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commercial orchid growing industry, all due to Mr. Hirose. And today the industry produces more <br />than $21,000,000 to this State and over half of that comes from the Big Island. Again, that started at <br />Hirose Nursery. Hirose Nursery was originally downtown. And then we had the tidal wave in 1960; <br />and in 1960 they moved to where they are right now. So to Russell who’s a beneficiary of the trust, <br />it’s really important that this property is treated right. He’s concerned about flooding, he’s concerned <br />about, that this property will not be developed correctly. And so you heard Russell being very <br />emotional at the last hearing and he’s going to have some other things to say about it. But I ask this <br />Commission to consider this aspect in making a decision on the application. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, thank you very much. Just give us <br />your name and area you represent and you may begin. <br /> <br />DOI: Yeah, my name Russell Doi. And I live at the Hirose, kind of long now, must be about 40 <br />something years, I think. And I see all the changes over there. Never had Hawaiian Home, only <br />bushes, no more KTA, nothing. And then now Roland when buy the land, they like do any kind on the <br />land. But he own the land, but plenty thing they do no good. They dump the old hospital over there <br />and they still get rebar in the cement yet; and I think not supposed to get all that. And Planning <br />Department they no do nothing. Because he changed the elevation in the land, the water run through <br />our land now, and I grumble to him. But nobody do nothing that he do illegal filling, and the grading <br />wrong. And I tell Myra and I got to go to Public Works? Why that’s my job for grumble Public <br />Works? This guy develop illegal, and then I live there all my life and no can do nothing. Something <br />wrong with the law. But you guys got to decide if he like go make any kind of changes, supposed to <br />be right way, not any kind way that just because he know Randy Kuruhara, and that’s Billy’s campaign <br />co-chairman, they can do anything they like. If I neva had Sandy you guys walk all over me and pass <br />on everything. But thanks to Sandy you guys got to u’m right, you know. And I when get jam up neck <br />because of this land. And Nakamoto guys unethical, who is Roland’s own lawyer, and they make any <br />kind. They change the power of attorney. My sister call the cops and then my neck when get jam up. <br />And then now County get one Federal law suit because I called for help after the cop did this to me. <br />And all the lawyer they used -. And Janice Kaneshiro, she was my aunty but now she the secretary for <br />Nakamoto, and then they pull all this power of attorney thing when my mother dying because they <br />know I never like sell the land. And I when turn down the $3,000,000 in five seconds when they when <br />offer because these guys no good. You know what I mean? They only like make money if they can. <br />They no even care. He destroy everything my grandmother when plant. No more nothing left. He no <br />more respect. Thank you. And I sorry I talk about, but I no can help -. <br /> <br />KERN: Understood, understood. Thank you. Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, thank <br />you. You all may have a seat. Is there anyone else signed up from the public to testify? I’m willing to <br />entertain a motion. Commissioner Domingo? <br /> <br />DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman, could I have staff come up so I can ask them some questions before we <br />entertain any motions? <br /> <br />KERN: Yeah, and if we feel inclined to take an executive session we can do that as well, if we’d like <br />to. So it’s an option. <br /> <br />11 <br /> EXHIBIT E <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />