MIN CHARTER 2019-02-08 (2018-2020)

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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -8 February 8, 2019 appears to be as I believe you stated Commissioner Hamano, unproper because of the nature of the amendment. So, since the motion was made by Commissioner Todd, and she is not here, I can't ask her if that motion would be withdrawn, the amendment that is. And so, will need to rule on the point of order. My ruling on the point of order is that, is that, my ruling on the point of order is that I would deny it. Is there another motion? Is there a motion now that I have denied that point of order? MR. HAMANO: May I object? CHR. ADAMS: Okay. So, you object to that. You would like to see... is that a motion? MR. HAMANO: That is a motion. CHR. ADAMS: Is there a second? MS. RICE: Pll second it just for... CHR. ADAMS: Alright, so the motion, so there isn't any discussion as I understand here. MR. HENRICKS: There is. There can be discussion amongst the Commissioners. CHR. ADAMS: So the motion is to... Go ahead. No please. MR. HENRICKS: Appeal the Chair's ruling on the point of order. CHR. ADAMS: That's right. And it was made by... motion was made by Commissioner Hamann and seconded by Commissioner Rice. Commissioner Hainano, you'd like to speak to your motion? MR. HAMANO: Yes. Thank you Mr. Chair. You know the reason I make that motion is because this amendment right, goes to the very heart of the proposed amendment in the first place right, by the main purpose of CA -7, one of the main purposes of CA -7 was to lower the amount from two percent to one percent and now the proposed amendment is putting that back up you know, so it's a substantive amendment that goes to the very heart of this amendment, of CA -7. So I don't think that it should be allowed and I would point out though that I believe Commissioner Leithead-Todd has submitted a different Charter Amendment that actually incorporates her you know, new proposal as far as putting it back up. I forget, 1 cannot... CHR. ADAMS: 16 Page 26