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FUJKAWA:Okay, next. YUEN:Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission. I’m Chris Yuen, Planning Director for the County of Hawaii. FUJIKAWA:All four of you, will you kindly raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii Planning Commission? TETIFIERS: I do. FUJIKAWA:Thank you. Mr. Wong, do you want to explain to the Commissioners why you are asking for standing? WONG:Before I begin with this, on behalf of the family, we wanted to thank the Commissioners for this opportunity to file for a continuance to be here today for this contested hearing case. Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, once again, my name is Edmund Wong, property owner and family spokesperson for who owns adjoining parcels of real property in the district of North Kona, Hawaii of Shawn Nakakura and Sam Lee, parcel of land identified as TMK: 3-7-3-58-28, and Edmund Wong, et al, parcel of land identified as TMK: 3-7-3-009-013. I come before you that we the family strongly oppose Shawn Nakakura and Sam Lee to allow the operation of a crematory facility. It would be an insult and disrespectful to our ancestors who I was told are buried there. If a crematory facility exists which would be against our strong cultures and religious belief, being of Hawaiian ancestry in that family- owned parcel of land that was handed down by our great, great, great grandfather, Hulikoa, it has become a very emotional and sensitive subject to us. I do have one of our witnesses to testify on behalf of myself and the family. FUJIKAWA:Okay, would the applicant, do you want to do a testimony right now? TORIGOE:Let me clarify. FUJIKAWA:Mr. Torigoe. TORIGOE:At this point, what we’re doing is we’re simply trying to allow the Commission to make a decision as to whether Mr. Wong will have standing for a contested case. Is that correct? WONG:Yes. 4