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PC-5 Page 2 December 19, 2000 wntten ob~ecttons are made to the planning director's actions under this section, said actions shall be subject to review by the Board of Appeals in accordance with Section 5-6 3, unless otherwise provided by law or this charter. (i) Perform such other related duties and functions as may be necessary or required pursuant to law and this charter." Favorable testimony at today's Planning Committee meeting came from Mayor Hairy Kim, Ed Clazk, and Bob Akamine. Anson Chong was present and would have spoken if there were any questions to his written testimony In addition, there were over forty written testimonies and letters which were submitted in favor of the appointment Mayor Ktm explazned that he sought Mr. Yuen for the position, and that Mr. Yuen did not personally apply for the position He stated that he knows the critical importance of the Planning Director, so he needed someone who "undeistood the whole picture...understood the sensitivity of the Planning Director's fob .and had a balance." Mayor Kim also explained that in his interview with Mr. Yuen, he emphasized the importance of being balanced, and "once you work for the County government of Hawaii and once you, especially represent the Planning Department and you work for the Office of the Mayor, you will be fair You will follow the Hiles of laws of this land and you will be balanced Where there aze no laws, you will use a sense of what is nght " Opposition came from two speakeis, Patnck Kahawaiola`a and Harold Jim, who spoke about the County's role in dealing with Hawaiian Homes Lands Your Chair mentioned that she asked Mr Yuen to submit a letter listing his qualifications because of the publicity received from the media In his submittal, Mr Yuen responded to questions about himself, his background and his perspectives on the position of the Planning Director He also • included Webster's Collegiate Dictionary definition of `administrative as "of or relating to administration, or of an administration," which is not very helpful, but the synonym is "executive " • defined "administration" according to Webster, as 1 The act or process of administenng, 2 Performance of executive dunes Management; 3 The execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy malung, 4 a) a body of persons who administer, b) Cap a group constituting the political executive in a presidential government, c) A governmental agency or board 5 The term of office of an administrative officer or body • included the Random House Dictionary definition of "administer" which is "to manage (affairs, a government, etc have executive charge of." • explained that the most commonly accepted definition of "administrative" and the related words "administration" and "administer" is "executive". • explained 'for my administrative qualifications, Irely primanly on my eight years as the Hawaii Island member of the Boazd of Land and Natural Resources, which, by law, is an "executive board" which manages the Department of Land and Natural PC-5