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• Commission with us, though. <br />Correct me if I'm wrong. Now I heard you say that whether they be appointed and/or <br />elected by general populace that they're coming in with a mind set as <br />Commissioners. Is that what you said? And you'd like us somehow to write <br />something into the Commission, or into the Charter that would change that? <br />BOYD: Well, I think when the Mayor appoints people to commissions, has he may <br />well have with this and I mean no insult to anyone's honesty or integrity, but he picks <br />people that might have a certain perspective, a certain viewpoint and by taking him out <br />of picture, or a she mayor, whoever, I really believe that there's a possibility of some <br />grass roots people getting in that would have a different perspective, that's all. <br />MARTIN: Okay, I hear what you're saying and I think I do understand what you're <br />saying but you would have the same situation if in fact, the geographics were to be put <br />in the Council's hands and the Council were to appoint these individuals. You'd still <br />have that situation where a possible mind set is looked for and/or not looked for, don't <br />you think? <br />BOYD: It's possible, yeah, but if this person's elected and he's from your district <br />or area - I don't know. You know John and I had our ups and downs. We <br />communicated and then we didn't and then we communicated and now we're <br />communicating again but I think that you have a better chance of getting in the door <br />with your local Council person than you do with the Mayor. <br />MARTIN: Okay, thank you. <br />HERKES: Okay, I have another question. <br />RAY: Steve. Sure. <br />KUROZAWA: <br />I just have a quick question. Your proposal about having multiple <br />Commission Members within the district, for example, Kohala, Waimea, you know, <br />having in Waikaloa, in this area. With that mind set, what numbers are you thinking <br />island -wide would that involve because now there's nine. <br />BOYD: You're right and I thought about that and I thought about, okay, you know, <br />how many you're going to need from Puna. How many are you going to need from out <br />Ka'u way and would South Kona need an extra person and the logistics are - you know, <br />you would have more people, that's true. <br />KUROZAWA: <br />14 <br />