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WOODWARD: Okay. If you’ll raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth here today before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? WARNER: Yes. WOODWARD: Very good. If you’ll speak into the microphone; and first give your name and address; and then you can proceed with your testimony. WARNER: Sherman Warner, Post Office Box 1185, Kamuela. And I would just like to say that prior to being a Steering Committee Member I was one of the community facilitators. And in the process of doing that work, I facilitated meetings in Waimea, Puako and Kawaihae and attended community meetings in Waikoloa as an observer; and in all of those cases, you know, what I’ve learned was that there was tremendous unanimity about, from the community and all of those various communities about what the priorities were. I facilitated meetings at the beach of the Kona High Canoe Club, in very fancy homes. I facilitated meetings that took place at the meetings of the DHHL Homesteaders. And what was truly remarkable to me was at the end of these meetings people would often ask, “Now that we’ve told you what our priorities are, how do they compare? How does our neighborhood compare with any other neighborhoods?” And they were very, very consistent. The priorities came not, you know, if you looked across the board it wasn’t that something was a top priority for 51 percent of the people as opposed to 49. It was very, very strong in that the community was united in supporting what we then put into the plan. And I would like to thank everybody from the Planning Department, the Commission, everybody who was involved in giving the community the chance to participate in this grassroots effort to determine their future. Thank you. WOODWARD: Any questions from the Commissioners? All right, seeing none, thank you, sir. You can be seated. We have two people signed from the public to testify - April Lee and I don’t know if, it’s Margaret, I don’t know if it’s Will or Wille. WILLE: Wille, Wille. WOODWARD: Okay. Do we have April Lee or did she -? WILLE: She left. SALAVEA: She left. WOODWARD: Gave up. Okay. All right, Ma’am, if you’ll raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth today before the Planning Commission of the County of Hawaii? WILLE: I do. WOODWARD: Very good. If you’ll give us your full name and address and then you’re welcome to begin your testimony. WILLE: Margaret Wille, Waimea, 65-1316 Lihipali Road, Kamuela. Three points, One, and this has to do with, I handed out a handout and I just really want to draw attention to EXHIBIT D 2