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<br />lives are at stake. I have been impacted by this Puna Geothermal Venture for too long. I want it
<br />to stop. Please help us. Thank you.
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<br />MIYASATO: Thank you. Starting from this seat here, could I have Dr. Lozano, George
<br />Douvris, Stephanie Douvris, and Gregg Adams. Could you please raise your right hands? Do
<br />you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‛i County Planning
<br />Commission?
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<br />DOUVRIS, G.: Yes.
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<br />LOZANO, DOUVRIS, S., ADAMS: (affirmative nod)
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<br />MIYASATO: Ok, start with you. State your name and—
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<br />LOZANO: Dr. Roy Lozano. I live in 13-635 Pohoiki Road, a mile from the geothermal plant
<br />downhill. I’ve lived in Hawai‛i for 26 years, 11 in Pāhoa on Pohoiki Road. I’m the chiropractor
<br />there in town. I cannot think of a better way to spend the Geothermal Asset Fund than to do a
<br />health study, and I think I heard the Planning Director’s agree to that as well as the adjuster for
<br />the insurance company, so I hope that you, by the end of this meeting, will agree with that. I
<br />have been affected by the H2S numerous times driving by, I’ll smell it and immediately have a
<br />headache and a sore throat. The evening of the hur—tropical storm Iselle at 7:50, my throat
<br />started burning, and my lungs started clamping down, and I was, there was four of us in the
<br />house, and I was the only one that had those symptoms. But, I had pneumonia as a young child,
<br />and I feel I’m a little more sensitive, so that was maybe why I experienced that. Many of my
<br />patients experienced the same thing, and when I went to the health clinic and asked if they had
<br />been noticing both the Bay Clinic and the Puna Community Medical Center, they said that
<br />they’ve been noticing an uptake in respiratory issues, so I think it’ll be valuable to take in some
<br />of that data.
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<br />You know, up until 2-1/2 years ago, I didn’t really notice that many effects from the plant, but
<br />that was when they began their last drilling that they did for 120 days. And, you know, the first
<br />thing you notice when they start that is a vibration at night. And you’re in bed, well, in my case
<br />I’m in bed with my wife, and when you, when I felt that vibration, it is quite disturbing, and
<br />when it goes on for 120 days, I would say that there were psychological stresses that I
<br />experienced, and I imagine other folks who live closer than that do as well. So, I believe that
<br />when the Ag land was turned over 30 years ago to an Industrial use, you didn’t take, they did not
<br />take into consideration, the fact that we would be the largest and fastest growing area in the
<br />Islands. So here we are now with many more people living there, many more possibilities for
<br />harm. So, I’m just hoping that as a taxpayer for 26 years on this Island, that you do the right
<br />thing and use these monies for the right way. In any community, the safety of the people is the
<br />utmost importance, and I hope that you take that into consideration when you make your
<br />decision. Mahalo.
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<br />DOUVRIS, G: My name is George Douvris. We live on a driveway, 13-841 Pohoiki, within
<br />mile of the geothermal plant. I’ve heard a lot of eloquent testimonies why we need this health
<br />project to investigate the health concerns of everyone in the area, as well as our children’s
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