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MR. ISHIDA: Together with what Kalani just <br /> said, youknow, this communication from the West" Hawaii <br /> Committee,--Mr. Moss called me last week. Because I had <br /> anticipated that we would really have a lot of input from <br /> this committee during our public hearing and since we do <br /> have all this extra time available, I was wondering whether <br /> this commission would be amenable to invite representatives <br /> of this committee to Hilo to present their views at one of <br /> our meetings. The reason I suggest it I think it would help <br /> curtail any lengthy public hearing that we might have in <br /> Kona. <br /> MR. OMONAKA: Mr. Ishida, what date are you <br /> suggesting? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Any date which is open. I <br /> suggested something like that and I know they are going to <br /> jump at an invitation like that and they said any date. <br /> I think their presentation would probably . <br /> follow more or less .:th;e`Cont'ents or substance of their <br /> communication. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : Richard, are you suggesting <br /> that we invite just this one particular group or that we <br /> somehow open it up for any interested individual. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I think it could be for ;anybody <br /> else. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Second question. What is <br /> the legal format for opening this up? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Tome, it is a practice of just <br /> inviting anybody like Mr. Koehnen to present views. We just <br /> take the same procedure. <br /> MR. CADINHA: A guest speaker. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Yes. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: That means for example that <br /> if any union wants to come in and present their views that <br /> would be acceptable, too <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : How would we get this out <br /> to make everybody aware of this?_ Do we advertise it? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: It has nothing to do with the <br /> public hearings. I 'm just thinking that if we leave the <br /> presentations presented by this group for1the public hearings <br /> it will probably prolong the public hearings unnecessarily. <br /> The only reason 'I suggested it is because we do have this <br /> extra time. <br /> MR. OMONAKA: Mr. Chairman , why don ' t we <br /> for the future dates th3at we go along with what Mr. Ishida <br /> is recommending but at the same time use our meeting to <br /> - 34 - <br />