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<br />Submitting Testimony: According to Rule 1 (General Rules) of the Planning Commission, a <br />person desiring to submit oral or written testimony shall indicate her/his name; address; and <br />whether the testimony is on her/his behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. <br />If testimony is being submitted on behalf of an organization, documentation showing <br />membership ratification should accompany the testimony. Public testimony can be submitted by <br />mail or email. Those submitting written testimony at the meeting or by mail should provide <br />fifteen (15) copies for distribution. Public testimony submitted by mail, should be mailed to the <br />Leeward Planning Commission at the Planning Department office addresses in Hilo and Kona <br />listed below. Mailed testimony should be provided at least one week prior to the hearing date to <br />allow for mailing and thorough Commission review. Public testimony that is submitted by email <br />to planning@hawaiicounty.gov, should be submitted before 4:30 p.m. two days prior to the <br />Commission meeting. Testimony that is irrelevant or unduly repetitious may be limited by the <br />Chairperson pursuant to Rule 1. <br /> <br />Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk <br />within five days of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code}. <br />A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than <br />five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to <br />influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate <br />with public officials.” {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code} Registration <br />forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk, <br />25 Aupuni Street, Room 1402, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720. <br /> <br />Copies of the applications are on file and open to inspection during office hours at the <br />Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawai‘i and at the Kona <br />office of the Planning Department, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole <br />nd <br />Highway, Building E, 2 Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i. <br /> <br />Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language <br />interpretation to access this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 as <br />soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for <br />accommodations. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices <br />for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. <br /> <br />Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br /> LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Keith F. Unger, Chair <br /> <br />(Hawai‘i Tribune Herald: Friday, February 1, 2019) <br />(West Hawai‘i Today: Friday, February 1, 2019) <br />(Statewide) <br />