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is when you are going to have to tell us what you feel . Not <br /> just your opinion perhaps as a public official but your <br /> personal feeling as a citizen as well. I 'm not talking about <br /> tonight but I am saying this is our timetable. <br /> MR. DAHLBERG: I appreciate your concerns <br /> for getting my opinions as an official. I just hope that <br /> you wouldmhave the patience to wait until the end of your <br /> hearings because I wantb.to hear what the grass roots have said. <br /> I have taken the time to attend some of your hearings in the <br /> County Councilroom and I think that shows my interest in <br /> hearing what unions and business and individuals `that`have' . <br /> testified before you that represented various groups or <br /> organizations have said. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: Mr. Dahlberg, you feel that <br /> if you are given more time then the grass roots here in Ka'u <br /> will have more information pertaining to the charter and then <br /> you people can talk ,,about it more intelligently and you would <br /> be able to make more decisions. In other words, you want more <br /> time on this so you can come before us again and listen to all <br /> the public hearings and then formulate what you want as far as <br /> the charter is concerned in revisions and etcetera? <br /> MR. DAHLBERG: I hope that other districts <br /> have the educational sessions , or session , that we have had <br /> and hopefully more. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: One thing appalling is the <br /> fact that you have met with your constituents and you have <br /> talked about this with your grass roots 'i.evel.b . t`he thing that <br /> really bothers me is the fact that these people are, not present <br /> at a public hearing. There is no input from themJand right now <br /> we seem to be at a point where we cannot get really input from <br /> you representing that group stating that, okay, these are the <br /> things that they talked about and the things that we want to <br /> be talking about and review and possibly amend in the charter. <br /> Right now, what you are saying is that you did have a meeting <br /> with your constituents but you people just probably talked <br /> about certain aspects of the charter but then made no definite <br /> decision as to come to a public hearing and state that these <br /> are the things that we do want to talk about or we do want to <br /> take a stand on. Is that correct? <br /> MR. DAHLBERG: The main reason for the get- <br /> together was to discuss the pros and cons of the various <br /> proposed amendments and thus encourage people to come to a , <br /> public hearing and take a stand, whether pro or con. As purely <br /> an educational session and I can ' t represent a group that hasn 't <br /> given me the authority to represent them. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: I 'm from Ka' u, too, and I <br /> am kind of appalled, as a matter of fact, that people are not <br /> that interested in coming out to a public hearing and voicing <br /> their feelings and their proposals pertaining to the charter. <br /> MR. DAHLBERG: I totally concur with you, <br /> Mr. Chairman. We are experiencing the same thing with the <br /> - 16 - <br />