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Although cesspool will be legal here, I know there always been a cop out by staff. I think it’s <br />pono to think about this. There is proof. Just to say a fact that we don’t know enough is wrong <br />because this basically counters that, so I think it will be pono for the Commissioners to think <br />about Hawai‛i. To think about the opihi. To think about the turtles. Thank you. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Any questions, Commissioners? Thank you. The four of you may have a seat. <br />I’d like to bring forth the next four testifiers, Brenda Levesque? <br /> <br />LEVESQUE (from audience): Levesque. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Sorry about that. <br /> <br />LEVESQUE (from audience): That’s okay. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Sharon Blank, Dan Banks, and Gerry Allen. Could you all please raise your right <br />hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawai‛i County <br />Planning Commission? <br /> <br />LEVESQUE/BLANK/BANKS/ALLEN: I do. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Thank you. You all have three minutes for your testimony, and then you’ll be <br />asked to summarize. <br /> <br />LEVESQUE: Thank you. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Please state your name and residence. <br /> <br />LEVESQUE: Good morning, gentlemen. My name is Brenda Levesque, and my husband and I <br />have lived in Nīnole for about four or five years now. When we first started coming, I always <br />looked at Nīnole, and thought if I was ever lucky enough to be able to live here, that’s the <br />community that I would want to live in, and in a community that consists of mostly of very large <br />lots that are very pricey, we were very, very lucky that we were able to find one of the rare, small <br />lots because otherwise we never would have been able to be in that position. So, I think that any <br />development that has the availability of smaller lots is a positive thing for our community. Just <br />recently, a young family moved in to a—one of our very small lot on my street—and it’s really <br />nice to see to see the family coming up and down the street with their kids, with their dogs. You <br />know, every day, I just give blessing and I’m thankful that I get to live and work in this <br />community, and I know that you can’t tell from my accent that I’m a haole girl from the East <br />Coast, but this haole girl is so thankful every day that I’ve been able to come here and find my <br />piece of paradise that I don’t want to stand in the way of someone else finding theirs. So, for that <br />reason, I support this development. Thank you, gentlemen. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Any questions? Thank you. Mrs. Blank. <br /> <br />BLANK: I’m Sharon Blank. I reside at Mile Marker 19.3. In the months since I last appeared <br />before you, there have been many personal communications with Hāmākua residents who wish <br />7 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />