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name on them. On Plan B, if it took the extra thousand people from District 3 that are closer to Hilo and put them in District 5, as is written on the map, we would prefer this. Don't forget, this is about commonality of people in districts. We would like to keep rural Puna, upper Puna, as it is. Thank you very much. CHR. SIRACUSA: Let's go back to Waimea. How many more do we have? MS. HANANO: Four more total. Our next testifier here is Bill Simonsma. He is representing himself, and he will be speaking in support of Plan—B. BIIL SIMONSMA (At this time Phil Simonsma came forward via videoconference from Waimea to address members of the Commission.) MR. SIMONSMA: Aloha Commission members. I support Plan _B so that we remain part of District 9, and along with the CDP and South Kohala Traffic Committee and what is cohesive. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. Let's take one more from Waimea. MS. HANANO: Madam Chair, my next testifier here is Gail Jackson, and she is also representing herself and also speaking in support of Plan—B. GAIL JACKSON (At this time Gail Jackson came forward via videoconference from Waimea to address members of the Commission.) MS. JACKSON: Aloha Commissioners. I was a member of the Waikoloa Community Development Plan focus group. I strongly support Plan B. I think it provides the fairest representation of all our citizens on this island. Waikoloa needs to stay in District 9, and Hamakua should not be split. More than 1,200 people in Waimea, Waikola, Puako, and Kawaihae . contributed to our South Kohala CDP process. We do have the strongest CDP, I think. Please respect both common interests and that effort and mahalo for all your hard work because I really understand you have been working hard. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. We are coming back to Hilo now, and J William Sanborn, who came here from Kamuela. I don't know why you didn't attend from up there, but you are certainly welcome in Hilo. J WILLIAM SANBORN (At this time J. William Sanborn came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. SANBORN: Madam Chair and Commissioners, aloha. My name is J William Bill Sanborn, and I am from Waimea. I am here to just give a little perspective that might be a little different. That is I would like to celebrate how many of these communities have come out here to talk and advocate for themselves. Waimea has probably been a little less 13