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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: December 7, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 506 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 11:16 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Communication No. 506, reports as follows: <br /> Communication No. 506, transmitted by the Honorable Mayor Mitchell D. Roth dated <br /> November 15, 2021, nominates Karie Wakat of Council District 8 to the Cost of Government <br /> Commission. <br /> Executive Assistant to the Mayor Pamaika`i Bartolome introduced the nominee. Ms. Wakat retired in <br /> 2019 from the information technology industry where she was employed by IBM as a software engineer. <br /> Ms. Wakat is involved in ocean protection, volunteering with several organizations including Kahulu`u <br /> Bay Education Center's Reef Teach, Ocean Defenders Alliance, and Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii. <br /> If confirmed, Ms. Wakat will serve a term from January 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022. <br /> Ms. Wakat provided a brief background on her herself and her experience. <br /> Committee Member Rebecca Villegas provided comments in support of Ms. Wakat's nomination, <br /> emphasizing her diverse background as an asset to the commission. <br /> Committee Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder also provided comments in support. <br /> Pursuant to Section 5-2.2, Hawaii County Charter,there shall be a cost of government commission <br /> which shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication No. 506, and <br /> recommends confirmation of the appointment of Karie Wakat to the Cost of Government Commission. <br /> aro <br /> AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X <br /> KIMBALL x MATT KA AL ` -KLEINFELDER, CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X <br /> RICRARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 94 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: DEC 2 2 2021 <br />