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concentration time, times below which one should not expect to find ill health effects. So I just
<br />really wonder what you hope to achieve by spending $55,000 on yet another meta-analysis. You
<br />know, if you got plenty of time and money, that’s probably entertaining but not necessarily
<br />beneficial. For the research is needed, but it’s in the form of a real health study, not a meta-
<br />analysis, a rehash of what’s already been done. So, that’s what I would encourage you to do, is
<br />put its money where its needed, and that would be a health study. Thank you very much.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Thank you. Questions, comments, Commissioners? Pua.
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<br />AHN: Aloha, my name is Pua‘ena Ahn, Pele Defense Fund. I live here on Moku o Keawe.
<br />What I, it would seem that I am the only practitioner here on this side of the panel so what I will
<br />say which is always worth saying and that geothermal in and of itself with particularly within the
<br />east rift zone is inherently sacrilegious and detrimental, but that’s it. What I will say as far as the
<br />matter at hand, you know, it is definitely a step in the right direction; however, what I will point
<br />out is please actually use this equipment and use it properly. Put the monitors in the right place,
<br />don’t put ‘em too high because we all know H2S sinks. Now, you should also be putting,
<br />thinking about where you’re going to be putting them, because you gotta worry about kū‘oko‘a
<br />for example, Pohoiki Boat Ramp, you know, another example. Or even, oh, those are the main
<br />ones. But what I would also say is that yes, particularly use it because, Brother Wally, you
<br />remember Aurora and Keala when they ripped open the monitoring station and found out that
<br />none of it was being used at all? You know, that’s a big deal, it made the papers. You know, I
<br />just want to remind the Commission of that, that, you know, allocating all these funds is
<br />wonderful, you know, it’s a step in the right direction, more needs to be done, of course, in the
<br />future. However, actually use it. Please. Mahalo.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Mahalo. You know, going out to the community during the community feedback,
<br />that was one of the big issues, on the, on the monitoring devices and not working, you know
<br />when—now, we’re here, the thing is over, almost two years later, now we’re getting money to
<br />allocate to get new monitoring systems, so why so slow? But at least we’re moving. We get the
<br />money, we’re using ‘em. So you know at least we’re moving, yeah? Comments,
<br />Commissioners?
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<br />HENKEL: Mr. Chair.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Go ahead, Commissioner Henkel.
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<br />HENKEL: I think you know from our last meeting and this meeting to, one of the overwhelming
<br />desires of the community is for the comprehensive health study. What can we do to bring that
<br />about cause it’s not part of this package.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: Staff, anybody can answer that question?
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<br />ARAI: My apologies. If the question could be repeated? My apologies.
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<br />HENKEL: In response to the consensus of the community, what can be done to bring about a
<br />comprehensive health study because it’s not part of the package that we’ve got before us now?
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