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ISHIBASHI: So I just wanted to thank you, yeah. Thank you. CHUN: Thank you. WOODWARD: Okay, we have one other testifier today. You could all have a seat back in the audience. We have Mr. Frankel signed up to testify. Okay, if I can swear you in. If you will raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth today before the Windward Planning Commission? FRANKEL: Yes, I do. WOODWARD: Okay, if youÓd give us your name and address, and then take your best shot. FRANKEL: Sure. My name is David Frankel. My office is in Honolulu, 1164 Bishop Street, My home address here is in Volcano, PO Box 1185. I wasnÓt planning to testify but I wanted to address a few things that came up. Our office represents Kaliko Chun, or represented, I should say, Kaliko Chun. WeÓve settled the law suit and the dismissal is already in the works. Bill Brilhante represented the County in the case and the settlement. And the dismissal is all before the Judge to sign. I wanted to address a few things that came up to just make thing amended the General Plan changed an area that had long been Open to Urban Expansion. And it was at that time that the Jacoby project was proposed. So it was in the timeframe when the Jacoby project was, 2006, I mean, thereÓs not, you know, a number of years, but 2006 is when things were happening, and they were testifying and lobbying for their project. The 2006 amendment was one of many that went, that were passed; and thereÓs not opportunity to actually separate this one from the package, but there was a lot of opposition in the Kona community from, to that 2006 General Plan Amendment. The settlement of the law suit does not require you folks or the Planning Director at this point to do anything; but we were thrilled when Bobby Jean testified before the Leeward Planning Commission last week Friday strongly in support of this General Plan change in the settlement. You know, we had hoped to get a recommendation, but that wasnÓt part of the settlement at all. All it was is that the plan would be, the General Plan change would be initiated. But we were thrilled to get that recommendation. And IÓm also happy to tell you that the Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee unanimously supported this proposal about a week and a half ago; and last week the Leeward Planning Commission meeting in Kona unanimously voted in support of this change. I did nearly two weeks ago send notice to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, cause I was actually concerned that we would be ambushed at some point with DLNR saying, hey, we didnÓt get notice. But, in fact, as you heard, they did get notice. I went out of my way to make sure they got extra notice. And I would advise the DLNR representative to get on the County CouncilÓs mailing if theyÓd like to fully track this before the County Council. It is incumbent 11 EXHIBIT B