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CHR. SIRACUSA: Waimea. MR. HIRT: Good evening, Chair, our first testifier tonight is Mike Price, representing himself, to speak in support of the Final Draft Plan. MIKE PRICE (At this time Mike Price came forward via videoconference from Waimea to address members of the Commission.) MR. PRICE: I want to thank the committee for their hard work, their ability to listen to the public, and all the work that it took to get to this final draft. Overall, the plan is a good one. It maintains Hamakua district, it kept Puako, Waikoloa, all together with Waimea in District 9. There was a compromise, we all recognize, in Puna, and we really appreciate that compromise in consideration of a fair plan for all of the island at this point in time. There may be small groups of people here and there that are naturally dissatisfied, but there wasn't a big impact to large population areas. They remained as communities; they didn't get split up. I think you did a fantastic job in that regard. At this point, a lot of these communities that have Community Development Plans, can rest assured that they can move forward with some of that planning in their Action Committees and the proposed projects, with one representative representing them. An obvious consensus of the community is maintained. The plan also provides in these districts that you have drawn up, road connectivity. It obviously took into consideration the water supply, the hospital districts and some other services. So, all in all, as myself, I am pleased with it. I'm hoping that all you need to do is do a little tweaking and there are no surprises in the final plan. So, I want to thank you again for your hard work, your integrity, and your fairness. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. Thank you for coming out to share with us. Our next testifier here in Kona is Cheryl King, representing herself. CHERYL KING (At this time Cheryl King came forward to address members of the Commission.) MS. KING: I just wanted to thank you all for coming out tonight. I wish to testify in support of the Commissioners Draft Plan, and I hope that you can incorporate Brenda Fords's suggestions. I am aware of the effort you have put into this plan, and of the compromises that have had to be made to reach agreement on this plan. Thank you, Commissioners, for your service. As a Kona resident, I would like to say a special thank you to our own Kona Commissioners, Dru Kanuha and Bo Kahui. They have worked well together, and they always spoke up when they needed to; and I appreciated that. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you, Cheryl. Let's go to Pahoa again. MS. LIVELY: Thank you, our next testifier is Joyce Folena. 5