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<br />AU: Okay, now we’ll go into a brief applicant presentation. So I think you guys are all sworn in. <br />Maybe just you two -? <br /> <br />HONG: No, just the last -. <br /> <br />AU: Yeah, could you raise your hand. Do you affirm to tell the truth in front of the Windward <br />Planning Commission today? <br /> <br />TESTIFIERS: Yes. <br /> <br />AU: Okay, thank you. So, Mr. Hong, go ahead. <br /> <br />HONG: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just so for everybody’s introduction, the gentleman wearing the <br />blue shirt, aloha shirt, is John Thatcher, principal of Connections Charter School. Celia Shen is the far <br />right, right. So I’m going to start again, you know, consistent with my theme this morning of starting <br />with a song, I’m going to quote Jimmy Hendrick’s version of “All Along The Watch Tower,” “So let <br />us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.” We are here this morning asking for a continuance for <br />two reasons. One are, the three conditions that were previously asked of us: We’ve provided the water <br />calculations, consumption calculations. Two, we’ve actually had two meetings with Mr. Brilhante; <br />one with the Planning Director, one with Sue Lee Loy who met with Mr. Brilhante personally prior to <br />that meeting. And the third meeting with the community we have scheduled it, we had problems <br />trying to get Kaumana Elementary School cafeteria because it was not available. We scheduled it for <br />th <br />the 17 . <br /> <br />One of the things that we wanted to bring to the Commission’s attention is that we are willing to hire a <br />facilitator, and actually trying to hire a facilitator to conduct the meeting instead of us doing it <br />ourselves at our own cost. And unfortunately we just couldn't schedule that before today's meeting. <br />The second major reason and the reason we are asking for the courtesy of continuing this particular <br />hearing is after today the Atty. Gen.'s office will be representing Connections Charter School. They're <br />concerned about the issues of land use and the appropriate uses for agricultural zoned areas. They’ve <br />consulted with Mr. John Thatcher and are concerned about some of the issues that were brought up. <br />So at that point, after today fortunately you don't have to hear me quoting corny songs. But you will be <br />addressing, and the Attorney General will be representing Connections Charter School. I will have no <br />further participation with Connections, unfortunately. But it is a great project. I anticipate testifying <br />on my own. <br /> <br />But we would ask for the courtesy of an extension or continuance to allow the Attorney General to <br />appear personally on behalf of Connections Charter School. I would note that the Deputy Attorney <br />General Monica Morris could not be here this afternoon because she had a previously scheduled <br />deposition on another issue, in another litigation matter, that she could not break away from. Thank <br />you <br /> <br />AU: Okay, so would anybody else like to speak for the applicant? Can you state your name, where <br />you reside, and you may begin. <br /> <br /> 4 <br /> EXHIBIT D <br /> <br /> <br />