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really is RFJ, road block for justice. That's what we're facing today. And, I think as lot of
<br />people have said, justice delayed is justice denied. And, I ask you to go forward with this
<br />Edelstein study today. That how long it's been too long. And, I remember Donald Ikeda at the
<br />last meeting when we came, I shook his hand, and I said thank you. And I said we've done the
<br />right thing, and you agreed with me. We've done the right thing. Let's not delay that. So, I
<br />thank you, and I hope you feel the passion of the people of the need to stand in solidarity for the
<br />mistreatment of Native Hawaiians from geothermal development.
<br />MOSES: Commissioners, any questions?
<br />HENKEL: Ms. Chair?
<br />MOSES: Yes, Commissioner Henkel.
<br />HENKEL: I'd like, you know, it's not so much a question as a statement. I think there's been a
<br />misunderstanding of our purpose here today, isn't to you know deny. We certainly you know
<br />delay is possibly on the agenda here but what we're trying to do is to facilitate the release of
<br />these funds. It's come to our attention that if we let our previous action stand, that there's a
<br />chance that they might not be released. Period. And to me, that would be a travesty. I'm, you
<br />know, I, I live in Puna. I live downwind from geothermal. I've lived there, you know, even
<br />before the geothermal plant was in existence, and I've been negatively impacted by the plant in
<br />the past, and I certainly support everything you guys are doing.
<br />And, the other thing, I think there's been a misconception of our executive action and basically
<br />what we're doing is meeting to find out a way to facilitate this. I'm, you know, trying to break it
<br />down into layman's terms just so I can understand it, you know. There's far more educated
<br />people then myself here, and I'm, I'm -I'm kind of at a lost. I don't know what to do, but I'm
<br />certainly sympathetic to all your comments and appreciate that you know you coming out there,
<br />out here today and talking, so let's, let's see what happens from here.
<br />MOSES: Any other questions or comments? Thank you. We will now proceed with public
<br />testimony. We do have ten testifiers signed up, and we're gonna start with calling up the first
<br />four. Please note that each testimony will have three minutes, and staff will be keeping time of
<br />that. So Cory Harden? Oh sorry, thank you, nine, nine testifiers. Cory Harden, Judith Mura,
<br />Terri Napeahi, and Ronald Fujiyoshi, if you can please come up to the table in front of the
<br />Commission.
<br />FUJIYOSHI (from audience): We already did.
<br />MOSES: You already did. You don't need too? Okay, all right. Terri and Ronald, so Cory,
<br />Judith, Hanalei Fergerstrom, and Moanikeala Akaka.
<br />HARDEN (from audience): I already spoke.
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