 9672 <br />(sic). For many years, the mill at PepeÒeke was a vital part of the island economy; and it was, <br />and it's good to see something done to restore the jobs that wer <br />the Hmkua coast. So I'm in support of this project. For me it's impo <br />will use locally grown biomass. This means a boost of energy to <br />means a way to sustain a rural lifestyle of the Hmkua coast. Rural lifestyle doesn't mean <br />gentlemen farms or gated communities. It means working families <br />a place they have known for generations. We cannot continue to <br />consumers, consumers of electricity, and on the other hand refuse to take our part in what is <br />needed to produce it. Our island pays some of the highest elect <br />say the world. If we don't take steps to make it home grown, th <br />everybody here. So Hu Honua plans to refurbish the plant and use <br />they meet what EPA calls MACT, maximum achievable control techno <br />health. And it has also responded to neighbor concerns regarding emissions, noise and traffic. <br />So thank you for the opportunity to express my views. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you very much. Any questions for the testifier? S <br />14 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br /> <br /> <br />