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PALMA-GLENNIE: Mahalo.
<br />WATANABE: Mr. Alameda.
<br />ALAMEDA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ma’am, thank you for your testimony. So in your
<br />opinion then, or in your vision, how do you see, where is the inroad after the Plan goes through
<br />and it follows the course that you would like it to follow, then at what point, or where is the
<br />inroad for somebody to come and make some further suggestions, or maybe take away
<br />something that was thought as a good idea but, shucks, bad idea now?
<br />PALMA-GLENNIE: Well, I think that the Plan is really strong structure, but at the same time -,
<br />well, first of all, it has to still go through the County Council process; so there is time for public
<br />input during the legislative process of this.I mean, just if you folks, you know, pass it today
<br />from you, that doesn’t become law until after that. So hopefully there will be input from, you
<br />know, the community then. Also, to survive and to thrive, this Plan requires constant input from
<br />the community. It is always going to be a community document, it is always going to be a
<br />community plan because it can’t survive without that, and it gives so many opportunities for
<br />everyone that is interested to take part and there is no end to it.So that’s what’s really exciting
<br />about it is that within that structure it will naturally flow with what’s happening in the
<br />community, what needs are with the future; I mean, no one knows exactly what the future is
<br />going to look like. But at this time at this stage, going the way we are going, we get a pretty
<br />good lookout, if we are looking at Oahu or the mainland; and I don’t think that that’s the way
<br />that we want to go. And this gives us a great opportunity. And it has included so much public
<br />input – I don’t know how much is enough, either. That’s the other thing, like, how much do you
<br />need till you feel like it’s, you know, I mean, it’s it and it will never be it; it’s both of those
<br />things. And it’s a huge -, it’s been a tremendous, amazing work because of such a compromise.
<br />I think the woman who was speaking before said this is democracy in action; that’s what it’s
<br />been and I think that’s what will continue to be unless it gets held up, you know, forever, which
<br />is what has happened to the past plans. And I don’t think, me as a Steering Committee member,
<br />and I don’t think the community wants to see that happen.
<br />ALAMEDA: Just a real quick comment. I understand that. I know it’s going to go to
<br />the County Council and then community members have a chance to input their thoughts there as
<br />well. But just a quick caution: If the rhetoric will continue to be like, you know, so many people
<br />invested so much time on this Plan, and if you make any -, that to me is just like a double-edged
<br />sword, because one side of sword is, hey, right on, plenty community support, so many people
<br />invested so many hours for so many years, and consultants and – so that’s good cause that shows
<br />inclusivity and diversity; on the other end that’s a huge amount of pressure for somebody who
<br />disagrees with the Plan, for somebody who would say, hey, maybe I’d like this changed a little
<br />bit. So we’ve just got to be cautious that -, cause we’d like the Plan to be a living document; and
<br />if you want it to be a living document, we’ve got to be cautious not to put so much pressure on,
<br />hey, this is for everybody, this -, you know. So what I’m saying is just be cautious because if we
<br />really want it to be a living document where people can continue to put thoughts and bring it to
<br />life, then you want to be really cautious in saying so many people have put in so many hours –
<br />you know what I mean – cause there is that pressure on that end. That’s all.
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