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CARVALHO: The reason I’m here is to urge the Commissioners to please adopt our Plan and pass our Plan because I worked as the community liaison that started the process two years ago. Chris Yuen had mandated us to, not mandated, but had us come up with a, the community to get involved in doing their own plans instead of having the government or the County do the plans for us. And gathering the information and providing, looking at all the old plans that Kohala had, I think that this Plan that we have sort of puts in all the ideas and desires of the community. And I really urge you guys to please accept the Plan. Thank you. WATANABE: Is that it? CARVALHO: That’s it. WATANABE: Do we have any questions for Mr. Carvalho? Okay, well, thank you for your testimony. CARVALHO: Okay. Thank you very much. WATANABE: Okay. I believe -. LUCE: Mr. Chairman, could I offer oral testimony? WATANABE: Sure. Would you have a seat, please. LUCE: Thank you. WATANABE: May I swear you in? LUCE: You sure can. WATANABE: Yeah, okay. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? LUCE: I do. WATANABE: Thank you. Could you state your name, sir, and your address. LUCE: Certainly. My name is Mike Luce. My address is Post Office Box 1299, Kapaau. I was fortunate enough to arrive in Kohala in 1972. I’ve been a landowner there since 1976. I participated to the extent possible for a member of the public in the CDP process. I was a member of the Focus Group. And first and foremost I have to applaud the Steering Committee, the consultant, Allen Salavea, the County. The number of hours that went into this Plan in the short duration allowed the planners was incredible. I only have oral testimony today. It’s hard for me to figure when to come and speak up, whether it’s the first PC meeting, second, third, the Planning Committee, the Council. But I come before you today just to give you some things to think about between now and your third hearing. EXHIBIT D 4