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concerned with the intent of his administration. We've waited a <br /> very long time, we did not seem to get much from Mr. or Dr. <br /> Parker nor were we able to speak with him very easily about the <br /> issues at hand. So I'm concerned when Dr. Alameda tells me in a <br /> phone call that you know the existing lunches, baseball bingo and <br /> poi is what we're gonna look forward to because that's the <br /> Hawaiian culture. Personally I'm not interested in bingo and I <br /> can't play baseball anymore. As we noted twenty-two million <br /> dollars is being spent and for baseball fields which is not in Dr. <br /> Alameda's department, but there's hands and hands Department of <br /> Aging and Parks and Recreation cover all of the senior activities <br /> and what's happening for seniors across the island. So I called him <br /> back to ask about the senior lunches which are pretty dismal. After <br /> the kind of obesity causing lunches that we have at the senior <br /> centers now. If you agree to eat sugars, fats, white flour and aged <br /> deep fried fish sticks from the mainland. I suppose you'll be okay <br /> with that. Kohala center has found that they can't deal with the <br /> County or State procurement practices and so they've decided to <br /> have meals at the Charter schools. But even though we've testified <br /> and contacted them. Evidently, the seniors cannot be included in <br /> the Charter school lunches. So eight hundred thousand dollars or <br /> more that goes towards these lunches, I asked Dr. Alameda and <br /> also the planner. They have planners there you know. I don't <br /> know what these people do, but they plan something. How much <br /> does Puna get of that money? They were unable to answer that <br /> question. Now, personally I don't see how the community <br /> planning process can mean anything if the budget doesn't show <br /> everything by district. It means that the community plans of which <br /> Puna was the one of the first ones to be planned and developed and <br /> passed I guess. We can't get anywhere because we don't know <br /> what the budget is for any of the line items. I think that means that <br /> the whole community planning is a complete sham then and a <br /> fraud. If we can't do these things, then you know it really means <br /> nothing. I don't know how the Department of Aging works with <br /> Parks and Recreation to serve. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Your time is up. <br /> Ms. Hazel: Okay. I think I said most of it. I hope it was understandable. We <br /> have no access into anything. Not making us very happy. <br /> 2 <br />