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Do you swear to tell the truth and confirm your testimony before the Windward Planning <br />Commission? <br /> <br />TESTIFIERS: Yes, I do. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Thank you. Okay, James, you want to go first? <br /> <br />JAMES MCINERNY: Good morning everyone. My name is James McInerny. Yes, I withdrew <br />my contested action against the cell tower; but I did not withdraw my objections, as you can <br />plainly see. I don’t need to remind everyone Americans are already under assault. We’re under <br />assault from cancer causing chemicals in our food, in our water, and our air. Now you can add <br />EMFs to that list, electromagnetic frequencies, otherwise known as microwave. Can you <br />imagine if a cell phone has been deemed bad for prolonged use next to your head, what living <br />next to a cell tower can do to your health? As a matter of fact, the World Health Organization <br />has stated that cell phone towers pose a risk to human health, as well as a threat. What is the <br />evidence of this? Well, we have cancer clusters or groupings of cancer breakouts that exceed the <br />normal expectation or statistical probability in a given area. That given area is adjacent to cell <br />towers. The common safety limit is 400 yards. Human habitation should not be within 400 <br />yards. The Association of Hawaiian Shores, who have obviously approved this over petitions, <br />over objections of residents, they have come out with some figure of 200 plus feet would be a <br />safety limit. As I said it’s 400 yards over, that would be 1200 feet safety limit that’s commonly <br />accepted. But in Hawaiian Shores it’s 200 plus feet. Where the truth lies, I don’t know. Do we <br />have definitive studies? Well, who’s going to pay for that? Consumers don’t have deep pockets <br />so that leaves corporations. Cell phone and telecommunication corporations definitely don’t <br />want to fund adverse studies to their goals of making money. So you be the judge. <br /> <br />Why am I mentioning safety limits? Because there are between five and seven houses across <br />from that proposed cell tower site and they are within the Hawaiian Shores limit which is <br />considerably lower than the commonly accepted limit of 1200 feet. The Hawaiian Shores limit <br />was mentioned in a communication to the members of the Hawaiian Shores Association, was <br />200 plus feet, I forget exact number, 225 feet. So the houses on Manalo Street which is makai of <br />this cell tower, they are within 225 feet of the cell tower, between five and seven houses. This is <br />my main objection -- that human health is not being considered in this application, not by <br />Hawaiian Shores who is now open to law suit, not by this cell company, cell tower company, <br />construction company. I could also add to that list for ligation. And so I implore the <br />Commission to please place human health above corporate interest and profits. Thank you. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Thank you. Any questions for this testifier, Commissioners? <br /> <br />HEAUKULANI: Chair, I have a question. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Okay, Commissioner Heaukulani. <br /> <br />HEAUKULANI: Sir, you quoted some statistics about 1200 feet. I was wondering where the <br />source of that information is from. <br /> <br /> <br /> 4 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />