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' 5/23/79 Meeting <br /> TANAKA: Some of the people have not even in fact mentioned any kind of abolishment <br /> of the commission but just the direct supervision, right, the direct <br /> department management. <br /> TENGAN: I think you find in the Kona area they are more concerned about representation <br /> on the Council and getting more out of the budget but when you get into the <br /> Hilo area and this is where the groups are saying that the Water Commission <br /> should be abolished. I can name you a few groups, one is the UPW, another <br /> one is the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii , the other one is the Japanese Chamber, <br /> and the fourth group is the Hilo Contractors ' Association. <br /> MANAGER: But those are just the legislative committees. <br /> TENGAN: Yes. And in the case of the Hawaii Island Chamber, I know for a fact that <br /> they did not poll the members-because for one thing, they mention in their <br /> minutes that they only presented their report to the Board which took action <br /> and I think a group like that if they're going to endorse candidates, poll the <br /> members to endorse these candidates, on something like this , they should <br /> also poll the members; and I 'm a member of the Hawaii Chamber and I wasn't <br /> polled and that's why I got ticked off. <br /> TANAKA: Okay. Thank you. Moving on, on the growth of the department where you're <br /> talking, this is the facts, right? <br /> TENGAN: Right. <br /> TANAKA: . Growth of the department, those items a erythingin there, that' s facts , right? <br /> Okay, again, too, under the second page where you said a good example of this <br /> growth is in Kona, are you implying then here which is fact you know Kona is <br /> growing; are you implying here that the Department of Water Supply initiated <br /> the growth and development of the water systems of Kona? <br /> DEPUTY <br /> MANAGER: That's right. <br /> TANAKA: You know I 'm just--- <br /> DEPUTY That's a fact. May I elaborate on that? <br /> MANAGER: <br /> TANAKA: Okay. , Good. Thank you. <br /> DEPUTY . Prior to a public water system going to Kona, Kona Inn owned the water system <br /> MANAGER: <br /> and it consisted of small diameter galvanized iron pipes, a couple of redwood <br /> tanks , and two half million steel tanks and the State, then under the Hawaii <br /> =18- <br />