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MATSUKAWA:If its necessary, I would represent her because her request to Dr. Kimball was that either he or I would represent her for today, in her absence. OTOOLE:Okay, why dont you proceed, then. FUJIKAWA:Okay. Clear? Its clarified? OTOOLE:Well, Im asking Mr. Matsukawa to -. MATSUKAWA:So I would represent her formally. Dr. Kimball can speak to her concerns expressed in her petition. OTOOLE:Yeah, but I dont know why hes putting down the mike if hes going to speak on the other petitions. FUJIKAWA:Mr. Matsukawa? MATSUKAWA:Okay. I think the other petitions are all self-explanatory, Mr.Chairman,membersoftheCommission.Eachofthepetitionershasexpressedtheir unique standing in that they live either across the street in the very near vicinity and believe that they would be affected by the impacts of the project. The Community Association, as the Commission knows, has a unique interest as well because it purports to represent a number of people who live in the area and, therefore, will be advancing their own concerns as to one or any of the various aspects of the projects impacts on them. I think all of the requirements of standing have been met. Theyre each here and are able to answer any questions that you may have to clarify any concerns. FUJIKAWA:Okay. Lets go back to Dr. Kimball. You may proceed. KIMBALL:You all, I believe, are in receipt of the letter that I filed with my, for the petition. Ill just summarize briefly what I think are two pertinent issues which would affect me personally and my family. One is that as we are just directly across the street from the project and this project is in a flood zone that there is potential, as has been stated in various government agencies, that flooding will occur; and I think that this would have a direct negative impact on my property. I also feel that along with the whole issue of the potential for the destruction of the reef, the water quality issues, the fact that the water there moves freely back-and-forth is such that my, our enjoyment of the ability to use the beach, as well as from the publics ability to use the beach, could be seriously affected. I would like to add one further issue. That is, as I am the safety officer for the Puako Community Association, weve done a lot of work in the last few years on maintaining, creating, providing an evacuation route in times of civil defense emergencies. And as Ive noted in one of my last paragraphs that both the Police Department and the State Civil Defense Agency have commented on the difficulties that could occur if there is a 6