2005-05-20 EXHIBIT A Hualalai PC

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GREEN:Sure thank you very much. My name is Josh Green. Im a family physician here in town. My local address is P.O. Box 390028, Keauhou, 96739 and my address is on Alii Drive. Esteemed Commissioners and Director thank you for letting me testify today as a private citizen on behalf of Hualalai Academys proposal. I really just wanted to come and give a couple of brief statements in support and I also wanted to give my perspective as a State Representative but I dont want to state that this is representing the position of the Legislature. Im in support as an individual because Ive found these good people to be very engaging from an academic standpoint and I think theyre valuable to the community. Thats the first and foremost reason I want to see them stay in Kona. What Ive seen is an important nexus between both development and our fundamental infrastructure needs growing very rapidly here in Kona. Were outstripping our abilities to educate our children to some extent. And I think this is a good opportunity to have a school thats really going to help us prosper from an academic standpoint for our children as we go forward with new needs. Whether its psychologists or doctors or nurses or lawyers, I think this is going to help us to keep our local people educated andjustplainhereinKona.AndIreallycantemphasizeenoughthatwhatIveseenasIve talked to the community is that people want as many different opportunities whether theyre public schools or private schools, charter schools, which are perhaps somewhere in between. An opportunity to educate their children and a choice. As to the infrastructure needs I think that weve all been extremely aware of our infrastructure needs where roads and traffic are concerned and water. So I just am totally grateful to the community for continuing to bring up these issues. I think that thats- this is yet of course another piece of the puzzle, both the need for education as infrastructure and how were going to attend to those needs from a traffic standpoint. But Ive been pretty content by the way theyve engaged the problem. And so I dont want to linger cause Id rather have the students talk like someone said before. I do think thats more valuable. But just as a local citizen I wanted to give my strong support for their proposal. Thank you. SPRINGER:Thank you Representative Green. Commissioners any questions for the testifier? Seeing none. Thank you. Sir could you give us your name and address for the record please? LIEVENS:Hi my name is Alec Lievens and I live in Kailua-Kona. I want to thank thth the Planning Commission for letting me talk. I am in 8 grade and Im hoping to go to 12. I am 14. What I like about Hualalai Academy is the trust. I can say what I want to say and go wherever I want freely with the trust of the- of teachers. And I can choose my classes. I have been going to this school for 8 years and Ive seen it grow so much. This school is like a home away from home. I care about this school. This school is, is so important to me, I do lots- Its so inspirational to me I do lots of community service because of it. So the other people who come to this school can see how great it is. Plus the more people who come to this school would make this school grow both physically and financially. I have pride in the school because of great teaching and teachers. I probably wouldnt know half the things I know today if it wasnt- if I went to a public school. That is why I would like to increase the number of students at Hualalai Academy. SPRINGER:Thank you sir. Commissioners any questions for the testifier? Seeing nonethankyou.Maamifyoucouldgiveusyournameandaddressandthenproceedwithyour testimony. EXHIBIT A 7