2004-04 Council Term Limits Article III, Section 3-2, Hawaii County Charter

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Hawaii County Council December 21, 1994 Perhaps in the future, I may introduce a bill for consideration by this Council to let the voters decide whether they would want a two-year or four-year Council term. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. CHR, OSORIO: Thank you, Mr. Arakaki. Mr. Domingo. MR. DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think Mr. Evans, this morning, brought up some good points in considering this matter this morning; and he indicated that there is a system and we keep in check and evaluate the performance of a politician every two years now, and I seem to go along with the same idea in feeling that the people should be the ones to alternately decide, and they do, as to who will be serving them in a County Council or any lawmaking body. I feel that to impose such limits upon this whole issue is also limiting the people and their right to decide an individual' s ability to serve in government. People, by voting at the polls, have said that right, and what we will be doing is, in some ways, curtailing that right that is before them. But as often mentioned in this Council, if we would put this before the public and have them decide whether they really want it, I have no problem on this particular issue. One point to consider is, it' s not, this comment is not made for any personal gain or anything because as you all obviously know, it probably won't affect me. CHR. OSORIO: At all, that's for sure. Any other comments? (There were none. ) If not, Madam Clerk, would you call the roll? The roll call vote on Bill 5 was as follows : AYES: Councilmembers Arakaki, Bonk-Abramson, Childs, De Lima, Domingo, Rath, Ray, Smith and Chairman Osorio - 9 . NOES: None. CHR, OSORIO: That ' s really good. Bill 5 is adopted on first reading. I hope you all feel the same way when it comes up again. 149