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<br />REEVES: — Imperial —
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<br />\[UNIDENTIFIED: — all right.\]
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<br />REEVES: — and Queen Elizabeth. May I say the name again? My name is Kupuna Hannah
<br />Wahinemaikaiokaahumanu Keliiulananioleokalama Kane Reeves. I am a direct living
<br />descendant of all the Hawaiian Islands on the four corner of the earth. The reason why I’m
<br />sitting here, this is part of my people land. I want you to know that every island that you enter,
<br />there is a lot of sacred sites. Iwi, trail, pu‘u, mountain, cave, everything you name it, is on the
<br />Island of Hawai‘i and everywhere to Kauai and go down to Johnson Island. I am one of the
<br />direct living descendant to let you folks know that. I don’t know what kind of system you folks
<br />working, but I have my own system, is to protect old Hawai‘i. I’m a strong person that’s
<br />traveling on the four corner of the earth. I am connected to Canada, Alaska, United States, South
<br />America, South America, New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Japan, and on and on and on, back
<br />to Hawai‘i. I worked on Johnson Island many years ago. And I want you folks to know that
<br />went damaged me. I have got cancer in me that I developed for 40 years. I thank you very much
<br />for giving this opportunity to us, to kupuna’s. I’m not very young; I’m 78, I’m going to be 79 in
<br />a few months. I want you folks to know that I’ve been damaged by the Department of
<br />Transportation. And may I say it again? I worked for them for 13 years from Hawai‘i all way
<br />out to Kauai. That’s where all my ancestors come from. Kamehameha First, the kahuna line,
<br />Lili‘uokalani, I’m a direct living descendant, and I have no fear, if you guys want to lock me up.
<br />Okay? No, I’m not joking, because a lot of people are going to look at me, oh, you, \[inaudible\]
<br />kid; I’m not. I am going to be 79. I love you folks, the way how you folks do. But may I say to
<br />all of you who is the head right now, yeah? You guys have a big job to do what you’ve got to
<br />do. The County said, the State said, everybody said. What about old Hawai‘i like me? One
<br />company that is working, and I worked with them for 13 years. I wanted to retire. I’m going to
<br />be 79. I born January 26, 1938, life in Hawai‘i, Kailua-Kona. Every island you go to, our name
<br />is on it. That’s my name, too. I’m not joking. You go every place over here, all the islands, you
<br />see my name on the road. You are right on it. From the mountain to the sea 300 miles out right
<br />around, that’s where I’m related.
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<br />UNGER: Thank you, kupuna wahine. We appreciate hearing that. Mahalo.
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<br />REEVES: I just want to say thank you. God bless you. And I know where you are at. You
<br />cannot pass me. You cannot tell me that I no can retire because I want to retire this month.
<br />Thank you.
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<br />UNGER: Ke aloha mai nō. Ke aloha mai nō.
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<br />REEVES: I hope I can find you guys talk because, you know why, I like talk story with that
<br />guy.
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<br />UNGER: Mahalo. Please state your name and where you reside, and then you can begin your
<br />testimony. Thank you.
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