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sentiments of Mayor Kenoi. I think those were words of wisdom that were well spoken. As you all know you have a very important task ahead of you, which is to look at our Charter, and this is a tremendous responsibility proposing changes to improve our local government. You will have to closely examine our operations, review the many proposals that will be suggested by other agencies and the public, and ultimately select the amendments to be placed on the ballot. As I look at the Commission, and looking at the process, I cannot, again, extend my appreciation for you coming forward, because this is a tremendous responsibility. In all likelihood, you will hear divergent views from different people. Some of them will be very passionate. Some of them will be very insistent that you listen to their point of view. So your task ahead of you is similar to ours in trying to make some sense of it to see whether those changes necessitate a change to our Charter. So that is a tremendous responsibility, and I hope I am not scaring any of you at this time. But I am confident that all of you are up to the task. You'll find that most people that come before us are sincere in their beliefs and believe that they are contributing an important part to our process, which they are. The key is to make sense of it, again, to see if there is something to put forward to benefit the entire County. So I encourage you to ask as many questions as you want and to utilize the services of the attorneys that we have here. Lincoln Ashida, Levi, and anyone that you feel would be resourceful to you because, again, the key is to ask all the questions and get all the information out there and to put forward a good proposal. So, again, thank you very much on behalf of the County Council and thanks to Mayor Kenoi, too, for his part in this process. I think he is an outstanding leader. He is showing his leadership capabilities because no matter what decisions we make there is always a balancing of interests, we are always trying to look out for the greater good, and I'm sure you will all do the same. Thank you. Mahalo. CHR. HAITSUKA: Thank you, Council Chair J Yoshimoto. I hope you don't mind I am sitting in your seat. I would like to ask Mayor Kenoi to administer the Oath of Office. MAYOR KENOI: I have J with me as we're doing this as a partnership. Would everybody please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, state your name, (Commissioners in the background) do solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, and the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, and that I will faithfully discharge my duties as a member of the County of Hawaii Charter Commission to the best of my ability. Congratulations, everybody. CHR. HAITSUKA: Thank you, Mayor Kenoi. MAYOR KENOI: One last thing, I want to echo what J said. That any thing that any of you may ever need in terms of support, in terms of resource, in terms of access to any thing in county government, just ask, and we'll be sure to get it to you. 3