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any inventory of areas that are incorporated subdivisions? Maybe this lady here in the back can talk about it later. If there is, that would be helpful to us so we can at least try to do what you are asking us to do. MS. CONANT: I know we have a list of the various ones in Puna and we were attempting to create an organization together to talk about common interests and common problems to see if we could help each other out. Leilani, in the office, would have that information for you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Maybe Fred Blas's office has that information. Barbara Lively, do you know if Fred Blas's office has that? Thank you. Did you sign up to testify? Next is Sherri Carden. SHERRICARDEN (At this time Sherri Carden came forward to address members of the Commission.) MS. CARDEN: I am from Orchidland and we are incorporated. As a member of Orchidland, I would like to support the plan from Friends for Puna's Future and thank you for all your work. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you for your testimony. Our next testifier is Scott Stoddard, representing Friends of Puna's Future. SCOTT STODDARD (At this time Scott Stoddard came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. STODDARD: I am Scott Stoddard, I am one of the directors of Friends of Puna's Future and I am going to quickly read this public testimony, which you all have received. We thank the commission for their continued hard work and for giving us this opportunity to provide a revision to the plan we jointly submitted with Margaret Wille on October 11, 2011 in Pahoa. At that meeting, Jeffrey Melrose pointed out correctly that, while our Puna boundaries were viable, the boundaries that were to serve proposed District 6 did not satisfy the internal roads rule, as residents of Glenwood and its environs could not travel to the lower portion of proposed District 6 on roads internal to the district. Given the rugged nature of the terrain in this area and the lack of adequate roadways in all of Puna due to the abdication of responsibility by the county government in the 1960s, satisfying this criteria is a real challenge in Puna. As an example, the proposed District 5 solution to the internal roads rule demands the use of the Pahoa Emergency Access Route which relies on private roadways, and many of the residential locations in Puna makai are also accessible only by private roadways. However, we understand that this commission does not have the authority to waive this criteria. As such, we submit today a revision to Adjusted Plan 40, with Margaret Wille's support, that satisfies the internal roads rule for proposed District 6 by allowing District 6 residents north of Hwy. 11 access to the lower portion of District 6 by roads internal to or bordering the proposed district. I also want to point out that we are not withdrawing our support for the previous plan that we submitted, Friends of Puna's Future merely wishes to reiterate that any plan that creates two distinct districts in Puna and does not divide any subdivisions has our complete support. I apologize for my nervousness, and thank you very much. 0