2007-07-20 TAHuiHou - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

G. BRUMBAUGH:Any questions, I’ll be happy to answer. WATANABE:Any questions, Commissioners? None. G. BRUMBAUGH:Thank you, gentlemen, your public service is greatly appreciated. WATANABE:Would you state your name and address for the record, please? J. BRUMBAUGH: My name Is John Brumbaugh and I’ve got to read my address off my card. I don’t know it by heart yet, so -. It’s 73-4343 Wainana Place; and that’s in Kailua. And I want to ask a simple question of everybody on the Board. Have you ever been involved in arranging a funeral for a loved one? You don’t have to nod, you don’t have to raise your hand, but just go back to that time if you have. It’s a very stressful time. And, as Andrew mentioned, wouldn’t it be better to go to an industrial site for arrangements, a service, funeral home? Think about that for a minute, those of you that had to have done this already, driving into an Industrial area that is full of concrete plants, porta-potties, Light Industrial or Heavy Industrial things. Would that have been a very inviting, very comforting thing for you to do for your loved one to go and make the arrangements? Think about that for a minute. Okay, that’s what you’re asking us to do, is to move to an industrial site to do our services to those families. My thought is you want to be in an area that’s comfortable to the families, that’s familiar to the families, and it’s more like a home environment. Okay, the Kailua Village is where we’re at.That’s home to a lot of people that live here in Kona. That is their home. That’s their center. Okay? When they come to our place, they feel very comfortable. They feel like it’s home. And like the girl said, a lot of what they do is in their homes anyways; but those that like to come in and take care of things in a funeral home come to our place. and they feel comfortable. Okay? So go to that place and think about it. Would you rather be in the Village taking care of something that’s a lot of fun to do or up in an Industrial site? That’s all I got to say. WATANABE:Any questions of the testifier? Seeing none, ma’am? Would you state your name and address for the record, please? GULUZZY:Aloha, I’m Laura Guluzzy. I live at 75-202 Malulani Drive in Kailua-Kona. Mr. Chairman, Honored Commissioners and staff, I come before you today as a concerned citizen. I’m concerned for many reasons. You have my affidavit on file I believe there, it was submitted through A Hui Hou. I’m in favor of A Hui Hou and the crematorium being there. I’ve lived in a small town and a large town many times in my life. It’s important to me that when I have to go lay to rest one of my loved ones that I have a place to go to that is convenient and comforting for me. I have to be a little careful here because some of the people that are against this are clients of mine; but, again, I say to you, I am a concerned citizen. I do not want to go out to the industrial area to be around all those big Mack trucks and all my other clients out there while I’m trying to make funeral arrangements for a loved one. EXHIBIT D 18