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CHRISTOPHER J. 1 lJ EN HILO LAGOON CENTRE,SUITE 108 101 AUPUNI STREET HILO,HAWAII 96720 ATTORNEY AT LAW TEL.(808) 935-4429 February 28, 1990 Hawaii County Charter Commission 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 235 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Decisions Made by the Commission to Date Dear Commission Members: , I was asked to draw up the following: (1) a list of the , changes which the Commission had voted upon to submit to the voters at the next election; (2) a list of the charter sections which the Commission had voted specifically not to change; (3) a list of the proposed changes which might be "housekeeping" and not require a separate ballot questions; and (4) a list of the remaining topics for discussion and decision. I will prepare list (4) shortly; this letter contains lists (1) -(3) . I. Changes To Be Submitted to the Voters (Through 2/21/90 Meeting) . The following list of changes which the Commission has voted to submit to the voters is presented in this format: (a) summary of the change; (b) charter section or sections affected; (c) if the exact language to be submitted to the voters has been adopted, an "Attachment Number" is indicated; the exact language will be an attachment to follow this letter; if the exact language has not been approved, I note that "Language is to be approved" ; (d) the date of the meeting or meetings at which the change was approved; and (e) other comments. The list is given by order of the date of action, not by order of charter section. The "Attachments" will follow at a later date. 1. (a) Adopt gender-neutral language throughout the Charter. (b) Many sections of the Charter. (c) The exact language of the ballot proposal has not yet been drafted or approved; the many changes to the text of the Charter that would be required if this were passed need not be prepared until after the election. (d) 11/14/89 . (e) This could be a housekeeping item. 2 . (a) Add the term "environmental quality" to the General Plan; clarify meaning by punctuation change. (b) §3-16. (c) Attachment "1" . (d) 11/30/89 ; 12/14/89 . (e) This could be housekeeping item. EXHIBIT B 829 (5 pages)