Comm No 0053.02 - Ad Hoc Committee Report re Ballot Questions

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commission, meeting separately, and each commission shall make its own recommendation to the council. Each planning commission, meeting separately, shall make its own recommendations to the council on changes to the subdivision and zoning codes and any other planning or land use matters which apply generally and not to a specific area. The planning director shall determine which commission shall take jurisdiction over any matters when not fully established by the charter.” Section 8. Article VI, Chapter 7, Section 6-7.6, of the Hawai‘i County Charter (2018 Edition), is repealed: \[Section 6-7.6. Transitional Provisions.\] \[(a) The existing planning commission shall remain in effect and continue to hear and decide matters pursuant to Section 6-7.3, Hawai‘i County Charter (2000), until April 1, 2009, the date upon which the windward planning commission and the leeward planning commission becomes effective. Matters pending before the existing planning commission that are not finally decided by April 1, 2009, will be transferred to the windward or leeward planning commissions, as appropriate to be finalized. (b) Members of the existing planning commission whose terms will not have expired on April 1, 2009, shall hold over and continue to serve the remainder of their respective terms on the windward and the leeward planning commissions, duly assigned according to their respective residence address. (c) If there shall exist vacancies on either the windward planning commission or the leeward planning commission not filled by term hold over, the mayor shall appoint the remaining members of the windward planning commission and the leeward planning commission in accordance with Section 13-4, Hawai‘i County Charter (2000).\]” Section 9. Article VI, Chapter 9, Section 6-9.3, of the Hawai‘i County Charter (2018 Edition), is amended to read as follows: “Section 6-9.3. Game Management Advisory Commission. There shall be a game management advisory commission consisting of nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. \[One member shall be a resident of each council district.\] Each of the nine council districts shall be represented by a resident appointed from that district. The terms of the members shall be as prescribed in Section 13-4. The commission shall select its chairperson from its voting members, and five voting members shall constitute a quorum. For the benefit of present and future generations, the game management advisory commission shall advise County, State and Federal agencies on matters related to the preservation of subsistence hunting and fishing, as well as protecting traditional and cultural gathering rights. The commission may also advise County, State, and Federal agencies on any matter affecting the taking and conservation of aquatic life and wildlife, including proposed rules, and shall communicate its findings and recommendations to these agencies. The commission shall promulgate recommendations that conserve and protect the natural and cultural resources of Hawai‘i in furtherance of the self-sufficiency 5