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D. ROY:I would like to say that in August 2003 -. M. ROY:Two. D. ROY:I applied, that is Klana Huli Honua applied, for a Contested Case Standing. And since that time, we have a situation where the hearings officersÓ term has expired. And there are certain rules that you have in your Charter that call for some action. Now, why was it that we have to wait to almost June this day, in order to reappoint that hearing officer? I think thatÓs a legitimate question that we have. This is our County now. FUJIKAWA:Go ahead, Corp. Counsel, Mr. Torigoe? TORIGOE:Yes, Mr. Roy, I think the record reflects that this Commission confirmed and reaffirmed -. D. ROY:Excuse me. TORIGOE:You still canÓt hear me? D. ROY:Your voice is muffled by the mike. M. ROY:ItÓs muffled. You need to -. D. ROY:Can you speak clearly? TORIGOE:Yeah. I think the EQ needs to be adjusted, maybe a little more treble and a little less base. Yeah. Is this better, Mr. Roy? Okay. D. ROY:Just speak slowly, please. TORIGOE:Sure. Basically, the Commission did take votes to confirm and reaffirm these hearings officers before; and, so, and this was done before they went off the Commission as well as after, I believe. But, in any case, the Commission has already taken action way before this. But because Ms. David raised further questions, I wanted to make sure that the Commission did everything that it possibly could to put on record in writing that they are reaffirming; and then nobody later is going to say from this Commission, ÐGee, you know, we really didnÓt intend that to continue on after they went off the Commission.Ñ We want to make sure that this Commission is on record in writing saying that you guys can rely on these three hearings officers, and remove any doubt at this point. FUJIKAWA:Do you understand the comments from the Corp. Counsel? D. ROY:ItÓs not sinking it quite clear yet; but IÓm pretty sure that you have it under control. But the thing I donÓt like about this is that with all the time that you 9