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mountain. We need to take care of our kuleana, all the heiau, all the pu‘u, all the trail, all the <br />grave, from the top to the bottom. And I can tell you right now, I’m connected to the area.I <br />have no fear to sit down and talk story. But I want you folks to know that I’m not only in <br />Hawai‘i; I am on five islands right now, letting everybody know that it’s time for the Hawaiian <br />people to go home, to go on the land, take care of our ancestors. Now, if you folks are building <br />up, this is not the place to build; this is the place to give back to the Hawaiian people. It’s time <br />for them to go home. Because of the United States and the Big Five – they did a lot of damage <br />to the Hawaiian people for over 200 years. I am standing here for our people. We’ve been in the <br />islands for over 1,000 years – the moku, all the way to the ahupua‘a, all the way down to the <br />ocean, 300 miles, and right around the island. Every island belongs to the Hawaiian people. I’m <br />connected to two kings and all of the kahunas on all the islands. I want you folks to know that <br />this is really serious because Congress is acting up right now about us. Thank you very much. <br />HOUSEL: Excuse me. Could you please give your address before you leave? <br />REEVES: Oh, I thought I wrote it down on the paper. <br />HOUSEL: Yeah, would it be possible for you to state your address? <br />REEVES: Yeah. <br />HOUSEL: Okay, thank you. <br />REEVES: Thank you. <br />HOUSEL: Okay. Would you like to proceed? <br />DUNCAN: It’s tough to follow that. My name is William Duncan, William Kawika Duncan -. <br />HOUSEL: Closer to the microphone. <br />DUNCAN: Sorry. My name is William Kawika Duncan. I’ve been fortunate enough, as all of <br />you have, to live here my entire life. I’ve seen a lot of development in that time. And I realize <br />that coming here and looking all of you in the eye is the only way to express what the people <br />want. I have a question for the audience: Is Mr. Foulk in here? <br />HOUSEL: If you could please give your testimony to the Commission. <br />DUNCAN: It is to you, sir, sorry, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to point that out because you are <br />here to represent the people, and here we are. And you will notice who isn’t here. Now, I really <br />can’t add anything to anything that was said prior to this, to lend any more weight to your <br />decision, other than to let you know that it resides with you. We trust you – that’s why you are <br />in your position. And I implore you to look into your heart and look for the answer there. I <br />think there has been at least one good suggestion today that you can look to as a possible <br />solution. But beyond that, I don’t see how this is in the best interest of the community that you <br />9 <br />EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />