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Hawaii County Charter Commission -16
<br />July 24, 2020
<br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Thank you Mr. Chairman. You know first of all I want to
<br />thank each and every one of the Commission members. You know it has been my
<br />pleasure, my honor, to serve with all of you as your legal counsel and to watch all
<br />of the discussions and you know, all of the things that we did. You know I want
<br />to say that it means a lot to me as well as to everyone in our community for
<br />people like yourselves to put yourselves out there. To listen to the community
<br />concerns, to be able to listen to the different ideas, and then come to a solution or
<br />a resolution as to what to do. You know these Charter Commissions, they only
<br />happen every 10 years, and you know, it is a really special Commission because
<br />we are with a common purpose and that is to better our community, our County,
<br />and so you know with that in mind, you know, I am proud of the work that the
<br />Commission has done.
<br />I can't begin to express the appreciation because of the challenges, the time
<br />commitments everyone has faced, and to Chair Adams, you did an awesome job
<br />as Chair. Your leadership, you diplomacy, have been very much appreciated. To
<br />the staff, to Mr. Henricks, he has been terrific. Support staff, to Shannon, as well,
<br />I can't say enough about the good work. I think this shows, this Commission
<br />shows how the process works, and I know the Chair is very cognizant of believing
<br />in the process and I think we all do. And I think this shows that when you follow
<br />the process, you know, good things can happen, so I want to thank everyone
<br />again.
<br />CHR. ADAMS: Thank you Mr. Yoshimoto. I am going to go to Mr. Henricks.
<br />MR. HENRICKS: Thank you for this opportunity Chair Adams. It's real simple
<br />for me. There's probably over 150,000 people that were eligible for this
<br />Commission, and the Mayor found the best 11 people. So kudos to the Mayor,
<br />honestly. That is the most important part of this process. Everything we did
<br />afterwards is a reflection upon finding the right people that we know are going to
<br />care and take their time and listen to each other, to the community, and have a
<br />really diverse viewpoint and as Commissioner Hamano said, respect,
<br />professionalism.
<br />I am a very sentimental person. I am actually kind of sad right now. This is hard.
<br />And I know when I look back in my life, hopefully as I get older, this is going to
<br />be very special to me so thank you all for making these great memories for
<br />myself. Secondary only to my family memories, are professional ones and this is
<br />a highlight, so thank you all. You did fantastic work and I really appreciate how
<br />much you appreciated what we had to offer as staff and gave us this opportunity
<br />to do this and thank you Shannon, thank you J, thank you Leslie Chow, and
<br />Donna Eckersley, Susan, Jeanette, you know, Sherry, everybody that pitched in to
<br />do this for the people of this island, congratulations.
<br />CHR. ADAMS: Vice -Chair Zelko-Schlueter.
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