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COUNTY OF HAWAII •ice :'=.0 + STATE OF HAWAI`I BILL NO. 145 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 7, SECTIONS 6-7.3 AND 6-7.4; AND ARTICLE XVI OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CHARTER(2022 EDITION), RELATING TO THE WINDWARD AND LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Article VI, chapter 7, section 6-7.3, of the Hawai`i County Charter(2022 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-7.3. Windward Planning Commission. (a) There is established a windward planning commission that shall have jurisdiction over the area consisting of the judicial districts of Puna, South Hilo,North Hilo, Hamakua, and Ka`u. (b) There shall be seven members on this commission. The commission shall include one member from each of the judicial districts of Puna, South Hilo,North Hilo/Hamakua combined, and Ka`u and three "at-large"members selected from these districts. Not more than two members, appointed from any one judicial district, shall serve on the windward planning commission. (c) At least one member shall have substantial experience or expertise in one of the following categories of discipline, and each category shall be represented on the commission by a different member: (1) Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices,Native Hawaiian law or traditional Hawaiian land usage; (2) Land use planning, policies and principles; (3) Land development and construction; or f4) Environmental science, environmental protection or land conservation. [(c)](d) The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4. Each member representing a district shall be a legal resident and registered voter of that district. In addition,the director of public works and the manager of the department of water supply, or their designated representatives, shall serve as ex-officio members of the windward planning commission, without power to vote."