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swear you in, Ms. Mettler? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth now before the Planning Commission? METTLER: I do. WATANABE: Thank you. State your name and address, and begin -. METTLER: My name is Danette Mettler and I live at 76-6357 Kololia Street, Kailua- Kona, Hawai‘i. WATANABE: Okay, you can begin your testimony. METTLER: I attended the Windward Planning Commission where they had added that language. But I would like to ask this Commission if we could also allow the placement of antennas on existing structures so long as they were concealed; this would I think encourage telecommunication companies to use stealth technology so that it’s not visible. For instance, T- Mobil even during the using the State Land Use that was in place at the time allowed for antennas to be on a rooftop, and T-Mobil had enclosed it in what looked like a chimney; so when you drive by that house, you would never know that there was an antenna there. And I’d like to, I live in this community, too, and I’d like to encourage carriers to use the stealth technology and this might be a way to create an incentive for them. WATANABE: Okay, so it’s not so much for co-location as it is for stealth? METTLER: Stealthing, yes, well, we’ve already, the language has already been revised in the Windward Planning Commission and I have no issues with that. WATANABE: Okay. Is that the gist of your testimony? METTLER: That’s it. WATANABE: Okay. Fellow Commissioners, do we have any questions of Ms. Mettler? Well, thank you for your testimony. You may be seated. Does anyone care to make a motion? And the motion will be to forward a favorable or -. BOWMAN: Can I -? WATANABE: Yes. BOWMAN: Just ask a stupid question? I’m sorry, I should have done it when you were up here. If all telecommunication towers are enclosed, or if they put additional -. I don’t understand what it means, I’m sorry. METTLER: That’s all right. Explain it again? EXHIBIT B 3