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MOSES: You already--? Judith, Cory --Cory, that's right? All right. We have Judith Mura,
<br />Hanalei Fergerstrom, Moanikeala Akaka, Thomas Travis, Laura Travis. Please raise your right
<br />hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County
<br />Planning Commission.
<br />MURA/AKAKA/TRAVIS L.: I do.
<br />FERGERSTROM: (nodded affirmatively).
<br />MOSES: Thank you. You may begin your testimony. Remember that you have three minutes.
<br />State your name and place of residence, speaking directly into the microphone.
<br />MURA: I guess I'll go first. My name is Judith Mura. I'm a vacation rental owner, and the
<br />Puna side, geothermal, is my neighbor. Various reliable, scientific studies have enlightened all
<br />of us on the health studies that second hand smoke, driving while under the influence of alcohol,
<br />or breathing hydrogen sulfide, pollution, are to children, women, men, and animals. And this is
<br />the reason, health hazard, that I'm speaking today. PGV's been a constant source of poison in
<br />my community. This poison is far beyond, exceeded far beyond, the need of being regulated or
<br />studied. PGV has also countless times proven to my community that they are not able to operate
<br />in a safe manner. This is an unfortunate fact for people like me who love their home, love their
<br />neighbors, and have the right to clean air, earth, and water.
<br />Financially speaking, PGV gives the State of Hawaii a million or so yearly. My community that
<br />PGV is helping ruin, tripled that amount in taxes to the State of Hawaii. Please help us keep
<br />Hawaii clean and the poison from being released in my community. Mahalo nui.
<br />AKAKA: `Ano `ai ke aloha. My name is Moanikeala Akaka. I was one of those, was it 25-30
<br />years ago when we started the whole geothermal issue. My daughter at the time was 14 years
<br />old. She's now almost 40. This has been going on for a long time. She, as we were going up to
<br />Wao Kele o Puna, she
<br />MOSES: Excuse me, Moani
<br />AKAKA: Yes.
<br />MOSES: Where do you live?
<br />AKAKA: I'm sorry. I live in Hilo.
<br />MOSES: Thank you.
<br />AKAKA: Although we're property owners in Puna as well. She at the time, we were on our
<br />way to Wao Kele o Puna and at 14, she said to me, "well, Ma, I want to get arrested, too." And, I
<br />said, well, wait a minute, she's 14. And, I said, "well, if anybody asks you," `cause I wouldn't
<br />want them to think that her mother pushed her into this situation, I said "well, if anyone asks
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