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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS CHR. SIRACUSA: Testimony is limited to three minutes. Thank you. Our first testifier is Margaret Wille, representing herself. MARGARET WILLE (At this time Margaret Wille came forward to address members of the Commission.) MS. WILLE: Hi. Margaret Wille, and I was really assuming that we could have three minutes for the different subjects. I actually have quite a bit on the last narrative. But, I will move right along. CHR. SIRACUSA: Let me just say that if you want to save time, you can just mention anything orally that was not in you written testimony. In that way you can cover more ground. That's just a suggestion. MS. WILLE: I did submit written testimony and I will refer to that and try to just run through. Let me just say, I agreed with Chair Siracusa's revisions that she incorporated in her submission, and I submitted a few little minor nuances that I added. What I sent in is actually her revisions with mine added into that dealing with boundary 8 and 9 districts. Let me also say that I agree with James Weatherford and Scott Stoddard's submissions in terms of Kea` au and Pahoa and putting those in the two districts. I added, on Mauna Lani, just two things on District 9 that I think should be corrected. Mauna area community is somewhat split; there are two small areas that are designated on their plan with 14 and 21 residences that really should be incorporated into District 9; and the community prefers District 9. On the western portion of Saddle Road - -this is the second one - -I think Brenda Ford requested to put Saddle Road in all of the western section, District 8. I think that is fine, but the Waiki`i community should stay in District 9 and there isn't a road connectivity problem there. If you go in, you will see that jeep road. That community prefers to be in District 9; there were two people who spoke to me. I agree with here that Pohakuloa Base, which is on the western side of Saddle Road, should stay in District 8 and not be in District 2. I don't think that is appropriate. On Kealakekua Bay, if you recall, Chuck Flaherty had testified to see if we could put the conservation area into District 6, provided that it didn't include shoreline park; Hokulia's Shoreline Park. Unfortunately, that census block is all one entity, so there are pros and cons there. There aren't any houses in that area of Hokulia, but it is there golf course and sort of their park area. If I was a resident there, I would be concerned about having that area all cut off and moved into another district. So, there are pros and cons; I would probably go with leaving in District 7 with that community. And I don't think it's a bad thing for there to be two representatives dealing with Kealakekua Bay Park problems. So, there is no population on that end. 2