2013-03-07 Windward Transcript Connections

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MOSES: Second. TORIGOE: Yeah, Mr. Chairman, staff suggests, and I think it’s a good idea, that if there’s going to be a motion like that that it be conditioned on Mr. Gomes getting that notary corrected. GOMES: I will. TORIGOE: And that should be done, what, you think that should be done today? Is that -? GOMES: Yes. AU: Okay. So the motion is by Commissioner Ishibashi and seconded by Commissioner Moses. Discussion? Yeah, guys, this has been going on, it has been pretty crazy. We have a lot of things that we’re looking at. And just like I said, I think we need to err on the side of caution. So we’ll take this motion first. And if there’s no other discussion, we’ll vote on it. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion before us is to grant standing in a contested case to Jeffrey Gomes. With that I’ll take the roll call. Commissioner Ishibashi? ISHIBASHI: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Gonzales? GONZALES: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Moses? MOSES: Aye. DARROW: I’m sorry, I was out of order. But, Mr. Chairman? AU: Aye. DARROW: With that, the motion passes four to zero. AU: Okay. You’ll be notified in writing. And now I’d like to entertain a motion to grant Ms. Fukushima’s petition for standing, if she chooses to, if she wants to. Maybe Ms. Fukushima can -? FUKUSHIMA: No. AU: Okay, but it is on the record that -. Can you just come up and speak into the microphone. You’re sworn in so you can go ahead. FUKUSHIMA: Thank you. No, I do not wish to have mine, I wish to withdraw it. I do have a comment though as a private citizen and kind of observing. Not only is it eye-opening but it’s very interesting to me how the rules may change. I understand in the nature of wanting to save time and all the projected, where it may end up and what the court might say, and whatever. This -. It’s disturbing to me, just as a person listening, not in connection, in relationship to 24