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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Our first testifier is Zendo Kern, testifying on his own behalf. <br />ZENDO KERN <br />(At this time Zendo Kern came forward to address members of the Commission.) <br />MR. KERN: Good evening, I will be pretty brief here. Aloha Commissioners, my name is <br />Zendo Kern, as you all know; born and raised on the Big Island, I live in Puna. This is <br />more of a thank you. Thank you all for the hard work you have done; for the willingness to <br />compromise and work together, for the respect you have shown for the process, and the <br />respect for our communities. I'm not going to comment on any map or boundaries because <br />I am a political candidate now, and I don't think that is the place to do that. I am going to <br />withdraw from that and just say thanks. So that is it; mahalo. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you, Zendo. Our next testifier; do we have anyone in Kona? <br />MR. KAHUL We have no testifiers at this time. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. Do we have any testifiers in Waime? <br />MS. HANAO: Yes, madam Chair we have two testifiers here. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Okay, let's hear the first one. <br />MS. HANAO: My first testifier is Anika Glass from Waik6loa, representing herself as <br />well as Malama Waik6loa Nightingales. She is speaking in support and commenting. <br />ANIKA GLASS <br />(At this time Anika Glass came forward via videoconference from Waimea to address members of <br />the Commission.) <br />MS. GLASS: I want to thank you, Commissioners, and especially the people of Puna for <br />recognizing that Waik6loa has a real sense of place. If you can't see the big smile on my <br />face right now, I am very happy with what you have done. Taking us from South Kohala <br />would have set back all the progress we have made together; especially on roads. It would <br />have hurt on a personal and emotional level. We have lived together, survived disasters, <br />fought, celebrated, and lost kupuna together here. On behalf of Malama Waik6loa <br />Nightingales, which is in the process of re- homing 600 feral donkeys from South Kohala, I <br />also thank you; the donkeys thank you. And they also thank Puna and its neighbors for <br />adopting so many of our beautiful feral donkeys into loving homes. I want to let you know <br />that I will not forget the compromise you made for us; and look forward to heeding your <br />call, when you ask. Mahalo. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you very much for your testimony. Now we will go to Pahoa. <br />3 <br />