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public records some of my feelings. The lava has slowed, <br /> potentially drastic, imminent change in all our lives is fading from <br /> our memories, but I wish to remember how responsive an effective <br /> was our County government during the crisis of imminent cutoff of <br /> our roads due to lava flow. In all my seventy(70) years as USA <br /> citizen, I have never experienced such efficient cooperative and <br /> effective government as I did during that lava crisis. Some of the <br /> things I remember, the informational meetings at Pahoa High school <br /> cafeteria and Pahoa Community Center. The seemingly seamless move <br /> of transfer station away from and then back to its present location <br /> allowing all of us to safely go see the flow near the transfer station. <br /> Arranging for the school children to go see it. The new road from <br /> Nanawale into Paradise Park cooperation with National Parks Service <br /> and the National Guard. All of the information from the US Geological <br /> service, expanding fire department service into Pahoa town to make sure <br /> everyone would have service even if the lava flow cut off the road and <br /> saving the trees while doing it. These and many more wonderful things I <br /> saw and I want to thank every County, State and Federal etc. employee <br /> and especially Mayor Billy Kenoi. I think he did a remarkable and <br /> wonderful job of leading us all thru a scary, unsure time. I will always <br /> remember with aloha and gratitude the cooperative and effective <br /> government we all experienced. Thank you Mayor Kenoi and to all who <br /> helped make this truly safe and memorable time. Now that letter has not <br /> been published yet in the Hawai`i Tribune-Herald and I'm pretty sure <br /> it's not gonna go out into the New York Times. What I want to say is <br /> that we have many big issues in the County of Hawai`i. Huge issues that <br /> are trying to impact and influence our local government. Big issues that <br /> will affect all of our lives and our County for a long, long time. These <br /> are powerful interest,they all have their right to have interest, but its big <br /> stuff. I would like for the Ethics Committee to remember while you're <br /> going thru of this is. Yes you have to look at everything, it's your job <br /> but to urge prospective. Just like you don't want to make a mole hills out <br /> of mountains. You also don't want to make mountains out of mole hills. <br /> Thank you very, very much. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Thank you. <br /> 6) Margaret Wile(Hilo)signed up to testify on agenda item 4b& 4c. <br /> Ms. Wille: Margaret Willie. I'm here to speak as an individual and I'm speaking on <br /> items b&c. which I think is connected and one should be able to speak <br /> as six(6)minutes but if you'll let me know when three(3)minutes is up <br /> I will transition. What's most important to me is that we really move <br /> thru this quickly. I feel time is really of the essence here. This is like a <br />