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MR. UNGER: Chairman Ed, I have a question. <br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Yes, Mr. Unger. <br />MR. UNGER: For today's meeting you have proposed talking about Articles I -IV. If <br />someone were to approach us later on regarding these Articles, just because we're discussing <br />them today, they're not prohibited from coming to us later and discussing these sections? <br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Mr. Hookano, would it be precluded from later allowing a member of <br />the public to come and give testimony regarding a particular section that we have already <br />covered? <br />MR. HOOKANO: No, they could still give testimony. If it's not listed on the agenda <br />specifically, it's at the call of the Chair whether he wants to allow it our not. The Sunshine <br />Law says that you can testify on things that are listed on the agenda. Theirs is nothing that <br />prohibits you from revisiting sections at a later time, so it would be at the call of the Chair if <br />it's not on the agenda whether to allow someone to testify on something. <br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Thank you. Does that answer your question Mr. Unger? <br />MR. UNGER: Yes. <br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Any other discussion on the proposed schedule for reviewing the <br />Articles? <br />MR. NAHALE -A: Yes, I have a question, Mr. Chair. As an agenda item, it is just letting the <br />public know that we will be having some focused conversations. We really can't take any <br />actions at all, even make a committee, since that's not listed on the agenda, is that correct? <br />MR. HOOKANO: It all depends on what is listed on the agenda. For example, Agenda <br />Item 5 on today's agenda says discussion of Articles I -IV of the Hawaii County Charter. At <br />this time you cannot propose a Charter Amendment because you are only discussing those <br />sections. There is nothing that says you are going to be making changes today. <br />MR. NAHALE -A: But, could we make an ad -hoc committee? <br />MR. HOOKANO: The formation of an ad -hoc committee depends on what the focus is. <br />There is nothing on the agenda to create a committee at this time. <br />MR. NAHALE-A: So really, the way the agenda item is listed, we can just talk openly about <br />those Articles. <br />MR. HOOKANO: If you wanted to propose an ad -hoc committee, you would have to <br />agendize it and mention the scope of that committee. The basics for the agenda is that a <br />person from the public that reads the agenda has to reasonably know what is going to be <br />discussed and decided on at the meeting. <br />11 <br />