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<br />MIYASATO: I’d like to call the meeting back to order. Could we have representatives from the <br />Mayor come forward, from the Mayor’s office come forward, please? Could you all please raise <br />your right hand, please? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the <br />Hawai‛i County Planning Commission? <br /> <br />DAYTON: I do. <br /> <br />MADDOCK/MELROSE: Yes. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Could you please state your name and residence, please. <br /> <br />DAYTON: Sure, my name is Kevin Dayton— <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Use the mic, please. <br /> <br />DAYTON: Sorry, my name is Kevin Dayton. I live, 90 South Wilder Road, Hilo, representing <br />the Mayor’s staff. Would you like me to just briefly present? Or maybe-- <br /> <br />MIYASATO: You can do your presentation then-- <br /> <br />MELROSE: --we could introduce ourselves— <br /> <br />MADDOCK: Jay Maddock, 120 Kaeleloi Place, Honolulu. <br /> <br />MELROSE: Jeff Melrose, 1405 Waiānuenue Avenue. I’m a consultant to the County on this <br />issue, and Jay is the public health consultant hired to write the RFP. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Go ahead. <br /> <br />DAYTON: Okay, members of the Commission and Chairman, thank you very much for <br />considering this request from the Mayor. Just to very briefly recap because I know it’s been a <br />long day for you. There have long been community concerns expressed over the years about <br />possible health effects from geothermal in Puna. However, there just simply isn’t any hard, <br />scientific data on that, that aspect. Mayor Kenoi wants to address these concerns in an open and <br />scientific matter as much as possible, and contracted as you probably know with Peter Adler, <br />PhD to organize an independent joint fact-finding study group made up of community members <br />to examine the type and extent of any possible health impacts from Hawai‛i Island’s geothermal <br />operations. The assessment report was completed, geothermal public health assessment health <br />report was completed in September of 2013 after a great deal of tremendous effort by the <br />community and involvement by the community. It’s estimated that, that group volunteered about <br />fifteen hundred hours over nine months. The study found that Puna’s public health profile is <br />unclear and recommends studies, a number of which, several of which this board has already <br />approved--studies to determine the type and extent of any possible health impacts from <br />geothermal operations in Puna. As you know, the current request before the Planning <br />Commission is to approve the use of Geothermal Asset Funds for a public health study to <br />22 <br />EXHIBIT F <br /> <br /> <br />