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C R. HAITSUI: Do we have anyone here to testify today? First up, we have Shannon Rudolph. SHANNON RUDOLPH (At this time Shannon Rudolph came forward to address members of the C MS. RUDOLPH: I'm not really prepared. I think frog a C R. HAITSUKA.: Before we start, can you please state your name. er Commission. MS. RUDOLPH: Shannon Rudolph. I guess from what I've read so far, I like all of the amendments. I'm worried that there might be too many of them, because --an of course, there are a few I'd like to add too --I know people sometimes get confused, and blank out at the ballot booth when there are so many questions that they don't understand, but they are all important. I don't really have a lot to say at this point other than the amendments that I have read, they all sound pretty good to me, so that's about it. CHR. HAITSUKA: Are there any questions for Ms. Rudolph? Thank you very rr uch. Next, we have Margaret Wille. MARGARET WILLE (At this time Margaret Wille came forward to address members of the Charter Commission. MS. WILLE: I won't be quite as quickass she was, but I'll e a lot quicker than t:ls afternoon. I'm Margaret Wille, from Waimea. I'm an attorney, and I was on the South. Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP), and. I do a lot of community work. I wanted to just mention a little more ---I'm taking just one topic on emergency preparedness. I wanted to read a couple of things. One is from Obama's press release, of this week. Again, what I'm doing is encouraging that there actually be something in the Charter on the need for our County for resilience preparation, emergency preparedness. Yes, there may be other places where something could be put, like in a State statute or ordinance, but, it certainly is appropriate in the Charter. So, I just encourage you, to whatever extent you are comfortable, to say something on this issue, and to be aware that it is really an issue of the moment. It is one of the--I'r not sure of the right word but --hot topics, one of the really important topics nationally. A lot of other places, states and countries like England, are all way beyond where we are in terms of --whether it's San. Diego or England --really bringing these issues forward to be thought about. I'm just going to read a few sentences from the White House press release from. September 4, 2009 concerning National. Preparedness Month, September, 2009, by the President of the United States of America, a proclamation. "Preparedness is an. essential element of a resilient and secure Nation. My Administration has made preparedness a top priority...Our goalis to ensure a more resilient Nation, one in which individuals, communities, and our economy can adapt to changing conditions as well as withstand and rapidly recover from disruption due to emergencies." I include this on the back of my statement, and I just direct you to take a look at that. 2