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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br />DATE: Apri120, 2004 <br />PLACE: Councilroom <br />TIME: 2:25p.m. <br />RE: Communication No. 564 <br />Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo. Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 564, reports as <br />follows: <br />Communication No. 564, dated March 22, 2004, is from Mayor Harry Kim submitting <br />the appointment of Mr. Francis I. Kuailani, Sr., to serve on the Kailua Village Design <br />Commission. <br />According to Communication No. 564, Mr. Kuailani is a life long resident of Hawaii and <br />is a law enforcement officer with Wackenhut Security. He has also served as the <br />Superintendent for the Kaloko Honokohau National Historic Park and the Puukohola <br />Heiau National Historic Site and as a Ranger for the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. <br />Mr. Kuailani is not affiliated with any political party. If confirmed, Mr. Kuailani will <br />fulfill the Commission's culture and history slot and serve until December 31, 2006. <br />At today's meeting, Mr. Wendell Hatada, Executive Assistant, Office of the Mayor, and <br />Mr. Kuailani answered committee questions regarding the nomination. Many members <br />of the committee commended Mr. Kuailani's willingness to serve and spoke in favor of <br />his nomination. <br />The Hawaii County Code, Chapter 25, Section 25-7-2, relating to Zoning and the Kailua <br />Village Design Commission delineates the membership requirements of the Kailua <br />Design Commission as the following: <br />(a) The design commission shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the <br />mayor with the approval of the council. <br />(b) The members shall be representative of the Kona district, provided that a majority of <br />the appointive members shall have lived or worked in the Kailua Village for a <br />minimum of two years prior to this appointment. <br />(c) The design commission members shall include two design professionals (registered <br />architects and/or landscape architects), two members with backgrounds in building <br />construction and/or engineering, two members with knowledge about historic Kona, <br />its cultural values and resources, and the remaining three members representing local <br />business or property owners. <br />PC REPORT NO. 83 <br />