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<br />MIURA: My name is Matthew Miura. I work for Cascadia PM, and we are agent for AT&T
<br />Mobility to develop the site, and we’ve been working on this project for a year as far as planning,
<br />and we’ve sent out the letters to the neighbors, 84 neighbors by certified mail to inform them of
<br />and invite them to this meeting. And, we received comments, and we also performed a full
<br />archaeological inventory as required by Department.
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<br />MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions for the Applicant? Commissioner Ikeda.
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<br />IKEDA: You know, when I’m looking at the folder, there was a letter from Mr. Sakamoto
<br />stating concern that the tower is close to his home, and he feels skeptical about the, the
<br />electromagnetic radiation, and I know there’s a, a note from a—Department of Health stating
<br />that there’s no effect, but, you know, I have concern about that, too, because I know that they
<br />wanted to build one on Haili Street, and I didn’t support it because I feel there is problem
<br />because I remember, I’m not sure what’s the difference between high tension wire and this, but I
<br />remember watching 20-20 a few years ago where lot of, they built this high tension power line
<br />right near the school, and lot of the kids were getting leukemia. So, I have concern on something
<br />like this. How are you guys going to address this?
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<br />MIURA: High tension wires is a totally different topic. Okay, this one is, the signal is called
<br />radio-frequency, RF. And, it is, been governed by the Federal Communications Commission,
<br />and they have done numerous studies, and they have deemed it safe. They, as long as we operate
<br />within the levels of transmission required by the FCC. We are operating well within the
<br />requirements set by the FCC, and the FCC has done studies with the Cancer Society and other
<br />organizations to, to ensure that it complies and does not harm, is not harmful for humans.
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<br />Another factor is the antenna is built on a pole for reason to keep it out of direct contact from
<br />humans, so, it’s up in a, at a height where the signal transmits out from the site, so it does not go
<br />down to hit people.
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<br />IKEDA: You know, the State, because I had problem with ones on Haili Street, the State was
<br />going to build a property right off Komohana where there’s a well. You guys ever looked into
<br />that. Maybe you guys could attach to that instead of building your own tower.
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<br />MIURA: We look at all of the options in the area. The key factor is, of course, the location. As
<br />you can tell, we want to cover lot of the residents in the area because they need the service, but
<br />also water supplies have different requirements and a lot of times, they do not allow a cellular
<br />company to use their facility because it affects their operation, and they have security issues that
<br />they have to deal with.
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<br />MIYASATO: Any further questions, Commissioners? Thank you. We have one testifier signed
<br />up, Richard Tsunoda. Do I have anyone else wishing to testify on this matter that hasn’t signed
<br />up? Could you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this
<br />matter now before the Hawai‛i County Planning Commission?
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