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<br />ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />c/o Office of the Mayor, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br /> ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />REGULAR MEETING MINUTES <br />DECEMBER 11, 2025, 3:00PM <br />HAWAI‘I COUNTY BUILDING, PUEO CONFERENCE ROOM <br />25 AUPUNI STREET, SUITE 2601, HILO, HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Staff Secretary Micah Alameda assumed the role as Acting Chair and called the meeting to <br />order at 3:04 p.m. <br /> <br />ATTENDANCE <br />Present: George Applegate, Member <br /> Joel Rathje, Member (Planning Director’s Designee) (Via Zoom) <br /> Jill Kubojiri, Member <br /> Jill M. Wagner, Member (Via Zoom) <br /> Michelle “Mitchie” Hanano, Member (Via Zoom) <br /> <br />Not Present: Ty Medeiros, Member <br /> <br />Also present: Micah Alameda, Office of the Mayor <br /> Jean Campbell, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> Bernard & Valerie Sadoulet, Testifier, Exceptional Tree Applicant <br /> Charla Thompson, Public <br /> Janice Hata, Public <br /> Kawelo Kalili, Public <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br />a. Testimony provided by Bernard and Valerie Sadoulet in support of their exceptional tree <br />application. <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS <br />a.ii, grew up asa farming family, <br />and started working in the tourism industry in 1966 at the Naniloa Hotel. <br />b. Joel Rathje: Planning Director’s Designee and has a background in environmental <br />planning. <br />c. Jill Kubojiri: Retired school teacher, married with two kids, and two dogs. <br />d. Jill M. Wagner: Served on the Arborist Advisory Committee before. She is a forester, <br />forest industry and wood workers growing trees. A real tree fanatic. <br />e. Michelle “Mitchie” Hanano: Born in East Hraised in Waimea, she operates a <br />family nursery that grows poinsettias. They work with foresters in Koa trees in <br />reforestation projects. And do landscaping for clients in the Waimea area. <br /> <br />ELECTION <br />a. Election for Chair: <br /> <br />