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SECTION 2. Article VI, chapter 7, section 6-7.4, of the Hawai`i County Charter(2022 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 6-7.4. Leeward Planning Commission. (a) There is established a leeward planning commission that shall have jurisdiction over the area consisting of the judicial districts of North Kohala, South Kohala, North Kona, and South Kona. (b) There shall be seven members on this commission. The commission shall include one member from each of the judicial districts of North Kohala, South Kohala, North Kona and South Kona and three "at-large" members selected from these districts.Not more than two members, appointed from any one judicial district, shall serve on the leeward planning commission. (c) At least one member shall have 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) Climate resilience, natural resource management or agricultural sustainability; or (3) 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 leeward planning commission, without power to vote." SECTION 3. Article XVI of the Hawai`i County Charter (2022 Edition) is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Section 16- . Transitional Provisions for the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions. (a) The 2024 amendments made to Sections 6-7.3 and 6-7.4 shall not affect the term of any member on the windward planning commission or leeward planning commission who is serving on the effective date of the amendments. Unless vacating the commission sooner, each member may continue in service on the commission until the expiration of the member's term. (b) If any vacancy occurs on the windward planning commission or leeward planning commission,the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with Sections 6-7.3 and 6-7.4. Taking into consideration the qualifications of sitting members, the initial appointees following the effective date of the amendments shall fall within at least one of the unfilled categories specified in those sections until there is a different member representing each category." 2