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for for years. It’s just a dangerous place to build. They’re talking about digging an underground. <br />It’s just not going to happen. Thank you for showing up. We’re totally against it. Kona doesn’t <br />want it. <br />HOUSEL: Thank you very much for your testimony. Okay, so would the following people please <br />come forward to testify? Looks like Victoria Braden. Is that Jill Lee Reisery, sorry, Julie possibly? <br />Rebecca Jones, Cynthia Smith, and Nick Sway, Sway, Selway maybe. Are any of those folks here <br />that would like to testify? <br />GONZALEZ: Was your name called? <br />PONTES: Can you spell the last name of Rebecca? <br />HOUSEL: Yes. <br />GONZALEZ: It looks like Jones, but -. <br />PONTES: Pontes. <br />GONZALEZ: Oh. <br />HOUSEL: Okay sorry. Yeah, would you like to come forward to testify? Sorry about that. <br />GONZALEZ: But Victoria Braden looks kind of clear. So if your name is Victoria, raise your <br />hand – you’ve won a prize. <br />HOUSEL: Do we have a Victoria here? Okay. Do we have Jolie, Judy? Okay. Do we have a <br />Nick and/or Cynthia? Okay. And we have a few more people to -. Iwalani Arakaki? Good. Joy <br />Mills? And, Brandon, I’ll let you have that one. <br />GONZALEZ: This is Kupuna Hannah Reeves. <br />HOUSEL: Okay, very good. Thank you. <br />GONZALEZ: And there’s one more. <br />HOUSEL: Okay. Kevin Seiter. Okay, if you could please pick up one of the microphones. And <br />please use the microphone. Okay, would you raise your right hand, please? Do you swear to tell <br />the truth on this matter now before the Leeward Planning Commission today? <br />TESTIFIERS: Yes, I do. <br />HOUSEL: Okay, thank you. We’ll start on your far right. Would you like to give your name and <br />address, and then give your testimony? <br />PONTES: My name is Rebecca Pontes. My address is Kailua-Kona. I live up in the Kona Heights <br />area right now. I’m here to protest against the building of the condo. I was born and raised down in <br />that area long time ago, and what I mean long time ago, over three-quarter of a century, okay? My <br />dad has taken care of that lot right there on the top of that hill, that old house. My dad built the wall <br />11 <br />EXHIBIT E <br /> <br />