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<br />Connections. But I raised my children in this community. I think had the shoe been on the other <br />foot, had maybe it been me, had I turned it in -. Because we were talking about the post mark, <br />the notary of mine, which I read what you read. I had the opportunity, I took time off my job to <br />go pay for the notary to do the best that I could with it. And you’re right, a lot of the information <br />was not forthcoming or easy to understand. But I did the best that I could as a single mother of <br />three kids and as a business owner to make the time and to try and find out the best information I <br />could. And so for future reference, I’d like to say it isn’t fair to me as a private citizen. I’m <br />fighting for the rights of my children as well, born and raised in Kaūmana. And so I would say <br />to you, Mr. Gomes as well, that it saddens me that our community of Kaūmana and the way that <br />you guys talk about community, you don’t represent the entire community of Kaūmana. There <br />are a great many people in Kaūmana who have not come forward to speak out of fear of the <br />backlash from the minority of those who are speaking here today, I being one. And I’m coming <br />forward to, I just wanted to say for future reference, it just felt like a big waste of time that I had <br />to go and do and jump through hoops to get my, you know -. Anyway, thank you very much. I <br />appreciate it. Thank you. <br />AU: Ivan? <br />TORIGOE: Yeah, Mr. Chairman. I think I just wanted to confirm on the record and make sure <br />that there’s no question with the Commissioners that the CBESS and the School, Connections <br />itself, are automatic parties to the contested case. <br />AU: Okay. <br />TORIGOE: Okay, thank you. <br />AU: So, Fellow Commissioners, we are well aware of that, right? <br />GONZALES: Yes. <br />AU: Okay. So next thing we need to do is we need to decide as a Commission if we want to be <br />the hearings, if we want to hear this petition or if we want to hire a hearings officer. So, we’re <br />ready to entertain a motion. <br />MOSES: I make a motion that we have a hearings officer. <br />AU: That we hire a hearings officer. <br />MOSES: Yeah, hire a hearings officer. <br />ISHIBASHI: Second. <br />AU: Okay, discussion? Yeah, with what Mr. Arai said that we do have the resources that is <br />limited, but we do have the resources, I think that would be the smartest thing to do considering <br />how this whole applicant is going. Commissioner Moses? <br />MOSES: I do have a question though. <br />AU: Yes. <br />25 <br /> <br /> <br />