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<br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
<br />PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT BY THE
<br />2025 COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI SALARY COMMISSION
<br />DATED AUGUST 28, 2025
<br />NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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<br />Pursuant to §204-2, Title IV – Rules of the County of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission, notice is hereby given that a
<br />public hearing will be held by the County of Hawai‘i Salary Commission for the purpose of considering
<br />proposed Findings of Fact in support of its decision to adjust the salaries and salary schedules of elected and
<br />appointed officials of the County of Hawaiʻi, set forth as “Exhibit A” (attached hereto), to be effective
<br />January 1, 2026.
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<br />Date: November 17, 2025 (Monday)
<br />Time: 10:00 a.m.
<br />Place: Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street,
<br /> First Floor, Room 1401, Hilo
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<br />Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following location:
<br />Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway,
<br />Building A, Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi
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<br />Commission members will participate in-person, via ZOOM, or by teleconference. Members of the
<br />public may attend this hearing either in-person, at the hearing location, or via ZOOM. For access to the
<br />hearing via ZOOM, please contact Glynis Yamada at Glynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.gov or
<br />(808) 961-8361, or by checking the November 17, 2025, agenda. Anyone wishing to testify orally via
<br />ZOOM, please sign up by 12 noon, Friday, November 14, 2025, by contacting Glynis Yamada.
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<br />The hearing shall be automatically recessed for up to thirty (30) minutes to restore communication when
<br />audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the hearing and with
<br />the in-person location identified in this notice. The hearing may reconvene when either audiovisual
<br />communication is restored, or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to
<br />restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the hearing as provided in this
<br />section within thirty (30) minutes after an interruption to communication, the hearing shall be
<br />automatically terminated.
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<br />All persons desiring to express their views on the above matter may do so orally at the hearing and can
<br />register with the Salary Commission staff or may submit written testimony at or before the hearing.
<br />Individuals presenting oral testimony will be given 3-minutes to express their views; however, subject to
<br />the Chair, may have an opportunity to extend beyond this time period.
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<br />Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on Friday, November 14: (1) By mail to the
<br />Salary Commission at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) By facsimile to
<br />(808) 961-8617; or (3) By email to Glynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.gov. All written, emailed, and oral
<br />submissions shall be fully considered and included in the record of the hearing.
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<br />Copies of the proposed Findings of Fact is available for public inspection at the Office of the Mayor and
<br />Office of the County Clerk, at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Copies of this notice and the proposed
<br />Findings of Fact may also be reviewed in person or purchased at the Department of Human Resources
<br />located at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or online at
<br />www.hawaiicounty.gov/human-resources, or by mail upon request. Copies cost $1.00 for the first page
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