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Saturday, February 20, 1999 <br />1:00 PM <br />HAWAII COUNTY COUNCILROOM <br />25 AUPUNI STREET <br />HILO, HAWAII <br />MINUTES <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />John Santangelo, by consensus, was appointed as the Interim Chairman and <br />called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM. <br />Members in attendance were Eddie M. Alonzo, Kevin M. Balog, Stephen G. <br />Bess, Marilyn Herkes, Susan B. Irvine, George A. Martin, John Ray, John <br />Santangelo. Daryl H. Kurozawa arrived at 1:25 p.m. <br />Roland Higashi was excused due to illness. <br />Chairman permitted members to introduce themselves. <br />INTRODUCTION OF COMMISSIONERS <br />JOHN RAY: John Ray, 25 year resident of the island, small businessman, <br />(restaurants, aquaculture), member of the County Council the past four years, <br />now president of the Hawaii Leeward Planning Council, which is a non-profit <br />organization in West Hawaii. <br />EDDIE ALONZO: My name is Eddie Alonzo, past Vice -Chair for the Planning <br />Commission, also a Councilmember in 1992. I am an auto technician for BJ'S 76 <br />Service Station. <br />GEORGE MARTIN: Long time employee of the Sugar companies. Worked my <br />way up in the union process there and President of Ookala Community <br />Association. Graduated high school here, went into the service, came back and <br />luckily got a job, lost it and luckily got another one. Hope I don't lose that one in <br />the future. <br />SUE IRVINE: I'm basically your sucker volunteer all sorts of boards and <br />commissions. Lived in Hilo for the last 26 years. I am with the League of <br />Women Voters. <br />GARY YOSHIYAMA: I am Gary Yoshiyama, a labor representative for the past <br />24 years with The Hawaii Government Employees Association. I guess what <br />might come up during the course of all our deliberations and hearings is that I am <br />representative of all our organizations; representative of public employees of the <br />1 <br />