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Jill D. Raznov, Esq. <br /> Owner and Principal <br /> P.O. Box 836, Hilo, Hawaii 96721 <br /> A Bridge to Communication,LLC (808) 778-8992 <br /> f;tt jdraznov@gmail.com <br /> http://abridgetocommunciation.corn <br /> June 29, 2024 <br /> Sent via email at planning(a?hawaiicounty.gov <br /> Zendo Kern, Planning Director <br /> Planning Department, County of Hawaii <br /> 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Re: Statement of Qualifications and Expression of Interest(HRS§io3D-3o4) <br /> Aloha Mr. Kern: <br /> Pursuant to the Notice to Providers of Professional Services, dated June 1, 2024, I wish to provide <br /> professional services to the County of Hawaii, Nanning Department for fiscal year 2024-2025. My <br /> specific focus in the competitive selection process is in the following categories: <br /> PL.3) Community Planning (Community Organizing, Public Participation, <br /> Meeting Facilitation); <br /> PL.7) Community Planning (Land Use Hearing Officer); and <br /> PL.8) Community Nanning (Mediation Services) <br /> I have been a licensed Hawaii attorney since 2003, concentrating since 2012 in land use,real <br /> property,business transactions, contracts and association governance. I trained as a volunteer mediator <br /> in 2006 at the Mediation Center of the Pacific(MCP)in Honolulu and have mediated as a volunteer with <br /> Kuikahi Mediation Center(KMC) in Hilo since 2015. I have taken numerous professional trainings,most <br /> recently and notably,the highly regarded 42-hour"Mediating the Litigated Case" offered by Straus <br /> Institute for Dispute Resolution, Caruso School of Law, Pepperdine University in March 2021 and the <br /> Advanced Mediator Skills and Professional Development Symposium offered by the Mediation Center of <br /> the Pacific, and the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution,Appellate Mediation Program in June <br /> 2024. In September 2021, I was awarded a contract with KMC to mediate for the Landlord-Tenant <br /> Eviction Mediation Program(LTEMP), created and funded in August 2021 under House Bill 1376 (Act <br /> 57, amending the Hawaii Landlord-Tenant Code, Section 521-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes). This law <br /> arose in response to the Statewide eviction moratorium enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br /> Although Act 57 expired in August 2022, appropriated funds remained to expand the program into the <br /> Landlord-Tenant Mediation Program(LTMP), and my contract was renewed through July 2024. I am <br /> also listed as a mediator and facilitator with MCP's Access ADR program. In January 2022 I launched A <br /> Bridge to Communication, LLC, providing private professional mediation,facilitation and neutral <br /> services. I am the sole member of this business. I also continue to practice law as Of Counsel with the <br /> Law Offices of Yeh&Kim, LLLC in Hilo. The firm partner is Ronald Kim,who may be reached via email <br /> at: rkim@yehandkim.com and via phone at: (8o8) 961-0055. Please review my attached CV and website <br /> at http://abridgetocommunication.com to learn more about my background and qualifications. <br /> Recent mediations include: <br /> 1) Monthly mediations for the LTEMP and LTMP with KMC from August 2021 to present. <br /> Julie Mitchell is the Executive Director of KMC and may be reached via email at: <br /> JuliePhawaiimediation.org and by phone at: (8o8) 935-7844 ext. 5. <br /> 2) A mediation for the Planning Department, COH,which is ongoing and involves multiple <br />