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any time in the next few minutes. They would better off staying in the upper elevations of the building. WATANABE:Care for follow-up? SIRACUSA:Yes. This is assuming that the people are at home when the tsunami warning comes through, or that they had their radio turned on and heard it, or that the Civil Defense siren is operating, which it doesnt always. And if someone is working say, you know, and they have a job out in Kohala, its going to take them a while before they can get home to evacuate their stuff. But my big concern is that Apapane is so small; and its a County road but its substandard and the County doesnt seem to have any intention of widening it for public safety there, which would include emergency evacuation. WATANABE:Okay. Are there any other questions of this testifier? Thank you. You maybeseated.IbelievethenexttestifierwouldbeLehuananiAhNee. AHNEE:Alohae,alohae,alohae,alohanonakuupunanokeiaaina.Eeiano mako napua o Hawaii Nei i. Na na ia maa kou. He keiki wale no o. Mahalo no, mahalo no, mahalo no. Uapau uano. WATANABE:Excuse me, I didnt want to interrupt you, but you would please state your name and address for the record, please. AH NEE:Aloha. My name is Lehuanani Waipa Ah Nee; and I am a resident of 1330 Kalanianaole Avenue, across of the property suggested. Mahalo. Im here on behalf of both my family who have resided right across the street of where this development is tentatively scheduled to take place; and we have been there for over 40 years. My grandfather was there. My parents were raised there. And myself and my siblings, as well as our ohana, was raised right across of the property. On behalf of my family and as well as on behalf of a student organization called Independent Leaders of Aloha United from the University of Hawaii at Hilo who have been working with the Keaukaha Community Association in rebuilding a kauhale project right on our kulapae area or down at our old Hawaiian Homes village right off of Puhi Bay. We have been aware about what has been going on. Unfortunately for myself being a resident at 1330 Kalanianaole for the 25 years that I have been here on this earth I have only now been able to see the faces of those who are attempting to build across of our property. And I thank them for coming, but Im also sadden that even though we are only across the street Im only now being able to see their faces. It would have been quite nice to have somebody that will be considered our neighbor to at least come over and see what were about, and who were about, and what we could do to help and kokua in that matter. Because I come from a line of lawaia and fishermen; and my grandfather fished that coastline from the breakwall at Palekai all the way out to Leleiwi Point, past the old Puumaile Village. And we have been grown and raised to be familiar with the currents, to be familiar with the tides, to be familiar with the weather and environment that we currently live in, to be able to sustain ourselves and give our children and our grandchildren the proper necessities in our environment to be healthy. 10EXHIBIT A