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Yoshimoto, JET' ~G I CO
From: Tracy Matfin [tacy@permaculture-hawaii.com] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 6:55 PM
To: jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us 2
Subject: new rule change at council meetings t0~$ DEC l . r 1:_
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Mr. Yoshimoto, 0Lj`JT
I am writing to request the new rule change
"Prohibiting Council Members from asking questions during the public comment portion of
the meeting." _
not be passed. I am in support of your other two changes. This one, however, I feel
could greatly jeapardize the informational process that is part of why public comment
sessions are held. It is vitally important the council members be allowed to ask
questions while they are fresh in their minds. Waiting until the end of the session
allows the moment, thought, idea to pass; resulting in lost information.
As we saw in the recent hearings, had questions not been allowed, the truth of who many of
the testifiers were, and their conflicts of interest would NOT have surfaced.
Thank you for hearing my concern,
Sincerely,
Tracy Matfin
Pahoa, HI
Comm. No. 1.2-1
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