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APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHR. HAITSUKA: Let's move on to the approval of the minutes for the April 9, 2009 meeting. Do we have a motion to approve the minutes? Ms. Jarman moved to approve the minutes of the April 9, 2009 Hawaii County Charter Commission meeting. Seconded by Mr. Kealoha. CHR. HAITSUKA: Any discussion? Go ahead, Mr. Unger. MR. UNGER: I just want to make it real clear about -- -there was some confusion last meeting regarding at -large seats for our County Council. I just want to make it really clear that I am not a proponent of that. I apologize if I insinuated that any body else on this council was a proponent of that. What I was really trying to do is to get a clearer definition from Levi on the ad -hoc committees, and if it is ever applicable to expand an ad -hoc committee to maybe consider two similar issues. I used the example of the term limits and ad -large seats. I'll blame Lincoln Ashida, because he initially was the one that brought that up, but he used the term "as an example." I failed to do that, so I do apologize and I do want to make it really clear that I am not a proponent of at -large seats. CHR. HAITSUKA: Thank you, Mr. Unger. Is there any other discussion on the approval of the minutes from the April 9, 2009 meeting? MS. KAWAUCHI: Mr. Chair, I just have a correction to page one. I believe that under the also present section, that Ms. Ford was present by videoconference, but her name was omitted from the list. CHR. HAITSUKA: Any further discussion? All in favor of approving the minutes of the April 9, 2009 meeting as modified with adding Ms. Ford on to the persons who were present at the meeting, say "aye." The motion to approve the minutes of the April 9, 2009 Hawaii County Charter Commission meeting, as corrected, was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners Honma, Jarman, Kawauchi, Kealoha, Nahale -a, Osborne, Shumway, Unger and Chair Haitsuka. Noes: None. Absent: Commissioner Fuertes. 7