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A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY AMENDING RULE NO. 10, VOTING, RELATING TO "KANALUA." WHEREAS, the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai`i ("the Rules") govern the affairs of the Council of the County of Hawai`i ("Council"); and WHEREAS, the Rules were duly adopted as provided in Resolution No. 4-12, Draft 2, during the initial convening of the Council on December 3, 2012; and WHEREAS, the Rules were amended as provided in Resolution No. 22-13, adopted on January 9, 2013; and WHEREAS, the Council first incorporated rules relating to kanalua voting with the adoption of Resolution No. 13-96 on December 18, 1996, which states: "Two kanalua votes shall be recorded as an affirmative vote."; and WHEREAS, Rule No. 10, Section 5, currently states: "Any Council Member who has reservations, pro or con, on any motion may vote in a clear voice `kanalua.' After all the members have voted, the Committee Chairperson or Clerk, as the case may be, will again ask any members who voted `kanalua' to give a voice vote. If the voting member again votes `kanalua,' the vote shall be recorded as an `aye' vote."; and WHEREAS, the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary defines "kanalua" as "Doubtful, undecided, dubious, uncertain; to doubt, hesitate, distrust; reluctance, doubt, hesitation. Members of the Territorial legislature abstained from voting by saying, 'kanalua.'"; and WHEREAS, the Council discourages abstentions from voting except for stated conflicts of interest as provided in Rule No. 10, Section 6; and WHEREAS, the Council is cautious about the correct spelling, pronunciation and the use of the word "kanalua"to mean an affirmative vote; and WHEREAS, language of Rule No. 10 to be deleted is bracketed and stricken and language to be added is underscored, as indicated in the attached Exhibit A; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Rule No. 10 of the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai`i is hereby amended as indicated in the attached Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this amendment shall take effect upon approval.