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From: shannon rudolph [shannonkona@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:21 AM 7008 DEC 1 M, 12 330
To: jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us r.
Subject: Council rule changes H +?,,P11
Aloha Council member Yoshimoto,
Congratulations on your "promotion".
I know you are just trying to speed things up by the proposed rule changes and I understand, having sat
through many years of council meetings. However, I am very concerned about council members not
being able to answer questions of the testifiers.
For example, In past meetings council members would have been "prohibited" from asking questions
of the testifiers, the truth of who these testifiers were, and their conflicts of interest would not have
surfaced. As it was, many had conflicts of interest and did not disclose them.
Also, most people will leave after testifying and then would not be there to answer a question at the
end.
Can't we please compromise on this rule? Say, council members can ask questions, but not comment?
Council members have that particular moment to add to their knowledge of the issue to make better
informed decisions.
I think this one rule change would be a tragedy for the important decisions that you all have to make.
I know you are a reasonable man and see the benefit of having all of the information that you need -
minus the comments but not the important questions. Please modify this proposed rule to include
questions from council members, they are very.important.
Again, congratulations and good luck!
Mahalo,
Shannon Rudolph
P.O.234 Holualoa, Hi. 96,725
Comm. No. /.7
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