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pages and I didn't want to burden anybody with that. But, 60% of his funding comes <br />from West side developers. The rest of his funding comes from the East side of the <br />island, but it's all — I don't want to say all, pardon me — most of it is from lawyering <br />firms, planning consultants. It essentially has no small person input. What you're <br />doing is financing campaigns with contributions from large developers. If you go to a 6- <br />3, this will just burgeon out of control. If Mr. Arakaki can spend $71,000 in a single <br />district running unopposed, you can do the math and see where you're going to come <br />up with a campaign island -wide and where all the money's going to come from. It's just <br />not going to come from $100 from Jim Smith and Sara Jones. <br />The other thing that I would like to state. In here she says 'and I think a lot of it has', <br />and she's speaking again about 6-3, 'with our elected officials using their lack of power <br />and blaming other people, so they blame other people so that makes it more difficult for <br />government to function. You know how West Hawaii loves to blame East Hawaii for all <br />their ills.' I find that offensive. <br />RAY: Well, let's don't get into personal attacks. If you've got some <br />testimony that directly relates to the Charter Amendments, that's fine. <br />KRIEWALD: Okay. That's my testimony. It's in the minutes of your Charter <br />Commission. <br />RAY: I understand that. Okay. Thank you. <br />KRIEWALD: Thank you. <br />RAY: Okay, Councilwoman Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, followed by <br />Harold Jim and Patrick. These are the last two people signed up to testify, so if <br />anybody else wants to testify, you need to sign up over there. Hi, Bobby Jean. <br />LEITHEAD-TODD: Hi. This past weekend the Hawaii County Democratic Party held <br />its County Convention. The convention was co-chaired by Nancy Pisicchio and myself. <br />We had three resolutions in front of the convention concerning proposed Charter <br />Amendments and we voted on those resolutions. <br />The convention approved a resolution favoring the creation of the Fire Commission. <br />We took a position in opposition to the 6-3 proposal for Council elections and passed a <br />resolution in favor of retaining the nine single member districts. <br />And we also took a position in opposition to non-partisan elections. <br />And that's basically all I'm here to speak to. <br />RAY: Okay, thank you. Any questions for Councilwoman? <br />11 <br />