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JOSEPH K. KAMELAMELA 41 I'iwipolena Road Hilo, HI (808) 961-5119 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF LAW nka WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW JD 1979 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BS General Engineering 1975 BAR ADMISSIONS Hawaii State Bar -October 2, 1979 United States District Court for the District of Hawaii -October 2, 1979 Ninth Circuit, United State Courts of Appeals -September 10, 1990 Supreme Court of the United States of America -December 6, 2004 EXPERIENCE PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES (January 2015 - Present) Researched, reviewed documents and advised an individual on a potential small court claim for an alleged breach of an oral contract to repaint a house; researched and reviewed Hawaii County planning records to prepare and discuss with residents at a community forum at the Cooper Center on October 30, 2015 the law concerning private abandoned roads within the Volcano Village; since July 2015 to the present, drafted and established a Procurement Rules and Procedure, including the creation of a Procurement Compliance Committee that also assisted in the drafting and finalization of contracts for professional providers and construction contractor, to ensure that the non-profit Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Inc., properly administers the $425,000 state grants-in-aid for its project on County leased land at the makai corner of the Kawili/Kapiolani intersection to establish a veterans' center and affordable housing in Hilo to serve veterans and military members and their families. OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL, COUNTY OF HAWAII (February 1987 - December 2014 (retired)) Member of the Litigation Team (February 1987 - February 1, 2012); Litigation Supervising Division Head (July 2001- February 1, 2012); Senior Deputy Corporation Counsel (February 1, 2012 - July 15, 2014)