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<br /> <br />MAYOR’S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES <br />c/o Hawai‘i County Office of Aging, <br />1055 Kino‘ole Street,Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />Wednesday, February 1, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities met at <br />10:00 a.m. in the Aging and Disability Resource Center Training Room, <br />1055 Kino‘ole Street, Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720, with Chair Paige De Lima <br />presiding. <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> Paige De Lima, Chair; Wesley Tanigawa, Vice Chair; <br />Jean Navarro, Laura Tobosa, Pauline Aughe, Janice Mancini, Jessica Arruda, <br />Edeltraud Hanoa, James Souza, Dr. Ron Wagner-Wright, Chris Cholas. <br /> <br />EXCUSED: <br /> Jesslie Hook, Dareth Pung-Boteilho. <br /> <br />OTHERS PRESENT AND GUESTS: <br /> Alysa Mitchener, P&R; Renee Schoen, <br />Corporation Counsel; Alan Parker, HCOA; Sandra Arriola, HCOA; Sam <br />Nagasawa, Aloha Independent Living Hawai‘i; Mar Ortaleza, Full Life; Sharon <br />Toriano and Teri Spinola-Campbell, HR; Ilihia Gionsin, Mayor’s Office. <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER: <br /> <br />The Chair <br /> called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. Everyone introduced <br />themselves. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 19, 2011 MEETING: <br /> <br />L. TobosaE. Hanoa <br /> moved to accept the minutes; seconded. All were in favor; <br />none opposed. <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Agenda Items): <br />There were no statements from the public. <br /> <br />The ChairChris Cholas <br /> introduced and welcomed as the newest member to the <br />Committee. Chris has been on the Big Island since 1997. He worked with the <br />Center for Independent Living, Disability Rights Center in Honolulu and is an <br />active member of the Disability Rights Hawai‘i non-profit group. He was sworn in <br />by Alan Parker. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />