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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br /> DATE: March 12, 2013 Re: Comm. No. 149 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 11:05 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 149, reports as <br /> follows: <br /> Communication No. 149, from Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated February 15, 2013, transmits the <br /> nomination of Mr. Hiram P. Rivera to the Kona Community Development Plan Action <br /> Committee. <br /> Mr. Rivera is a lifelong resident of Hawai`i County and resides in North Kona with his wife and <br /> family. He is a lineal descendent of the ahapua'a of Kahalu'u; his family's heritage extends over <br /> 200 years on the Island of Hawai`i. Mr. Rivera was raised on a Kona coffee and macadamia nut <br /> farm, graduated from Konawaena High School, and is a past president of the Lion's Club. He is <br /> the owner of a site construction company locally based in Kona. Mr. Rivera's local knowledge <br /> of Kailua's past and present development will assist the Action Committee in determining its <br /> future. <br /> Council member Ford stated that she would not be supporting the nomination of Mr. Rivera due <br /> to concern that the committee may not be balanced and has too many development oriented <br /> members. <br /> Mr. Rivera was informed that he does not need to appear before the full Council for final <br /> confirmation. <br /> PC Rept. No.: 27 <br />