HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOREDC 019 2021/11/17 (2020-2022) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS,
RELATIONS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DATE: November 17, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 497/Res. No. 263-21
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:01 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Governmental Operations, Relations, and Economic Development,to which
was referred Resolution No. 263-21, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 263-21, transmitted via Communication No. 497 dated November 8, 2021, and
introduced by Council Member Heather Kimball, requests the approval of the legislative
proposals for inclusion in the 2022 Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Legislative
Package.
Chair Kimball introduced the resolution explaining that the Council's approval was the final step
in assembling the HSAC Legislative Package before presenting it to the legislature for the
upcoming 2022 legislative session.
Council Member Kierkiewicz made a motion to amend the resolution with the contents of
Communication No. 497.1, which added an eighth bill to the package that was inadvertently left
off in Draft 1 and was already approved of and, in fact, submitted by the Hawaii County
Council. This bill to be listed as item No. 8 is an act relating to motor vehicle registration. The
amendment passed unanimously with nine ayes.
Several Council Members thanked Ms. Kimball and the HSAC Executive Committee for their
hard work of pulling this legislative package together.
Ms. Kierkiewicz inquired about HSAC`s ability to support bills with similar intent to those in the
legislative package if the exact bills in the package failed to advance. Ms. Kimball explained that
a list of HSAC`s legislative priorities was in the works and would be shared with all the county
councils prior to finalizing. This list will provide guidance to the HSAC Executive Committee
and the HSAC Lobbyist throughout the 2022 Legislative Session.
Chair Kimball closed by saying that she was very pleased with how well vetted this year's
HSAC Legislative Package is as it was very well vetted by all the counties individually and by
the HSAC Executive Committee as a whole.
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The vote was taken on the motion to move this measure to Council, as amended, with a favorable
recommendation passed unanimously with nine "ayes."
Your Committee on Governmental Operations, Relations, and Economic Development is in
accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 263-21, as amended, and recommends its
adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG x
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
INABA x OPERATIONS, RELATIONS, AND
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER x ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
KIERKIEWICZ x
KIMBALL x
LEE LOY x IfEATHER L. KIMBALL, CHAIR
RICHARDS x GOREDC REPORT NO.: 19
VILLEGAS x ADOPTED: DEC