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CLARKSON: Okay, so it—based on my understanding of the testimony, the transfer of the
<br />lease is imminent.
<br />WILLIAMS: Yes.
<br />CLARKSON: And, regardless of that, they're withdrawing their application for an amendment
<br />to Condition B.
<br />HALL: And F.
<br />CLARKSON: And F. Are there any further questions? If not, thank you. We'll take public
<br />testimony.
<br />RAFFIPIY: Mr. Chairman, I just want to, I'd like to make a comment on this subject. I just
<br />want to let you know that I myself am a veteran. I'm a member, I'm a life member of Post 3875
<br />VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and I use the service of CBOC and the vet center. And, I know
<br />it's frustrating. It is very frustrating when you go there, and in the vet center, there's no parking.
<br />Really no—you know that you going one way and come out the other way, and you go in and
<br />there's only a handful of parking and so many veterans that they need to utilize. Same as up
<br />there, CBOC. You go up to CBOC across from the hospital, and a lot of times, you go up there
<br />and there's not enough parking and then you have a lot of disabled veterans. They gotta go park
<br />across the street and try to cross that, Waianuenue, coming across to go to CBOC, and every time
<br />I look at it, I thought it was a very disgrace—you know, from the point of, you know, Hawaii
<br />taking care of their veterans. That we cannot have one place where the veterans they can go and
<br />get all the care that they need, and to even have the housing right next to the CBOC, I think
<br />that's, it's really good. A lot of us veterans we go, we volunteer in the schools to go read to the
<br />children and how nice it is to be right across the school that you can just walk across and go and
<br />mentor and work with the children across the street in the school, Waiakea Elementary School
<br />and High School.
<br />So, thank you very much. I know this has been a long hall and appreciate, sir, Colonel Williams,
<br />Bob, for, you know, I know you've been very steadfast in all, navigating the bureaucracy to
<br />bring this project to this point. So, thank you very much, and thank you very much for EAH for
<br />coming up and stepping up and partner up with our volunteers to provide the housing
<br />development. So, I'll vote, Mr. Chairman, in favor of this project.
<br />CLARKSON: Well, before we make a commitment, we need to hear from the public who
<br />wishes to testify. Thank you. Please be seated, and we'll proceed now with public testimony.
<br />Two people have signed up to testify, Ken Fujimoto and Jeremy Kelley. Would you both please
<br />come forward? Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this
<br />matter before the Commission today?
<br />FUJIMOTO/KELLEY: I do.
<br />CLARKSON: Either one of you, whoever is proceeding, introduce yourself and then proceed
<br />with your testimony, please.
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