2024-11-04 Chris Testimony- Bill 194

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their talk on allowing these amendments. After this hearing was adjourned I asked Commissioners - why do they not have expert scientists on EMF dangers and persons who suffer from EMF injuries come to these hearings to present that side of the EMF development. None of these Commissioners had an answer, in fact, they did not indicate that this would be fair and meaningful to make responsible decisions regarding 5G development. It was also mentioned that the FCC has the power to override the Hawaii County’s decisions that do not favor the Telecommunications companies. I responded to the County worker who made that statement - “if that is true, than are you saying that you work for the FCC, the Telecommunication companies & NOT for the people of Hawaii County?” She did not respond to my question, just reiterated that the FCC - Federal Communications Commission has the power to allow Telecommunication companies to continue with 5G development. Therefore, I realize that the government (federal, State, County) do not work for the people. In closing I will add the following items to support my written testimony against any 5G development in Hawaii County and all of Hawaii: 1. In July 2020 the Hawaii County Council members: A. Chung, David, Eoff, M. Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, S. Lee Loy, V. Poindexter, T. Richards, Villegas ( 8 voted Yes & 1 voted No) for Resolution No. 678-20 “………Calling upon all Telecommunications companies and public utilities operating in Hawaii County to cease the buildout of 5G wireless infrastructure until such technologies have been proven through independent research and testing to be safe to human health and the environment. Submitted a copy to Mayor Kim, Roy Takemoto, Managing Director, & Michael Yee, Director of Planning. The studies before July 2020 & up to the present date confirm the dangers of 3G, 4G, & 5G EMF pollution. This resolution is proof that elected representatives in 2020 put the lives of the residents of Hawaii County first & foremost. Now, in 2024 Hawaii County officials are not concerned about any dangers from 5G wireless EMF pollution, which represents stronger emissions of electromagnetic frequencies. 2. In October 2019, the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project (MFBRP), in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State of Hawaii (DLNR), The Nature Conservancy, the American Bird Conservancy, Pacific Bird Conservation, and the San Diego Zoo Global did a study of the Hawaiian indigenous birds, Kiwikiu (Maui Honeycreeper/Parrotbill). They attached VHF radio transmitters to the legs of 10 Kiwikiu before releasing them into the Nakula Natural Area Reserve, southern slope of Haleakala. The Kiwikiu is only found on Maui, critically endangered. They are small, weighing less than an ounce, fewer than 150 remain. The 10 Kiwikiu birds that they attached the VHF transmitters to