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MS. FOLENA: Good morning, Chairwoman Siracusa, and all members of this Commission. Thank you for your work. I would like to definitely support Communication 53, and I'm understanding that any and all tweaking or changes will be non - substantive to the numbers. There won't be any last minute, let's wang, bang and do it a different way. That's my understanding and I trust that is what is going to happen today. I thank you again for giving our Puna district, our boundaries of Puna, the two voting districts that we legally deserve by Federal Law. In the 2012 elections, two Puna County Council Representatives will have their residences in Puna; that is very important to us. In Communication 53. 1 . the changes to Kea` au; I'm curious about that. I'm sorry I don't have a computer, but I know there is a little dingle dangle there. There is a bizarre shape with District 3 into District 4, and I believe that needs to be corrected. I don't know what it represents, but there definitely are some street lines in that little dingle dangle, or whatever you want to call that thing. Communication 54, renaming the new council districts; yes, please do, very clearly and very distinctly so that everybody can understand when they review the minutes. Anyone that is interested in this process, would be definitely understanding what district they are in and why they are in it, because there will be changes from what is happening today. I also must applaud -- without getting too sticky about it -- Brenda Ford, because it is my very, very strong feeling that unless we had Brenda Ford doing what she is doing for the past ten or eleven years, I think we wouldn't have had this beautiful Commission today; and we certainly would have been behind the eight ball as Puna residents. So, thank you, Brenda Ford, and thank you Rene. Much credit is due to Ms. Siracusa, who has worked for us untiringly for I don't know how many years. I have known Rene for 20 some years, and that lady works her butt off. Bye -bye, thanks. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you for your support, you are going to make me turn red. Our next testifier is Gregory T. Smith. Then we will go on to Pahoa, I see there are some testifiers there. GREGORY SMITH (At this time Gregory Smith came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. SMITH: Good morning Commissioners; and I'll just make it really quick. Number one, I really appreciate the work. So far, it looks like a great plan. This can be a very unforgiving process. I went through such things on the mainland before, and it could be very, very contentious. But in any case, it looks very good and I suppose it will be just mopping up a few details. Nonetheless, I do support the commentary of Communications 53.1 and 54. I support that and get it done. Thank you all for your great work, it was really outstanding, and I again state that I hope that the Council can take a lesson from all of this. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you, Greg. We now move to Pahoa. 12