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STRAUSS: Mr. Ishibashi wore a t-shirt of a party, he expressed allegiance. He is entitled to do that, <br />but not to serve on the Commission at the same time. <br /> <br />What I learned in this case, as a part of this case, is the Department of Health cannot be counted on to <br />protect the public health of the citizens and the people that are going to be affected by this. The <br />Department of Health doesn't regulate some of the most serious toxins that are going to be generated. <br />There is uncontested information from Dr. Michaud in the record that presents that very public health <br />issue. <br /> <br />I object as a citizen to Hu Honua submitting a traffic plan after the hearing had already closed, wanting <br />you to consider that with no opportunity to contest it. I object to that. That shows the way that they <br />have dealt all along with this contested case and with their application, by providing sketchy and <br />inadequate and incomplete information, getting the County to go along, and then presenting it to a <br />Hearings Officer, so he can just, just approve it, which is what he did. He didn’t even deal with any <br />objections or exceptions to the findings of fact and conclusions of law, ignored all countervailing <br />evidence. I ask you not to do it. These are your neighbors, your fellow Hawai‘i County citizens that <br />you would be voting to poison. Once those emissions leave that chemical smokestack, chemistry <br />continues and it gets worse. And none of this is addressed anywhere in the air health permit or <br />anywhere in their application. This is a public health emergency that you are creating. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. Are there any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, you all may have a seat. At <br />this point in time, I’m going to give the Applicant five minutes for a closing statement. And then we’ll <br />give the Intervenors five minutes for their closing statement. If you would, please do not turn this into <br />oral argument. This is just simply a closing statement of information. <br /> <br />STRAUSS: I think I object. You can’t have -. <br /> <br />NOMURA: Excuse me -. <br /> <br />STRAUSS: You can’t have a closing statement. That’s our argument -. <br /> <br />NOMURA: Microphone. <br /> <br />STRAUSS: I object. I think that when you voted, when you voted, this is a point of order, when you <br />voted to eliminate oral argument you prevent you from now taking closing statements. They’re nothing <br />but argument. <br /> <br />KERN: Okay. Then no closing statements. <br /> <br />STRAUSS: Right. <br /> <br />KERN: Keep that real simple. Is the Applicant on that side okay with no closing statements? <br /> <br />YAMAMOTO: We are. <br /> <br />10 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />