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MELROSE: If I might. Earlier today Norman and you all recognized Commissioner Rho for staying over an extra meeting to participate in the final vote of passage of the Community Development Plan. We greatly appreciate your participating and staying on the program with us here. And in that same note, I would like to say that there are several members of the Steering Committee that are here with the same level of commitment to this Plan, and I would like to recognize all the members of the Steering Committee that have come today: Besides Curtis, we have Marni Herkes, Kate Jacobson, Ed Rapoza, Mike Matsukawa, Tom Hickox, Gretchen Lawson. I think we’ve got a majority of the Steering Committee here to join you and the majority approving the Community Development Plan. Thank you. WATANABE: Thank you very much. Would that pretty much conclude your initial presentations? You will have an opportunity to make additional comments following public testimony. MELROSE: Thank you very much for the opportunity. WATANABE: Okay. And I assume that we have no further questions. Mr. Domingo, do you have any further questions? DOMINGO: I’ve learned in the past that it’s best not to say anything when you know you’re ahead because things might change if you say something. WATANABE: Thank you, thank you. Okay, we do have five additional people from the public who have signed up to testify. So we have five seats up here – I can call you all up: Jon Barlow, Gretchen Lawson, Marshall Blann, Shannon Rudolph and Harold Murata. Would you all come up, please. Okay, I’d like to swear you all in at the same time; so would you all raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: I do. WATANABE: Okay, great. As a reminder, we do generally place a limit on time limit that is on public testimony because we do want to provide everyone with an opportunity. So I’d like to request that you limit yourself to, say, five minutes at the maximum, three to five minutes. Okay, maybe we can begin with you, Gretchen, yes? You are on the Steering Committee. So would you state your name and address, please, and then you may begin with your testimony. LAWSON: My name is Gretchen Lawson. My address is 75-5342 Laaulu Road in Holualoa. I have served since the inception of the Steering Committee. I would just like to reiterate and reinforce Curtis’ words about the diversity of the group that became a very close knit group of people and did due diligence in working over many details and taking into consideration input from the public, starting with a small group meetings – I think 1,000 of them – each composed of individual members; the passion that went into this Plan was incredible. I think the Plan itself is comprehensive, it’s thorough, it’s supported. The parts of the Plan that I am most pleased with are the integrations between the different subjects and concerns – the nine guiding principles – and the fact that the Plan takes the time and acknowledges that there is a need for a financing plan, that there is an implementation plan, and that there really are EXHIBIT D 4