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Leadership Council, Pete Hoffmann comes and sits with us and I do not believe we are going to get the same type of representation if you move us to Kona. The County of Aging representative that comes down to Waikoloa, lives in Waimea. You have heard it time and time again, I'm not going to reiterate all the common bonds that we share. I ask you to please throw Plan _A off the table and endorse either Plan 40, or any plan that does not split the South Kohala representation. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Let's go to Waimea for a testifier. MR. HIRT: Good morning, our next testifier is Carol Diericks CAROL DIERICKS (At this time Carol Diericks came forward via videoconference from Waimea to address members of the Commission.) MS. DIERICKS: Good morning, Madam Chairman and Council; thank you very much for all your hard work and efforts and I know this is a difficult process. Again, my name is Carol Diericks and I'm representing my husband, who couldn't be here today; Dan Diericks. We are Hawaii homeowners and voters, we live in Waikoloa Village. We have reviewed the revised plans, and we are hoping you will remove Plan _A. I have not heard of anybody in support of Plan A, and I'm not sure why you are still considering it at all. We support Plan _40 which is fair and does not split up Waikoloa area or the Hamakua area. Waikoloa, as you have heard, is very tied to the Waimea area and it needs to stay in District 9. It would be very bad to move us to the Kona district. As you have heard from testifiers from all around the island, from Kona, Honoka`a, Waikoloa, Pahoa, everyone seems to be for Plan 40, and against Plan A. Margaret Wille went around the whole island talking to the people, and that is how she came up with the Plan _40. It is obvious that you should consider Plan 40, so please honor that. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Let's go back to Hilo. Hans Heydorn. HANSHEYDORN (At this time Hans Heydorn came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. HEYDORN: Good morning, my name is Hans Heydorn. We do reside in Waikoloa Village, and I am in support of Plan 40, and I hope you give fair consideration to all the views expressed by my neighbors. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you very much. Our next testifier in Hilo is Lonnie Cole, who is the Waikoloa Village Association President. LONNIE COLE (At this time Lonnie Cole came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. COLE: Good morning, aloha. I testified at Waimea, when we had the meeting in Waimea on the redistricting. I only had two days notice to talk to people after I found out 19