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conformance with State law, but it also appears to restrict the County from making laws, which <br />are more appropriate as per the desire of this County's residents to protect their natural and <br />cultural and societal assets. Any legislation or rule that limits rather than increase this public <br />input in this way should be avoided, and in this case, denied or at minimum revisited and <br />repaired to take that and other issues raised here today into consideration. Mahalo for your time <br />and for consideration into not making a rash decision today. <br />UNGER: Thank you. Commissioners, any questions? Windward Commissioners? <br />HENKEL: No questions, but, Mr. Unger, do you have, you said three testifiers. Do you have <br />more after this one? <br />UNGER: Yes, I have one more. We had some late sign-ups, so I have one more testifier. <br />HENKEL: Thank you. <br />UNGER: Benjamin — and I may need some help with the last name — Gen? Please raise your <br />right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? <br />COHN: Yes, sir. <br />UNGER: Thank you. Please state your name and your area of residence. <br />COHN: My name is Benjamin Cohn, and I live in Kealakekua. <br />UNGER: Thank you. <br />COHN: I'm in support of the public being included in the process of the shoreline, Planning <br />Commission events, and what's going on in the process. I just came to say that pretty much. So, <br />hopefully, the public stays included in the process. <br />UNGER: Great, thank you. Greg, that's all we have signed up here to testify. <br />HENKEL: Thank you. We have three people signed up to testify. We'll start with Cory <br />Harden. I think she's outside right now. Susan Forbes, are you ready? Please raise your right <br />hand. Do you affirm to tell the truth in this matter before the Planning Commissions? <br />FORBES: Yes, I do. <br />HENKEL: Please state your name and proceed. You have five minutes. Thank you. <br />FORBES: Okay. Hi, my name is Susan Forbes. I live in Hakalau and I'm the president of the <br />Hakalau Point Preservation Association. I had previously submitted written testimony, and there <br />has been a response to that testimony that I believe you also have, so I'm not going to re -read <br />that. I do have some additional comments, however. I appreciate that last month, or maybe the <br />end of August, there was an informational briefing on coastal zone management done by the <br />EXHIBIT A <br />11 <br />