Providing Testimony to the County Council

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Providing Testimony to the Hawai‘i County Council There are two methods by which you can provide testimony to the county council on matters the council or its committees have placed on an agenda: Written (four methods of submission): (1)By mail, address to: J Yoshimoto, Chairperson and Members of the Hawai‘i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (2)By facsimile (fax): (808) 961-8912. (3)By email: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us For written testimony by mail, fax or email, submit by 12:00 noon the previous business day of the meeting(s). Such testimony received after 12:00 noon will still be received for the record and will be presented to the Council or Committee members as soon as practicable, which often means that your testimony is not distributed until after the actual meeting. (4)Delivered in person, at meeting: bring 14 copies for distribution. Please submit separate testimony for each agenda item. Oral (in person statements from the public): Must pertain to a matter on the committee’s/council’s agenda.  Usually can be provided at one of six locations, via videoconferencing.  Check the meeting agenda to determine where the meeting is to be held and whether testimony can be provided from video-conferenced sites. (Call Clerk’s office at 961-8255 for more information.) Requires registration with the County Clerk’s staff, indicating the item  on which the testifier wishes to speak. If wishing to speak on more than one item, register for each instance  (you may speak only once for each item). Limit testimony to three minutes, including any summary (if helpful,  practice testimony to ensure you will remain within the three-minute limit). Be available; if you miss your opportunity, the chair may or may not  recall your name after all other testimony has been provided. Direct remarks to the chair, not to any individual council member or  member of the audience.