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Merit Appeals Board <br />MS. MATHEWS: Not at this time. Thank you. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Mr. Kunz? <br />MR. KUNZ: No. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Ms. De Soto. <br />MS. DE SOTO: No. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Mr. Wiseman. <br />MR. WISEMAN: No. <br />March 24, 2023 <br />CHR. CABANAS: And I don't have any questions either. So, you may proceed to the <br />community relations report. <br />Community Relations <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. Thank you. The second item is—I've added a community relations <br />section on my director's report for this meeting. <br />Part of—as I've mentioned in previous Merit Appeals Board meetings, part of us rebranding in <br />HR is focusing on community and we're focusing more on what County employees do within <br />our community. And so, as an example, as director of human resources, I have started to engage <br />in more community events outside of recruitment and I just, kind of, wanted to give you an <br />update on some of the events that I've participated in so far. <br />I am the newest member on the UHH College of Business and Economics Advisory Board. I've <br />attended a couple of events that they've already had as an advisory board member. The first <br />event they had was a presentation by one of their professors for artificial intelligence and its <br />application to key industries in Hawaii Island. That was a very interesting presentation done. <br />And the professor did a great overview on how "AI"is what they're calling it—is going to <br />affect industries going forward, and new technology that's coming out, and how it's going to <br />affect the workforce. <br />In fact, the City and County of Honolulu is actually going to start applying Al in identifying <br />common errors in the building permitting process to help them streamline and make that process <br />more efficient. So, we're looking to collaborate more on this issue. And so, I've expressed my <br />interest with the college to include me on future discussions. <br />The second event that I attended as an advisory board member was yesterday at the Hawai `i <br />Island Chamber of Commerce. It was a meet -and -greet and discussion with the new director of <br />college of—UHH College of Business and Economics, Mr. Todd Inouye. It was a, kind of a <br />Page 4 <br />