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DARROW:Yeah. And, then, as well as the fact that theyre trying to sell their
<br />property at this time and that they feel that that might be a, it might deter somebody from
<br />wanting to purchase their property because of the tower being right next to their property.
<br />GALDONES:Commissioner Siracusa?
<br />SIRACUSA:Thank you. I noticed in the file that we got that a letter had been written
<br />by, I cant remember if it was the Department or Spectrasite to a Mr. Richard Wong at the same
<br />address as the Intervenors. And Im wondering if he was the previous owner and thats why
<br />these Intervenors never received anything, because they werent owners at the time back then, or
<br />if it was just the failure of communication within that hui? And, if so, how would that affect -?
<br />Mr. Torigoe, maybe you can tell us how would that affect the question of proper notification.
<br />TORIGOE:Lets find out what the facts are with respect to the notice.
<br />DARROW:It might be, that might be a question that we can defer to the Applicants
<br />representative.Itsmyunderstandingthat,previously,theymayhaveheldameeting,butIm
<br />not sure about that, what happened in 1994, when the tower was originally built. But, again, by
<br />law, they werent required to give notification at that time because it was considered a permitted
<br />use.
<br />At this time, Im not sure if its just an error as far as name, Richard or Ronald. Maybe at that
<br />point we can ask the Applicants representative -.
<br />SIRACUSA:Thank you. I have one other question. And that is that at the last time we
<br />looked at this, I was concerned about the strobe and, one, had noticed that the Observatory had
<br />not been asked, had not been written a letter asking how they felt about a strobe, if it would
<br />affect their ability to do their work up on top of the mountain. And I noticed that since then, with
<br />all the extra paperwork thats come in, there was still no copy of a letter requesting a statement,
<br />pro or con, from the Observatory. So Im wondering about that.
<br />DARROW:We had, based on your suggestion at the, after the last meeting, we had
<br />sent a request for comments to the Mauna Kea Observatory Support Services asking them to
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<br />respond by, I believe, it was October 15
<br />; and we did not receive a response. So, at this point,
<br />we havent received anything.
<br />SIRACUSA:Thank you.
<br />GALDONES:Jeff, the impact of the electro-magnetic field, is that something that the
<br />Commissioners need to be concerned of and its part of the decision-making?
<br />DARROW:Its, Im not really familiar with the effects of the radiation on people.
<br />But, apparently, there has been studies on it done; and they say that its no, thats its not a
<br />hazard, that the levels are very low, and its not considered a hazard. But, again, maybe the
<br />Applicantsrepresentative,aswellastheDirector,canfurtherspeakaboutthatmatter.
<br />GALDONES:Okay,thankyou.AnyfurtherquestionsfromtheCommissionersof
<br />Mr. Darrow? If not, is the Applicant or his representative present here today?
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