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would have introduced basically the same thing...without much <br /> substantive difference from as it has been introduced. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Thank you Mr. Takemoto...I appreciate it...Mr. Joseph <br /> Kamelamela please...Aloha Mai. <br /> Mr. Kamelamela: Aloha Chair and members of the Board of Ethics...my name is <br /> Joseph Kamelamela...I'm the Corp. Counsel...County of <br /> Hawaii..I'm going to be speaking on Petition 2018-03...most of <br /> the statement that I'll be making would be...based on the letter that <br /> I just submitted this morning...that's addressed to the board...in <br /> this petition...Council member Karen Eoff...District 8...Vice- <br /> Chair of the Council...Chair of the Planning Committee...requests <br /> a determination of the Board of Ethics as to whether she can <br /> introduce, discuss, or vote on proposed bill 108 that regulates <br /> short-term vacation rentals of residential units in zones not <br /> currently specifically zoned for or designated for hotel and resort <br /> type uses. Bill 108 serves to provide the County with the tools to <br /> allow short-term vacation rental to operate on the island of Hawai`i <br /> and to regulate them and to protect our residential <br /> neighborhoods...because as we have read in the papers you know <br /> there has been a lot of controversy of many of certain areas where <br /> there has been...you know an influx of such...short-term rentals <br /> which actually is taken away you know some rental units that are <br /> needed for people here. Now for the information and reasons that I <br /> will state hereafter, we believe that there's no conflict of interest <br /> that should refrain or recuse Council member Eoff from <br /> deliberating or voting on bill 108. Council member Eoff...true she <br /> owns a unit within the Kona Islander Inn...which is designated for <br /> hotel uses by the Hawai`i County zoning code. Bill 108 will not <br /> change the current zoning for Council member Eoff s unit, but she <br /> would have to register the use of the individual unit as a short-term <br /> vacation rental...and neither will she receive any additional land <br /> use privileges of unit upon passage of bill 108. The reason why <br /> I'm here is so that you know people would have a better <br /> understanding on how the County Council you know....operates <br /> and so the County Council...they determine through it's rules and <br /> order of business on how to you know do legislation...you know <br /> there's public hearings that they go through okay and then so <br /> there's a process and so in accordance with the County Council <br /> rules of procedure and organization of the 2016 -2018 Council <br /> term...it's states that any member of the Council who has a <br /> substantial financial and/or personal interest direct or indirect, in <br /> any action proposed or pending before the Council or a <br /> Committee, shall make full disclosure in writing to the Chairperson <br /> of such interest prior to the taking of any vote thereon as provided <br /> 6 <br />