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up is because it was in the application. And William Hirose died in 2002. His sister Helen Hirose died in 2004. And when this came up for, I think the renewal in 1996 Florence Doi, a beneficiary of the Margaret Hirose Trust, testified against these, this application. Florence Doi died in 2009. Prior to that Roland Higashi asked her if she would give up Roadway Lot 3 and the easement and she said no. In fact she went to her attorney, Roy Nakamoto, and asked her, asked him to see if he could get the titled clarified; and he kind of said, well, don’t worry about it because nothing is ever going to happen to that land, it’s just going to sit there. So she didn’t pursue it at the time. And this is, Florence Doi died in 2009. KERN: Thank you. Any questions for the applicant? Seeing none, thank you. Thank you for sticking to the point of the roadway lot. DOI: Yes, my chance now? KERN: Yes. We’re dealing with a little paperwork here. Hold on one second real quick. Okay, thanks. Yeah, so Russell Doi? DOI: Yes. KERN: Yeah, give me your name and address or area you represent and you may begin. But please do stick to the roadway lot issue. DOI: Yeah, my name Russell Doi. I live over there, in, by the Nursery. About 50 years I’ve lived there. And I was trying for get the roadway lot and then -. My aunty work for that, the other lawyer, Nakamoto or whatever, who when bow out. And she told me I no can get ‘um, the land. But bullshit because when I look at the whole situation, what when happen, how they make all the lawyer stuff -. And now Sandy when help us and then they got to bow out because they know they doing wrong was, yeah? Otherwise that Nakamoto guy they’d still be here yet today. And my aunty she the secretary for them and she do rotten stuff, like change the power of attorney when my mother was dying. And that’s kind of like why cripple -. Cause the …(expletive) land and all these…(expletive) greedy -. KERN: Please try to watch your language if you would -. DOI: Sorry but -. KERN: Out of respect, yeah? DOI: You know, and kind of like bullshit plenty. But lucky Sandy help us. KERN: Thank you. Any questions? DOI: And the flood zone too, get the flood zone, get one culvert behind, and the thing fill up with water in the back plenty times -. KERN: We can speak to that on the next round. Thank you. Any questions for the testifier? Commissioner Domingo. 10 EXHIBIT A