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• <br />for certain decisions. In accordance with this legislative intent, agency hearings <br />pursuant to Chapter 91 should be held by the Planning Commission and appeals <br />be made directly to the judicial courts. <br />3. In order to clearly separate the functions of the decision-making body and the <br />appellate body, the Board of Appeals is placed for administrative purposes in the <br />Office of the Corporation Counsel instead of the Planning Department. <br />In addition, the bill makes less significant changes to clarify and reinforce the following <br />existing practices and mandates: <br />1. Includes duties of the Planning Commission as those assigned by state statute. <br />2. Reinforces that the Planning Commission will hold public hearings on any <br />matter upon which they must act. <br />3. Clarifies the kinds of matters which would be appealable from the administrative <br />decisions of the Planning Director and the Chief Engineer. <br />4. Underscores the preference for Board of Appeals members to have planning and <br />construction expertise. <br />SECTION 2. Section 5-4.2 of the Hawaii County Charter (1991), relating to the <br />Planning Director, is amended to read as follows: <br />"Section 5-4.2. Planning Director. The planning director shall be appointed by <br />the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The director <br />shall be the administrative head of the department and shall: <br />(a) Serve as the chief planning officer of the county and the technical advisor <br />to the mayor, planning commission, and council on all planning and related matters. <br />-2- <br />