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Chair: Committee on Regenerative
Agriculture, Water,Energy, &
Environmental Management
HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL—District 9
25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402, Nilo, Hawai`i 96720 -
DATE: July 12, 2022
TO: Maile David, Council Chair ..
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Herbert M. "Tire"Richards,III, Council Member)
Council District 9
SUBJECT: Attendance at the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii meeting on June 17, 2022
In accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes 92-2.5(e), I am reporting the attendance of myself,
Council Members Ashley Kierkiewicz and Susan Lee Loy at the "How to make Housing
Affordable in Hawaii"presentation held on Oahu and hosted by Grassroots Institute of Hawaii
on June 17, 2022.
Some items addressed were as follows:
• Extreme lack of affordable housing in the State of Hawaii.
• Comparison of 1970's housing availability and why it has changed.
• County and state regulations potentially hindering the availability of affordable housing
statewide.
• Potential solutions to the critical housing concern identified.
• Importance of collaboration to seek and implement positive change, including the review
of successful opportunities in other municipalities and states.
Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-2.5(e) states that two or more members of a board, but less than
quorum, may attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to official
board business, including a meeting of another entity, legislative hearing, convention, seminar,
or community meeting; provided that the meeting or presentation is not specifically and
exclusively organized for or directed towards members of the board. The section further
provides that at the next duly noticed meeting of the board, the board members shall report their
attendance and the matters presented and discussed.
Please place this communication on the next available meeting of the Council.
Thank you.
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