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places where it’s dangerous because on the side of some parts of the road, it drops down ten inches right on the white line; you hit that with your wheel, it throws you back into the other lane. And since that road is used so much now, there’re a lot of really dangerous spots. I can tell you; I’ve been driving that for 20 years. And I’ve called and not really gotten much action. So that’s something that we’ve already paid for that we are not getting, so -. Anyway, I just want to say I think the Kona Community Development Plan is democracy in action. I haven’t been able to pay as close attention to this Plan as I have two past attempts at regional planning because I’ve been ill. I’m just very concerned this Plan will go the way of past resident-formulated regional plans – shot down again by a few.Residents have been trying to pass similar plans for at least 20 years that I know of; and now is the time to pass this Plan – or yesterday. If it gets shot down again here today, you folks are participating in the death of democracy on our island once again. Please help democracy thrive on Hawaii Island. Please pass this Plan onto the Council today. Don’t let residents’ hard work be for naught yet again. Thank you. WATANABE: Thank you. Mr. Domingo. DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When I think of democracy, I will not depend on others to fulfill that need on my part; I would for my part be strong and assertive to see that my rights are preserved and that what we’ve done as a community is fulfilled. I would suggest with the immediate problems that you have concerning Mamalahoa Highway, you know, get your councilman go with you, walk the distance and pinpoint the more serious areas of the road, which present some endangerment to you. RUDOLPH: Sir, every time it rains, there’s more problems; the problem is the erosion mostly. DOMINGO: Well, I guess you need to bring that up to your councilman. That’s -. RUDOLPH: Well, she can’t, they can’t stop the rain. DOMINGO: No, but -. RUDOLPH: Because once it gets fixed, then it erodes again as soon as it rains again. DOMINGO: Okay, let me say this. Nobody can stop the rain; but what you can do as an individual, as the county, you can address the effects of the rain that comes on in a way of flooding, you know. And there are steps that you can take -. RUDOLPH: That got shot down, too. DOMINGO: No, you know, don’t be so negative about it. I mean, it takes just everybody to come together and put a plan into operation. And -. DUDOLPH: That’s why I’m here. EXHIBIT D 10