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From: Doug Cichowicz
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 8:49 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Fw: Zendo Kern
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Subject: Fw: Zendo Kern
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Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021, 01:07:24 AM PST
Subject: Zendo Kern
In your capacity as a Member of the Hawai'i County Council, I am writing to ask you to please review the Requirements for the
Position of Director of the Planning Department as set forth in Section 6-7.2 of the Hawaii County Charter.
According to the Charter, the Requirements for the job of Director are:
A Minimum of 5 Years' of Training and Experience in a responsible Planning Position-or-A Degree in Planning, Engineering,
Architecture, Geography, or Planning —Related Field.
No Less than 3 Years of related Experience in an Administrative Capacity.
Be Fit to Serve, without conflicts created by having worked for Clients and Projects that will come before the Planning
Department.
The Mayor's appointee for the job of Director, Mr. Zendo Kern, does not meet these requirements.
Mr. Kern's experience within his own Company as a consultant to Developers does not meet the Requirement for 5 years'
experience in a Planning Position -nor-does he have a Degree in a Planning-Related field. There is no evidence of his
education beyond Grade 10 and home schooling.
Mr. Kern does not have 3 years' related experience in a Planning-Related Administrative Capacity.
Mr. Kern also has conflicts of interest by working as a consultant for"KV3". KV3 is a Development Company planning to build a
multi-story Residential Project in Kailua-Kona, and their proposal has been before the Planning Department, and is now before
the Council. Per the Charter, this renders him NOT Fit to Serve.
I respectfully request you to vote NO on his appointment based on his lack of qualifications under our County Charter.
Sincerelv, Douq Cichowicz
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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