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<br />have enough staff to look at every subdivision application. What they do have, however, are confidential maps of every
<br />single trail on this island. I don’t know if those maps have been shared with the Planning Department, and they may not have
<br />the legal ability to transfer that because some of these trails are strictly on private property. I’m not sure what the deal is with
<br />that, but that might be a good solution.
<br />RAY: Okay, thank you, David. Del Pranke, followed by James Rhodes.
<br />PRANKE: Good morning. Thank you all for coming this morning. It’s a long trip up here for some of you, I know. I have a
<br />few things to say about some things. You each have my proposed changes. Some of them go against what you’ve proposed.
<br />First, I’d like to talk about the non-partisan election. First I’d like to ask Ms. Herkes a question. I got a copy of the minutes
<br />from the March 11th meeting at Waimea, and in there you say ‘I’m not a member of the Green Party but’ - I’m not either,
<br />I’m a Republican, but ‘I’m not a member of the Green Party but I was very pleased to hear’ and you say ‘I can’t validate
<br />this’, ‘that they are in favor of this’, meaning Council at-large seats, ‘because they see -
<br />HERKES: No, it was non-partisan elections.
<br />PRANKE: Yes, ‘because they see the possibility of getting another representative.’
<br />HERKES: What’s your question?
<br />PRANKE: My question is I talked with the Co-Chair of the Green Party. The Green Party has no such stance. I was kind of
<br />wondering -
<br />HERKES: They have a stance that’s against it. Keiko Bonk testified at last Saturday’s hearing, and testified that they are
<br />against it. So I was wrong.
<br />PRANKE: Yes, I understand. I was, kind of, wondering where that had come from.
<br />HERKES: As I said in my statement, I heard.
<br />PRANKE: You heard that they, a reason for it, so there’d seem to be some sort of a place that this came from.
<br />HERKES: I’m sorry, I have nothing else to say. That’s all I can say.
<br />PRANKE: Okay, so are we to assume that there are things brought up here that are just brought out of the thin air? I mean,
<br />that’s kind of concerning to me at that point. I don’t want to get into a confrontation here with you, but I was really worried
<br />about that because -
<br />RAY: Wait, Del. We’re trying to keep this -
<br />PRANKE: I understand, but that sort of brings up the question as to whether we can trust some of the things that are said. I’ll
<br />move on.
<br />RAY: Del, yes. Okay, I don’t think there’s another agenda here. We’re just trying to be somewhat informal in our discussion
<br />and Marni was just sharing and she asked representatives of the Green Party, Keiko Bonk and Michael Christopher, in regard
<br />to clearing up this issue, in regard to the six-three proposal at the Kona Public Hearing, and I think she thought, possibly, the
<br />rumor she heard was connected with that, and they clarified that no, they were absolutely not in favor of the six-three as well.
<br />So, that went on the record, and they’re on the record. Actually, I’m not sure if they were testifying as the Green Party. Keiko
<br />testified as an individual, I know. But anyway, they clearly set the record straight in regard to their feelings on both of those.
<br />So, I don’t think there’s a problem with -
<br />PRANKE: I understand, but that still doesn’t answer my question as how these things come up. Where did this come from? I
<br />mean, there’s no written record of it. Okay, for the record also, Keiko Bonk and Michael Christopher are not the Green Party.
<br />I talked with Mary Marvin Porter, a Co-Chair of the Green Party, and she said definitely no. I also spoke with Rene’ Sircusa,
<br />who is now giving the keynote speech at the Green Party Headquarters Convention, and there is no such thing. Okay, we
<br />know that’s not true.
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