2014-09-04 Hearing Transcript-Mayor - GAF Study

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was provided to the approved claim adjuster, John Mullen & Co. Their review and recommendation is detailed in a letter to the Commission dated July 31, 2014, which is, what was provided to you earlier within your package. Based on that recommendation, the Planning Director recommends that the Windward Planning Commission accept the claim adjusters recommendation and to award $750,000 from the Geothermal Asset Fund to conduct a geothermal public health study as it appears fair, reasonable, and appropriate to the description of the claim and will benefit a majority of Puna residents most directly affected by the activity permitted or not permitted by Geothermal Resource Permit No. 2. So, I stand ready to answer any question the Commission may have. And, oh I—I’m sorry. I failed to mention. We have received a number of comments and testimonies submitted from the public, and I’ll go over them very, very quickly just to identify who provided these comments. First is from Elisabeth Green. We have another, an email from Lindy Fischer. Third, we have an email from David Kaiser. Fourth, an email from Andrea Anixt. I’m sorry if I mispronounced it. Fifth is from Lyla Marquez. Also, another email from Gary Zamber. Another email from Harry Jim. Another email from Darla Cash. And, finally just received this afternoon is an article regarding, “Gold, Silver and Other Metals in Scale” provided by a, I believe it’s a Haley Baldwin. With that, I do stand ready at this time to answer any questions. HEAUKULANI: Daryn, I just wanted to make sure that the, the number, the balance in the fund that’s set forth in our briefing is, is correct. ARAI: Excuse me. The amount was also described in the, in the claim adjuster’s report. Sure, anyway, the fund was identified as $1.965 million with an annual payment of $50,000 from the, from PGV, or the industry I should say. HEAUKULANI: And that number’s accurate today? ARAI: Yes. MIYAMOTO: Any further questions? If not, for public testimony, I’ll bring up four at a time, swear you in. State your name and residence before your testimony, and you’ll have three minutes each. So, can we have a—coming from this seat this way—Jon Olson, Renē Siracusa, Gregory Smith, and Joyce Folena. Could you please raise your right hands? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‛i County Planning Commission. TESTIFIERS: I do. MIYAMOTO: Okay, thank you. Mr. Olson, you go first. OLSON: Thank you. My name is Jon Olson, and I reside at 13-631 Leilani Avenue, Pāhoa, 96778. I was there for the well cleanouts. I was there for the KS-7. I was there for the blowout of KS-8 and numerous other ventings that have gone on for the past 25 years, give or take. I hope that you are going to provide the funding necessary for this to move forward which is not to say I don’t have concerns. The adequacy of the funding for a project of this scope, and the type of opposition that is going to be—is going to be substantial. We’re taking on the oil and gas 2 EXHIBIT F