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handle disasters, is, number one, be more agriculturally and energy sustaining and self <br />sufficient and independent. How do we make it clear that that is where we are committed? <br />If all of us from this island spent 10% less on imported food, I think it said - -or maybe it was <br />a mistake - -we would put an extra $500 million dollars into the economy, and we would have <br />all this more food available if suddenly we were in need in terms of some disaster. I think <br />Waimea is looked at as a potential host community if there were a disaster; it's the food <br />basket, this whole island is, Hamakua is. So again, looking at these things far - sighted, how <br />do you all see that we can create that leap in commitment that we need, and also just in terms <br />of getting grants? There is a lot of money here, and we are missing out. <br />The change in the name of the department of research and development to economic <br />development, I find this is one of those that I agree with Tim Rees. If you put this for the <br />first one, people are going to say, "Why are you bringing this to us, why is this so important <br />to have ?" I don't really disagree with it, but it just doesn't seem like something to be <br />spending the time where you are going out and asking the public which name we should have <br />for this department. We should be looking at prosperity, which is economic, environmental <br />and cultural. Research and development, the whole idea is that it is far - sighted and it's not <br />just about how to keep the economy going on a day to day level, but long term. <br />I have just a couple of final ones. On CA -32, that was the one having to do with whether to <br />retain special counsel where there are situations where the corporation counsel has been <br />disqualified. I'm not even sure that has ever happened, and going through, I prefer the one I <br />discussed earlier, which really just sets it up and not where we have to argue and who should <br />be disqualified. I really look at what has happened over the past few months with the <br />reorganization as a great example of why it should just be set up that way. Right now, the <br />Corporation Counsel, if he is disqualified as having a conflict of interest, you can get outside <br />counsel anyways. <br />Obviously the notice ones, which you had several that are overlapping, encourage that notice <br />is important. Those provisions are important to be in the Charter. The Charter is about our <br />different entities of the government and the public, and the relationship to the public. Having <br />the web site and having the notice be on- line - - -I think it was just last week there was a really <br />good statement. Our National Information Officer spoke and he said that we are in a <br />transformation, and the revolution right now is the importance for this nation to have the <br />information on -line, in time. That is how we can move forward and progress, getting more <br />raw data out, and not be where everything is filtered and you get it too late. You are always <br />reported to what happened back when and you can't do anything about it. So, getting more <br />voice, and allowing the public to have their say. Thank you very much. <br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Thank you Ms. Wille. We'll take a ten minute break. <br />RECESS: At 3:30 p.m., the Chair called for a 10- minute recess. <br />RECONVENE: The meeting was reconvened at 4:43 p.m. <br />27 <br />