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(1) The Council states in writing the reasons for its finding that an unanticipated event has occurred and that an emergency meeting is necessary and the attorney general concurs that the conditions necessary for an emergency meeting under this subsection exist; (2) Two-thirds of all members to which the Council is entitled agree that the conditions necessary for an emergency meeting under this subsection exist; (3) The finding that an unanticipated event has occurred and that an emergency meeting is necessary and the agenda for the emergency meeting under this subsection are filed with the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office, and in the Council's office; (4) Persons requesting notification on a regular basis are contacted by mail or telephone as soon as practicable; and (5) The Council limits its action to only that action which must be taken on or before the date that a meeting would have been held, had the Council noticed the meeting pursuant to section 92-7. For purposes of this part, an "unanticipated event" means: (A) An event which members of the Council did not have sufficient advance knowledge of or reasonably could not have known about from information published by the media or information generally available in the community; (B) A deadline established by a legislative body, a court, or a federal, state, or county agency beyond the control of a Council; or (C) A consequence of an event for which reasonably informed and knowledgeable Council members could not have taken all necessary action. (c) The reference for this section is HRS 92-8. 6. Videoconference Meetings. (a) The Committees and Council may hold videoconference meetings provided that: rd