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<br />REGULAR SESSION MINUTES <br />JANUARY 29, 2026 <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY, KAILUA-KONA,HI <br />CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />Chair Yamadacalled the meeting to order at 9:00a.m.Themeeting was held in person, <br />witha courtesy livestream. <br />Present:Greg Yamada, Chair <br />Wendy Botelho, Vice Chair <br />Arthur Buckman, Commissioner <br />Lloyd Enriquez, Commissioner <br />Junior Fischer, Commissioner <br />Eileen Lacerte, Commissioner <br />Jacob Tavares, Commissioner <br />Bernadette Urban-Smith, Commissioner <br />Absent:Rick Robinson, Commissioner <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present:Sinclair Salas-Ferguson, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Charisse Correa, Secretary <br />CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS <br />Chair Yamada opened the meeting with housekeeping announcements. Attendees were <br />asked to turn off or silence their cell phones. Members of the public wishing to testify <br />were instructed to fill out a sign-up form at the front table. Warning that anyone willfully <br />disrupting the meeting may be removed. Due to time constraints, public testimony was <br />limited to up to two (2) minutes per testifier. Commissioners were asked to indicate if <br />they could not stay for the full day (today and tomorrow). <br />Public testimony could be providedat the start of the meeting,and/or atthe time each <br />related agenda item is called.Testifiers were asked tocome up when called in pairs <br />(two at a time)and state their first and last name and the agenda item. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />Andrew Burian,retired Assistant Chief of Police, 34 years with HPD, testified in strong <br />support of Reed Mahuna for Chief.Has supervised Mahuna and also worked under him, <br />describing him as a phenomenal leader and the best candidate. <br /> <br />