HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE LAAC 2023/09/05 (2022-2024) ACTIONS
HOLEKA GORO INABA CINDY EVANS
Chair and Presiding Officer
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Vice Chair
SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
th
15 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaiʻi County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaiʻi
September 5, 2023
10:00 a.m.
Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive
conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be
participating via ICT at the:
Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:
Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau; and
Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road
If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email
councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process
and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Friday,
September 1, 2023.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting,
written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, September 1, 2023,
by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the
County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony,
regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate
testimony for each item.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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CALL TO ORDER – 10:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or
immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 237-23: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO NEGOTIATE A MULTI-
YEAR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, A PORTION OF THE LILY
YOSHIMATSU SENIOR CENTER, SITUATED AT WAIMEA, DISTRICT OF
SOUTH KOHALA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAIʻI, IDENTIFIED AS
TAX MAP KEY: 6-7-002:025, TO THE WAIMEA ARTS COUNCIL
Allows for the Waimea Arts Council to lease a portion of the premises to be used
for art education, art shows, art sales, fundraisers, and administrative purposes.
Reference: Comm. 419
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada,
Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 10:05 a.m.
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed
to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify
support of or opposition to the proposal.
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Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For any questions, please contact Council Services at
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