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MR. MELROSE: Essentially, that you didn't see that there are significant differences. There are <br />places that we refer to like House Lots, like Waiakea Uka, Waiakea Makai, but basically what <br />you are saying, and I would agree with you, is that the distinctions among them are ones we <br />make, but that we share broader community, which won't affect so much where the lines are <br />drawn. <br />MR. ONISHI: That is true. Like in other districts the way you draw the lines could affect, <br />depending on like urban, rural. <br />MR. MELROSE: Or subdivisions, for instance, where we have more identifiable subdivisions in <br />Puna and Waimea. <br />MR. ONISHI: That's why I mentioned like in certain maps here you have like District 4 going all <br />the way out to Shower Drive. Now, you are putting like two different kinds of cultures, or values <br />differently. <br />MR. KANUHA: Thank you very much. <br />MR. KAHAWAIOLA`A: For clarification, Hilo had two high schools, Hilo High and the "other" <br />high school. I attended the "other" high school. People from Honoka' a and Paauilo and Kohala <br />and Kea' au, they all attended the "other" high school too. That is the historical fact of Hilo. The <br />school I'm referring to is Saint Joseph's. That is the school that was there as a high school. Just <br />another point is Waiakea High School existed only because of the tidal wave. The 1960 tidal <br />wave took Waiakea town away because the gravitation, transition of we growing up along the <br />coast is that we went from Keaukaha, went to Waiakea Kai School, and then from there to Hilo <br />High. And it was coming in from the Country, because as the Councilman aptly mentioned, there <br />were no other high schools out there. But, for the record, there was two high schools. I do <br />appreciate - - -I must say that Fresh is my councilman. He represents the district that I live in. We <br />hope to continue to be sure that his service to the people out here continues. Thank you. <br />MR. ONISHI: I didn't mention Saint Joseph because, I guess, it was a private school, and I <br />figured we were looking at public schools. <br />MR. KANUHA: Thank you. Are there any other questions? I would like to mention that our <br />Chairperson, Rene Siracusa just showed up. Thank you very much. I know it was raining and <br />probably a long drive. Do you want to take over the Chair? <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: I'll take over now, but I want to apologize for being late. I had this down on <br />my calendar for 10:00 a.m. and I thought I was half an hour early. So I apologize to everybody <br />and thank you for being here and covering for me. Does anyone else who hasn't signed up yet <br />wish to testify now? Okay, so we have no more testifiers, I came in at the very end. <br />0 <br />