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<br />KERN: Okay, very good. Could you use the microphone. Give me your name, and could you spell <br />your last name for me real quick. <br /> <br />NAKANO: It’s Nakano, N-a-k-a-n-o. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. Name and, first and last name, and area in which you live, and then you may <br />begin. <br /> <br />NAKANO: Okay, my name is Norman Nakano. I live on the main highway on Paradise Park. I’ve <br />been living there for 38 years. And the reason why I came to testify for John’s store is because of two <br />reasons. When we bought in Paradise Park they set aside lands for community centers and all that. <br />Nothing went through, 38 years already, maybe more. I think it’s the same thing with the Ainaloa <br />situation. You got the land but no money. John’s store, if you give him the approval we’ll probably be <br />drinking coffee next year at this time. <br /> <br />And the second reason is I was brought up in the plantation days, maybe one guy there might really be <br />familiar with that. Every community, there’s a hub, you know, there’s a store. Like I was brought up <br />in Wainaku Camp 2. There was this Shiigi Store. And this store becomes a gathering place and it <br />becomes a hub, and it brings a community closer together. And when a community comes closer <br />together, it becomes safer. So I’m really for the store. And I think you guys should really approve it, <br />seriously. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, thank you. Would you like a <br />chance to come back up and speak Mr. Hegarty? <br /> <br />HEGARTY: Yes. <br /> <br />KERN: You may have a seat. <br /> <br />HEGARTY: Yes. John Hegarty again. Just to clarify a couple of things about people in the area not <br />knowing what was going on and what not -. In the past I did travel around, on foot most of the time, <br />with the fliers as to what people would think about the store and what not. And I had three columns on <br />that page, and it said “POOR, GOOD, OUTSTANDING.” Out of all of the people that I talked to not <br />one person said poor, a huge amount was good, a very respectable amount was very good or <br />outstanding. Then there was a margin for little short comments, couple of them I can't really say <br />exactly how the verbiage was. But the bottom line was about time somebody did something for us. <br />And some of them accompanied it with some flowery words which cannot be said. Okay? <br /> <br />Also in the past I went to the Ainaloa Association on three different locations and asked the secretary, <br />Mrs. Boggs, if she would ask Anthony Galimba to give me a phone call. And I go back the following <br />week, “Oh, did you inform him?” She said “Yes. Did he call?” I said “No.” This went on for three <br />weeks. And I made no attempt to get a hold of him? Hello! I'm not going to get into a debate with <br />this man whether who's right and who's wrong. I’d just like to clarify that, because I do get a little <br />upset. I think that I just basically covered it. Anything I missed, ladies and gentlemen? Oh, and there <br />is one, I do have one last request. If this store is approved, would you please give me a wish list of <br /> 16 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />