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ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />(updated March 2023) <br />Purpose: To advise the Mayor and Council on matters relating to the <br />designation and safeguarding of exceptional trees in the County <br />of Hawaii. <br />Authority: Hawaii County Code, Sections 14-58 and 14-59 (in <br />conjunction with Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 58-2). <br />Appointment: Mayor, no confirmation is required. Members are co -terminus <br />with the Mayor. <br />Full Membership: six members, including the Planning Director or his designee <br />Specific Representation: none required. <br />Requirements: One member must be actively employed in the practice of <br />landscape architecture and no less than three others must be <br />selected on the basis of active participation in community <br />beautification or research programs or organizations involved in <br />the ecological sciences, including ethnobotany or Hawaiian. <br />Meeting frequency: no specific requirement <br />Financial Disclosure: not required to submit <br />Reappointment: per Mayor's discretion. <br />Qualities: Respected by the community as being community -minded and <br />oriented. Able to focus on the community needs as a whole <br />without catering to special or self-interest. <br />Current Members: Leonard Bisel, <br />Jonathan Sudler, <br />Robert Command, Planning Director designee. <br />Mark Odell <br />James Boyd Friday <br />Jill Wagner <br />Secretary/Contact: Office of the Mayor, 808-961-8211 <br />Attorney Assigned: Jean Campbell, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />*The information on this sheet is condensed. For full information see appropriate <br />Sections of the County Charter, County Code, and/or Hawaii Revised Statutes. <br />