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• <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> of the things the people have come up with and we are looking <br /> • at it from the standpoint of what is best. At-large? District <br /> • representation? How many in the council? How long? Two years? <br /> Three years? Staggered terms . or four straight ,years? <br /> MR. KANIHO: Thank. you. When is your closing • <br /> date' for testimonies to get in? Maybe we can wrap this up <br /> after you leave this area. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: We have one more scheduled • <br /> public hearing and that will be in Kona next week. Then on the <br /> 29th we will kind of wrap it up and we are going to start <br /> , deliberating. <br /> MR. KANIHO: Testimonies can be sent in after <br /> tonight then not later khan the 29th, would you say? Would <br /> that be okay with you? <br /> CHAIRMAN 'SAKATA: Yes. . . <br /> MR. KANIHO: I 'm not too crazy about the at-large <br /> thing. I strongly feel that I would like to see that our <br /> representative come from our area. I am against the at-large <br /> as my part. <br /> I would like to see the councilmen be in office • <br /> for ,.not more than eight years. That' s the representation part. <br /> Another part I would like to state my concern <br /> about is the planning commission. I don ' t know whether the <br /> charter has this authority on the planning commission , you do <br /> have this authority, don ' t you? One thing on this planning <br /> commission, as you know, I ' ve been having a lot of arguments <br /> with the state about the Hawaiian Homes and last year the . <br /> planning commission zoned Hawaiian Home lands. I find there <br /> is nothing in the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act that permits <br /> the county to zone Hawaiian Home lands. Now they have done it <br /> -and now itl3s a questionable thing and REDEVCO is not coming up <br /> with their thing because there is a lawsuit coming. I 'm not <br /> too crazy about lawsuits. Lawsuits cost money. If the Hawaiians • <br /> get their land back then the state, I think , should pay' REDEVCO <br /> for misleading them into a trap. If REDEVCO gets to use the land <br /> then the Hawaiians will have to file a suit with both sides. I <br /> feel the court is only the best place to settle things. But for <br /> a big enterprise like REDE4CO, . they can go through the lawsuits <br /> . but for us people with minimum income it ' s difficult. It takes <br /> . time and years. So I would say on that part that the planning <br /> commission has no authority to zone Hawaiian Home lands. <br /> Now on the legal counsel.. I always like to see <br /> legal people representing but not only the council body. I <br /> would like to see the people get legal representation too. but I <br /> .`don° t know -how _weare going eo wti,rk that thing out. But it is • <br /> very important to have` a legal person , although the legal person <br /> can only furnish advice maybe for both sides. But I am not <br /> making any recommendation on this, area now but maybe .the people <br /> will make something on that. VI know there are a lot of things <br /> that have to be improved in our charter but when you get up here <br /> you run out of a lot of things so that is all I have for now. <br /> But would I have an opportunity to come back if I would like to <br /> voice anything else, or no? • Yes.. or no? V <br /> • <br /> • <br /> -6- <br />