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<br />like the ‘ole kitten he is, and he’s been laying down like, pretty much sluggish. I was sluggish as
<br />well. There were times I couldn’t even get out of bed. I wanted to. I’d just say hey, wait a
<br />minute, after a while I’d force myself—after a couple times, I had to roll over like I was pushed
<br />in a barrel off the pier to get out of bed, and it was like wait a minute, I used to be climbing
<br />burned out hill slopes when I was doing forest fire research for the forest service. I wasn’t doing
<br />anything to get tired, so let’s stop for a—you get hit with a dose, I didn’t smell it, but I know
<br />because there was a fire up and up around Forest Avenue, Forest Road. That’s about two years
<br />ago, and that opened up an air channel from the highway because when the air was coming in,
<br />and you know it follows a path of least resistance, you know, just takes a road cut, comes up, and
<br />that’s how people in Nānāwale got hit. I noticed there was another couple of people on that map
<br />that Tom presented. Oh and, now that was just how I figured because last year, my friend,
<br />Louise, she was out walking her two dogs. I was on the other side of town. I didn’t get hit when
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<br />they, when the plant had their release—the March 13 debacle, the tree trimming and the—
<br />somebody’s computer went oops, I gotta shut off this other line, so PGV gets to shut down and
<br />release. They did, and the next day I saw her, and she didn’t know why she felt like she’d been
<br />clobbered. Just before, she’d be given a clean bill of health. And her lung, past lung capacity,
<br />went in, she came down with two collapsed lungs. I mean, she could barely breathe, and that
<br />was the same result. Now this is why we need this study, hah! But, like others have mentioned,
<br />we don’t want to just throw money. That seems to be the, you know, the standard response,
<br />throw away money at a problem will you know, will solve the solu—will solve it. It doesn’t
<br />usually do that good. But anyway, but, I’ll compensate for some of those who have rambled on,
<br />and I know I can. I’ve rambled well. I’ll just leave this for the next group, and thanks for having
<br />us here.
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<br />MIYASATO: Thank you. Could I have Ronald Hammond [sic] [Hanson], Harry Kim—
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<br />HANSON: Hanson—
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<br />MIYASATO: Hanson—Harry Kim, Sofia Wilt, and Chris Biltoft. Could you please your right
<br />hands? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‛i County
<br />Planning Commission?
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<br />KIM: I do.
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<br />HANSON/WILT/BILTOFT: Yes.
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<br />MIYASATO: Please state your name and residence.
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<br />HANSON: My name is Ronald Hanson. I’ve lived in Lanipuna Gardens for more than ten
<br />years. I’ve always thought that the geothermal power plant had a really good safety procedure. I
<br />talked to the people at the plant before, trying to make sure that some of the rumors I’ve heard
<br />about the health issues were not true even though my wife passed away last year of health issues,
<br />I’m not sure as related to the geothermal and several of my neighbors have been sick for several
<br />years. I thought that a lot of these health issues were not related to the geothermal power plant.
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<br />However, on the 7 of August, I experienced with Peggy, my girlfriend, severe problems with
<br />breathing, a short time after we heard the sound like jet or rocket engines going off at the power
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