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original. And Herb Kane was my friend. We had lunch together. And while I was doing this <br />sculpture of him, I brought him the mold, and he acknowledged it and he put his initials on the <br />mold, so on this plaque -. And I’d like to donate it so it has a proper home where it belongs. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Mr. Vasquez, do I understand you correctly that you are donating this plaque to the <br />applicants? <br /> <br />VASQUEZ: Yes. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Okay. Thank you very much. And sirs, I’m sure you are appreciative, too. Is there <br />anything else you wanted to testify, too? <br /> <br />VASQUEZ: Well, I donate my work. The last donation I made was to the Mayor’s Office, and the <br />coat of arms that’s hanging there on the office, that was done by me. So I just love this island and <br />the people. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Thank you very much. Sir, in the blue shirt, your name, please. <br /> <br />WALLACE: I am Terry Wallace. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Could you please speak into the microphone. <br /> <br />WALLACE: I’m Terry Wallace. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: All right. You may begin your testimony. <br /> <br />WALLACE: Okay. I was born and raised in Honolulu, maoli, and if you don’t recognize my <br />name, I was the first president of the Hawai‘i County Fire Commission about ten years ago, I guess, <br />when we started. And also Herb and a lot of us brought over the Endeavor sailing ship, and which <br />is what this shirt is. This was one of my gifts from Herb when he died. He also gave me Kamaka <br />‘ukulele. So we were very close for a lot of years. Herb and I knew each other. We were friends in <br />the real term of friends, not jut buddy pals, but friends; we could talk to each other just about <br />anything. So we knew each other really well. Herb had this farm, and unfortunately, as he got <br />older and older, the farm sort of went downhill for a long time. And I want to say that from what <br />I’ve seen so far, these gentlemen here have improved this farm so that it is now a working farm <br />again, as Herb would have intended, or as he intended back when he first moved there. I think that <br />they have honored Herb, as you can see, by what they have done in the photos; they’ve honored him <br />in many ways. And they have seen to it that Herb’s mana is still there. So I feel very strongly that <br />Herb would approve of what they have done. Thank you. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Thank you. Commissioners, any questions of Terry Wallace. Seeing none, sir? <br /> <br />BENSON: I’m Jerry Benson, and like my friend here, I’ve known Herb for, ever since he came to <br />this island, and before when I used to work on Hōkūle‘a. I spent many hours in his home. And <br />since these gentlemen took over the property, all I can say is they are doing a first-rate job of <br />improvement, very artistic, and what they’ve done with his home. And I think it’s a real tribute to <br />Herb, and I think Herb would definitely feel the same. Yeah, I just think they are just doing a great <br />job. <br /> <br />5 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />