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WATANABE: Okay, so with that I have Diane Makepa who has signed up to testify. Would you come up to the table, please, and we’ll allow your testimony. Is there anyone else from the public who’d like to provide testimony for this agenda item? MAKEPA: There isn’t -. WATANABE: Okay, thank you. MAKEPA: It seems rather like a moot point at this time but I put so much effort into it, the package, the delivery and being here that I will go ahead and speak on behalf of my neighbors. WATANABE: Okay, okay. May I swear you in first, though. Would you raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? MAKEPA: Absolutely. WATANABE: And, once again, for the record, could you state your name and address. MAKEPA: My name is Diana Makepa. I live at 18-1763 Ihope Road. My PO Box is 1067, Mt. View, 96771. WATANABE: Okay, that’s great. You may begin your testimony. MAKEPA: My name is Diana Makepa. I’ve been on this island since 1969. I’m almost 70 years old. I’ve lived in my present neighborhood for 20 years and on my present property for 8. I have a life-time lease on 12 acres that runs on Ihope Road. Behind me is Mr. Johnny Histo who can’t be here, he’s in jail. And behind him is Stewart Maeda. Mr. Maeda is, I’m upwind from Mr. Maeda; and our neighborhood is so solid - such a solitude in this area that everything he does I hear. It’s right in my living room. I have presented you with a package of all the neighborhood signatures. Everyone in the subdivision does not want this. We feel that we have a one-lane road in an extremely rural neighborhood, a unique little place. There are only 14 homes in our neighborhood. One of those people didn’t want to be involved and one is Mr. Maeda’s good friend so they didn’t sign. But everybody else has signed the paper. There are photographs attached.We just think putting a quarantine station next to a forest reserve is Murphy’s Law waiting to happen. It isn’t conducive to the neighborhood for anybody. We have nothing against Mr. Maeda or dogs. We just think possible 27 barking dogs is a bit much. We have such a unique neighborhood that mostly what you hear is birds. We have a lot of I’o, a lot of Puueo, a lot of wild birds, very few people, very few cars, and no commercial business in any part of that area at all. So that’s all I’ll say.Most of what we need to have you know is in these letters that we presented to you, and the signatures of everybody that lives up there. So thank you very much. WATANABE: Thank you. Please remain seated just in case some of the other Commissioners have questions for you. Do we have any questions for the testifier, Diana? Seeing none you may be seated. MAKEPA: I’ll be back in September. EXHIBIT A 2