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A <br />11*11011111 <br />MMXWWRIMAVATUNIN <br />DATE: January 5, 2023 Re: Comm. No. 29/Bill No. 8 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Hilo, Hawai'i <br />TIME: 10:52 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawai'i County Council <br />Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <br />Your Policy Committee on Health, Safety, and Well-being, to which was referred Bill No. 8, <br />reports as follows: <br />Bill No. 8, transmitted by Sue Lee Loy, Council Member for District 3 via Communication 29, <br />dated November 25, 2022, amends Chapter 15, Article 7, Section 15-62, of the Hawai'i County <br />Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), Relating to the Membership of the Veterans Advisory <br />Committee. <br />This measure removes the Disabled American Veterans' representative and increases the at -large <br />membership from seven to eight members. <br />Ms. Lee Loy briefly commented that testifier Colonel Debra Lewis, member of the current <br />Veterans Advisory Committee had explained that these changes are being made as the <br />Committee is asking for the Disabled American Veterans' representative to be removed at their <br />own request through the language restructuring at the national organization. Committee Member <br />Cindy Evans asked if the local organization was in agreement with the changes being made by <br />the national umbrella. Colonel Debra Lewis clarified that there will still be support for Disabled <br />American Veterans and the active members of the Advisory Committee reflect all the Veterans' <br />interests. She also specified that older members are aging out and the group isn't able to meet <br />quorum without this amendment. <br />Your Policy Committee on Health, Safety, and Well-being, is in accord with the purpose and <br />intent of Bill 8, and recommends its passage on first reading. <br />sin <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />POLICY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, <br />SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING <br />JkN KXGI'kALrA, CHAIR <br />PCHSW REPORT NO.: 5 <br />ADOPTED: JAN T 5 20-23 <br />AYES NOES ABS EX <br />EVANS <br />X <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />"NEALI'l-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />LEE LOY <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />POLICY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, <br />SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING <br />JkN KXGI'kALrA, CHAIR <br />PCHSW REPORT NO.: 5 <br />ADOPTED: JAN T 5 20-23 <br />