2012-10-04 Windward Transcript PD yagong & blas

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KERN: Name -? JONES: Oh, Luana Jones. KERN: Where you live? JONES: Pohoiki Road, top of the road. KERN: Okay. JONES: Across the street from geothermal. KERN: And how long have you lived there? JONES: Thirty years. KERN: Okay, your three minutes begins now. JONES: Okay, I’ve been through the process, and I remember what you just said recently, for the last, probably 15 years, back and forth, but no progress, you know. And Mike mentioned yesterday we did a hearing, I mean a noise study, but that was related to the mitigation proposal that we put before the County for a berm around the plant to kind of mitigate the impacts. Anyway, as far as the health study, I didn’t really realize how many common ailments the people around there have until I attended one meeting of the weekly meetings at Leilani. And just generally they include, you know, lot of phlegm and metal taste in your mouth in the morning. People have had cists. You know, almost everyone can talk about cists removed from their bodies; and I don’t know what else. But I’m thinking where is the Department of Health in all of this? You know, does anybody care? It has been 20 years. People have died. And Peter Adler, I’m wondering where he came from. Cause he was a mediator in mediation. I don’t know that he’s a physician. I didn’t know that. But as far as I know he was the mediator. And, lastly, I guess, you know, does it matter who pays for it - the State, the County, the developer, the Asset Fund, the Department of Health. You know, people are hurting and it needs to be investigated sooner than later. So thank you. KERN: Thank you, Mrs. Jones. Any questions for the testifier? Thank you very much. JONES: Thank you. KERN: Have a seat. Anybody else would like to testify? HEDTKE: I would. KERN: Please fill out one of these yellow forms over there at the table, and then we’ll get you up here. 25 EXHIBIT C