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MS. SIRACUSA: I came here from Oahu about 33 years ago, fell in love with my property, and haven’t left since. I’m very involved in my community in Puna. Currently, I’m the President of the Puna Community Medical Center and Mlama o Puna, which is an environmental non-profit. I also serve as the fundraising chair for Kokua Pahoa, which is the group that followed up on Pahoa Weed and Seed. I have also served on Friends of the Library and quite a few other groups in my community. I was on the County of Hawai‘i Planning Commission when there was just one. I have an organic farm and orchard. I have a horse, and sheep, and cats, and ducks, and lots of the sweetest tangerines on this island. MR. MELROSE: Do you have time to serve as Chair of this Commission? MS. SIRACUSA: I do. MR. KAHUI: Aloha, my name is Bo Kahui. I was asked to join this Commission. I am from Kalihi, born and raised in Ma‘ili. I moved to Hilo in 1990 and spent 10 years here. I understand this community very well. My children attended the Hawaiian immersion school in Keaukaha. I moved to Kona in 2000 and have participated in a number of civic activities there. I have been on the Kaniohale Community Homestead Association Board for well over nine years, serving on the Board of Directors as well as the President. I currently serve as the Executive Director of La’iopua 2020, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, whose mission is to bring social infrastructure into our region of Kealakehe and Keaolu. I also serve on the Kona CDP Action Committee under which we try to plan the West Hawai‘i region. The County Council adopted that as an ordinance some time ago, so we use that as a basis and a guideline for our master planning in West Hawai‘i. Recently we started up a Kealakehe Regional Park Advisory Committee, under which we recently encumbered somewhere around 200 acres for a regional park for our West Hawai‘i residents. That’s the type of work that I have been engaged in. Why I’m here; personally I think this is an important task. When redistricting your community is looking at the census tractk, finding out our new divisions for political lines, one has to wonder what is important for the community. So, in our growing community in West Hawai‘i, we needed a strong voice. I’m just going to try to represent that voice as best as possible. I thank the Mayor and his staff and for all the recommendations for my participation in this process. Mahalo. MS. POINDEXTER: I am Valerie Poindexter. I was born and raised in Hmkua in a Plantation Camp in Pauillo. I am currently working at the Hmkua Health Center as a Human Resources Manager. I experienced a lot of changes through the demise of the sugar industry. Many years ago I served on the Persons with Disabilities Commission. Currently I am on an ad hoc committee for the Persons with Disabilities Commission and currently the President of the O‘okala Community Association. I am looking forward to digging in to data and seeing how I can best serve you. Thank you. Aloha. MR. KANUHA: A little bit about me; my name is Dru Mamo Kanuha, I serve for District 7, in Kona. I was born and raised in Kailua, in Kona. I currently work for Kamehameha Schools, Water and Agriculture Resources. I am a member of the Hawai‘i Island Burial Council. We go around the island; we do a lot of stuff with regards to our iwi kupuna. I am also a board member of Kai Opua Canoe Club in Kailua, which my family started a long time ago; was part of the 6