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There are areas in, which we have agreed to call <br /> people that want to come in. . .so anytime that we are in an area <br /> where people have indicated they want to come back to us we can <br /> table that portion of the charter and proceed to the next area. <br /> MR. TRULSON : Mr. Chairman. I think Mr. Omonaka' s <br /> idea is a good one, that we start from the beginning of the <br /> charter and work our way through and when we do come to the areas <br /> where we have advised people we would take more input then we can <br /> call them. . .or, if we do have questions, we can call them. <br /> i don ' t think we should say we have to go from <br /> page 1, 2, 3, but if we want to skip sections we should be <br /> allowed to and go back to them when we have more information. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: We will take into consideration <br /> Mr. Omonaka' s suggestion that we go through the charter, page by <br /> page. . .and if we come to any portion of the charter that has to <br /> be tabled in order for people to come in while we are in delib- <br /> erations, we can open this to those people at that time. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Mr. Chairman. I think we probably <br /> will have to end up doing what Mr. Omonaka has suggested but in <br /> hopes to expedite this matter, instead of the entire commission <br /> reviewing it from the beginning, page by page, I would suggest <br /> that if we could be divided into subcommittees and then we, each <br /> subcommittee, would be responsible for one or maybe several <br /> sections. At least, there would be an initial attempt to filter <br /> out what we think is important and what is not important, or if <br /> the committee will feel that they have a consensus as to what <br /> they would like to recommend the commission to review or to <br /> adopt, then I think maybe they can do that. Of course, always <br /> leaving _it open that any other conflicting or opposing viewpoints <br /> can always be substituted once they are brought to the commission <br /> as a whole. <br /> It seems to me it would facilitate matters faster <br /> if two or three get-together and just sit down and hammer it out, <br /> what should be considered, and then after they have done it then <br /> pass everything they have done to all the members of the commission <br /> and we can discuss that proposal as a whole. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Mr. Ishida, can we do that and still <br /> stay within the confines of the Sunshine Law? If you have <br /> committees, the committees will have to meet here and be on <br /> record, would they not? <br /> MR. ODA: in essence, you have to have the sub- <br /> committees meeting formally, like this, and going on the record <br /> as to their deliberations. So what that suggestion will take <br /> if you are going into a subcommittee arrangement then you will <br /> have to, in effect, meet outside of this general meeting. In a <br /> separate public hearing, so to speak. Public meeting atmosphere <br /> where everything is on record so that would require two, if not <br /> more, meetings a week for those people involved in a subcommittee, <br /> so that they can report back to the general commission meeting on <br /> Tuesday. <br /> -3- <br />