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HOUSEL:No, I think I’ve understood it very well. Thank you. WATANABE: Okay, very well. Thank you for your testimony. (Addressing to a member of the public) I see you are raising your hand, sir, but if you want to testify, you need to sign up. ESTES: Yeah, I didn’t know this was coming up. I’m just a wireless communication expert and I just would like to make a comment -. WATANABE: Then sign up. You can go and sign up. MASUNAGA: Yeah, right now. ESTES: Okay. GIFFIN: Mr. Chairman? WATANABE: Yes. GIFFIN:While that gentleman is signing up, I have a question of Corp. Counsel and/or Maija. If we are speaking of an ordinance that is already gone through this process in the other Planning Commission, don’t we have to have the same -? WATANABE: Yes, we are just making a recommendation, and the ordinance would then go before the County Council. So you know, we -. GIFFIN:But if it’s different from the other Commission, what happens? GONZALEZ: Okay, so actually, when the Charter amendment went through to create the Windward and Leeward, it designated that each Commission individually would have to provide input on matters that would be changed or affected countywide.So the situation like this could arise where Leeward may send up a different recommendation than Windward; it’s possible the way that the law is drafted. Practically speaking, it creates issues, which is what you are trying to address. But my answer to you is, the way that the law is, it’s possible that there could be a conflict between Leeward and Windward because each side is taking into account the specific interest of the people in their areas, which might be different by geographical location and then it might not. HOUSEL: So it’s not required that we have agreement between the two Commissions? GONZALEZ: It’s not a legal requirement, but like I said, practically speaking, to be consistent we would like some type of consensus. HOUSEL: Right. EXHIBIT B 7