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<br /> <br /> <br /> 0Vos <br /> y <br /> Stephen K. Yamashiro Richard Wurdeman <br /> Mayor A - Corporation Counsel <br /> OrNr'~f <br /> <br /> Y aixnfV of Cttftiaii <br /> <br /> OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL <br /> 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4262 • (808) 961.8251 • Fax (808) 961-8622 <br /> 16 July 1998 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Mr. Donald Ikeda <br /> County Clerk <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 9672 <br /> RE: INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM <br /> <br /> Dear Mr. Ikeda: <br /> <br /> On July 8, 1998, you pointed out an incongruity in the Hawaii <br /> County Charter (HCC), which had apparently not been noted before. <br /> Presently, the section relating to County Council Action on <br /> initiative petitions, HCC §11-6, required that they be processed <br /> pursuant to Section 3-9 and 3-11 of HCC, relating to resolution <br /> and emergency ordinances respectively. <br /> In earlier editions of the HCC, what is now Section 3-8 (Actions <br /> of the Council) was codified as Section 3-9. What is now 3-10 <br /> (Ordinance) was 3-11. (HCC 1968, 1980 editions). <br /> <br /> It appears that in rearranging the order of the sections in <br /> Article 3 for the publication of the current 1991 edition, the <br /> editor neglected to note that these sections were referred to in <br /> other Articles. <br /> Thus, my conclusion is that notwithstanding the incongrous <br /> results of the editing error, §11-6 should be construed to refer <br /> to §3-8 and §3-10, as codified in the present Charter. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> R~~~ WURDEMAN <br /> Corporation Counsel <br /> RDW:19011,bre <br />