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MR. MELROSE: Can I make a quick suggestion? From a procedural process, we just kind of met each other as we sat down here today, and maybe it would be useful if we just kind of introduced ourselves and a little bit about where we are and maybe if there is any time in our schedules to be able to take leadership in this process, and have a little bit of a conversation among ourselves, in front of the public, in order to make the decision, rather than just jump out and make motions at the moment. MR. UDOVIC: That’s agreeable with me. MR. MELROSE: Would that be useful? We can just start at one end and move down the list and say who you are, what do you do, what are you involved with, and do you have time to be helpful in a leadership position. MS. SIRACUSA: That works for me. MR. CARVALHO: I’m Joe Carvalho from Kohala, District 9. I live in Hala‘ula. I was away for over 35 years, and I moved back in 2005 to help take care of my mother-in-law. More so, we wanted to come home and live here. We had the opportunity to do so, and we jumped at it since we both retired in 2003, my wife, Marsha, and I. I was a manager at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, in the Computer Processing Department. My wife is a retired school teacher in Special Education. I worked with the Bank for 30 years. Right now, I got tapped to work with the CDP (Community Development Plan). So I did the CDP process and stayed in the whole process of getting the Steering Committee going, and I was just selected to be the Chairman of the CDP Action Committee. So I’ve been in this process for almost two years now. My other activities are I work for the Resource Center. I am a board member of the Resource Center in North Kohala. I also play softball against Pete; that takes a lot of time. Pete, they have a good team. I also am a member of the National Guard alumni in Kohala, which is a very active group. And that’s about it. If anything, I would defer to any one else to be the Chairman or Vice Chairman. MS. UGALDE: My name is Linda Ugalde. I live in Volcano. My husband and I moved to Volcano about 14 years ago. My husband is retired from the Honolulu Fire Department. We moved first to Waikoloa, we were there for four years. Then we moved to East Hawai‘i. The greatest part of my retired life is my involvement with Cooper Center, a Parks and Recreation facility that is operated by the community under a Memorandum of Understanding. I am also on the Committee on the Status of Women. I was born and raised on Maui. I lived on the mainland for a while, came home, and haven’t left. MR. KAHAWAIOLA‘A: Good afternoon, my name is Pat Kahawaiolaa. I was born and raised in Hilo. I left for awhile to serve in the United States Navy. I returned after 20 years. I reside on the Homestead here in Hilo. I am currently the President of the Keaukaha Community Association and I have been the President for the last 12 years. I have served on and continue to serve on boards. I am the Advisory Board for the College of Pharmacology; I sit on the board for the council having to deal with Mauna Kea. Other interests that I have used to be music, but now it’s civic duties; give back to basically my community and then to the greater community at large. Thank you. 5