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CHR. SIRACUSA: If you will be around until we get to the Maps part of the agenda then Commissioner Melrose can call you up to ask a question. ItÓs not this part. No you can leave it on; somebody else will be coming up to talk anyway. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA : Okay, the next person I have is Arthur Varady representing himself; you did not put down what agenda item you are going to be addressing. That is a requirement. ARTHUR VARADY (At this time Arthur Varady came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. VARADY: ThatÓs not what she said. She said I can speak on (inaudible). CHR. SIRACUSA : Go on. ItÓs on now. Please speak into the mic. MR. VARADY: Okay, my name is Arthur Varady. I like to write lists of things, and what I do is I write lists of some of the things that I see going on, some of the things that I do best, and IÓm referring to my list from last time. What I do best actually is be a citizen, IÓm also a patriot, IÓm also an RN, have been for thirty-eight (38) years. Writing is probably the best thing I do. I can teach, I can communicate, IÓm a student, I can coordinate things and I can see something funny in virtually anything. I keep wondering though whatÓs going on in Kapoho with the recent downing of thousands and thousands of papaya trees. I wonder whatÓs going on with the map, IÓm wonder what you guys are going to be doing with the map. I keep wondering why this island is one county and not two. To me, it seems that there should be an east HawaiÒi and a west HawaiÒi. This is comments right? I can comment. CHR. SIRACUSA : ThatÓs not an agenda item. MR. VARADY: Okay, but apparently I can comment--- CHR. SIRACUSA: And thatÓs not our purview either. MR. VARADY: But I can comment on anything is what I was told. CHR. SIRACUSA: We have no say about the island being two parts; two districts or two counties or one, because that was decided by a vote of the people of this island. MR. VARADY: The people of this island, it seems to me, keep getting screwed by the politicians of this island who keep screwing them. I am a member of this community as much as you are, as much as anybody else here is a member of this community, okay. And I keep wondering what is going on as far as redistricting goes; and I realize that IÓm running out of time. As far as redistricting goes, I would like to see Mr. YagongÓs district combined into Mr. YoshimotosÓs district CHR. SIRACUSA: Are you aware that they are not contiguous, there are two districts separating them? 3