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Jill D. Raznov, Esq. <br /> Owner and Principal <br /> • P.O. Box ioi6o, Hilo, Hawaii 96721 <br /> A Bridge to Communication,LLC, (808) 778-8992 <br /> jdraznov@gmail.com <br /> http://abridgetocommunciation.com <br /> August 15, 2025 <br /> Sent via email at planning@ghawaiicounty.gov <br /> Jeffrey W. Darrow, Planning Director <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> ioi Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br /> Hilo, HI 9672o <br /> 8o8-961-8288 <br /> Re: Statement of Qualification and Expression of Interest(HRS§io3D-3o4)—Professional <br /> Services, Category PL.7 Community Planning (Land Use Hearing Officer,Attorneys, <br /> Planners or others with experience) <br /> Aloha Mr. Darrow: <br /> Pursuant to the Notice to Providers of Professional Services,dated June 1, 2025, and the <br /> Additional Notice, sent July 15, 2025, I wish to provide professional services to the County of Hawaii, <br /> Nanning Department for fiscal year 2025-2026 in the following category: <br /> PL.7) Community Planning(Land Use Hearing Officer,Attorney's, Planners or others with <br /> experience) <br /> My primary interest is in serving as a mediator for contested cases, and I am also available to <br /> serve as a hearing officer in these types of matters as well. I have been a licensed Hawaii attorney since <br /> 2003, concentrating since 2012 in land use,real property,business transactions, contracts and <br /> association governance. I trained as a volunteer mediator in 2006 at the Mediation Center of the Pacific <br /> (MCP)in Honolulu and have mediated as a volunteer with Kuikahi Mediation Center(KMC)in Hilo since <br /> 2015,which I continue to do regularly. I have taken numerous professional trainings,most recently and <br /> notably,the highly regarded 42-hour"Mediating the Litigated Case" offered by Straus Institute for <br /> Dispute Resolution, Caruso School of Law, Pepperdine University in March 2021 and the Advanced <br /> Mediator Skills and Professional Development Symposium offered by the Mediation Center of the Pacific, <br /> and the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution,Appellate Mediation Program in June 2024. In <br /> September 2021, I was awarded a contract with KMC to mediate for the Landlord-Tenant Eviction <br /> Mediation Program(LTEMP), created and funded in August 2021 under House Bill 1376 (Act 57, <br /> amending the Hawaii Landlord-Tenant Code, Section 521-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes).This law arose in <br /> response to the Statewide eviction moratorium enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.Although Act 57 <br /> expired in August 2022, appropriated funds remained to expand the program into the Landlord-Tenant <br /> Mediation Program(LTMP), and my contract was renewed through July 2024. I am also listed as a <br /> mediator and facilitator with MCP's Access ADR program. In January 2022, I launched A Bridge to <br /> Communication, LLC,providing private professional mediation,facilitation and neutral services. I am <br /> the sole member of this business. I also continue to practice law as Of Counsel with the Law Offices of <br /> Yeh&Kim, LLLC in Hilo. The firm partner is Ronald Kim,who may be reached via email at: <br /> rkim@yehandkim.com and via phone at: (808) 961-0055. Please review my attached CV and website at <br /> http://abridgetocommunication.com to learn more about my background and qualifications. <br /> Recent mediations include: <br /> 1) Ongoing volunteer mediations with KMC(1-2x per month).Julie Mitchell is the Executive <br /> Director of KMC and may be reached via email at: JuliePhawaiimediation.org and by <br /> phone at: (808) 935-7844 ext. 5. <br />