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need to be very careful about that because you don't want anybody to say they were short changed where somebody else had an opportunity to explain themselves even more. You have to be very careful about that. MR. KAHAWAIOLA`A: That is the position that I was getting at when I heard you mention things such as having three minutes and this, that and the other. So if that is the scenario you use here in our meetings, I thought that is what we were going to do here; take a vote and see what the process would be to get the most we can; as Mr. Udovic mentioned, to get input from the public, to gather information, and to not get into any debates with the public. There may be others, but for those points that were mentioned, I just want to make sure that the public has an opportunity to make their input. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you, I think all of us want to give the public as much opportunity as possible; maybe we should extend the time to five minutes or a little more. would be willing to look into that if Mr. Udovic says that would be allowed under those rules. MR. MELROSE: I'm going to ask specifically; is three minutes statutory? MR. UDOVIC: No. MR. MELROSE: So, Patrick, you did this before; what was your sense of the time people need to say what they needed to say in the past conversations when you did this 10 years ago? MR. KAHAWAIOLA`A: There were many that could bring their focus across; because you were in a specific district gathering that information. But, in this case, we many just have two places after that, and that may be a little bone of contention; that someone in the West Hawaii may have to come from Kohala and they may have a different perspective, and can't articulate that in three minutes. So that is what I'm saying. If it's reasonable for any one of us to be able to do something in three minutes; then I think that is reasonable. But I think you asked that question, was it statutory; and if it is not, then I would like to at least allow the leeway for the chairperson to make that call, using Mr. Udovic's precautions that the chairperson could allow someone a little bit more leeway. But then that leeway, we have to be sure that everybody has about the same leeway. I think that is my only concern. MR. MELROSE: Would the Commission be comfortable with the general rule of five minutes as an opportunity for the community? Is that an adequate period of time, given leeway and the like? Is that something the Commission would feel comfortable with doing? MR. UDOVIC: Someone will have to make a motion to do that when you finish this discussion. 17