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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL <br />OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS <br />DATE: September 19, 2023 Re: Comm. No. 426/Res. No. 240-23 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred <br />Resolution No. 240-23, reports as follows: <br />Resolution 240-23, introduced by Council Member Heather L. Kimball via Communication <br />No. 426 dated September 1, 2023, approves the Hawaii County Council legislative proposals <br />and priorities to be considered for inclusion in the 2024 Hawaii State Association of Counties <br />Legislative Package. <br />This resolution includes proposals relating to the regulation of tobacco and regulating traffic on <br />hazardous roads and in sensitive areas, and six policy priorities relating to: (1) dangerous dogs; <br />(2) the lawful sale or distribution of wild -caught ungulate meat; (3) pathways for midwifery <br />licensure; (4) extended producer responsibility to address solid waste; (5) increasing access to <br />mental health providers for youth in rural counties; and (6) financing of residential cesspool <br />conversions. <br />Several members spoke in favor of the resolution. <br />Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose <br />and intent of Resolution No. 240-23, and recommends its adoption. <br />HE <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />EVANS <br />X <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />LEE LOY <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL <br />OPERATIONS AND <br />EXTE L AFFAIRS <br />CINDY EVA S, CHAIR <br />GOEAC REPOR�'�O.b 4 <br />ADOPTED: 1111 <br />