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those who are unable to fulfill their duties on the county council. I presented those to you before and I 'm sure you have them on record as well as other ways to reapportion until the census is done in 1980. I would like to state that Rev. Boshard brought out a very good point about the fact that the West Hawaii Committee originally had a goal of two separate counties . I would like to say to you that that goal is in the minds of many people here tonight. I have suggested it, in fact; to those in Hilo, that the people in West Hawaii want a separatecounty. - They said we can ' t afford it and I .am saying they areCor.rect. Hilo cannot afford it, but Kona canl It is my contention that without the taxes from Kona, Hilo would die on the vine. They would not be able to tear up their perfectly good roads right on Waianuenue Avenue or Kamehameha Avenue, whichever that one is that fronts the water, tear it up to put in a median strip when we still have such a terrible traffic problem in Kona. I feel that is terrible injustice. • I would also like to state that. . .by the way, this new charter book , in case you don 't know, goes to the lieutenant 'governar ' s office. Maybe they just didn ' t know who to send it to. . .I do feel , as a final point especially on the satellite offices which is a good start for a separate county, that it is an insult to the people of Kona to be sending over a mayor' s representative twice a month. Or to be sending over a planning director twice a month. Several years ago, we had a full time representative of the mayor here, Hugo Coutandi,n , who worked day and nig-ht, twenty hours a day", every day. Seven days a week. And it wasn ' t enough. I do not believe that it is right to send over someone twice a month. Therefore, a satellite office or something of that nature is in perfect order. That is all the comment Ihave. - If:you have any questions , I;:-would be happy to answer them. - I will also give you the signatures of these people and I hope that you look at them. They are all bona fide residents. They even have a telephone number if you would like to call them and ask any questions. Thank you very much. • CHAIRMAN SAKATA: Thank you very much, Mrs. Isbell . RECESS: At 8: 55 p.m. the Chair called for a short recess. RECONVENE : At 9 : 10 p.m. the meeting was reconvened. -28-