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CINDY EVANS MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair and Presiding Officer
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
th
17 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
September 19, 2023
9:00 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:
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Members of the public may also attend from this location.
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CALL TO ORDER – 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 10.4: HAWAIʻI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES’ JUNE 26, 2023
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated August 25, 2023.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba,
Kānealiʻi–Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Kimball, and Chair Evans – 6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kagiwada, Lee Loy,
and Villegas – 3.
Excused: None.
Comm. 440: NOMINATION OF EILEEN LACERTE TO THE POLICE COMMISSION
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated August 30, 2023, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: October 13, 2023 (Section 13-4(k)
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba,
Kānealiʻi–Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Chair Evans – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kagiwada and Lee Loy – 2.
Excused: None.
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Comm. 441: NOMINATION OF GONZALO GARCIA TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated August 30, 2023, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: October 13, 2023 (Section 13-4(k)
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba,
Kānealiʻi–Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Chair Evans – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kagiwada and Lee Loy – 2.
Excused: None.
Comm. 442: NOMINATION OF ANNA LIU TO THE BANYAN DRIVE HAWAIʻI
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated August 30, 2023, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba,
Kānealiʻi–Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Chair Evans – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kagiwada and Lee Loy – 2.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 240-23: APPROVES THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN
THE 2024 HAWAIʻI STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE
Includes proposals relating to the regulation of tobacco and regulating traffic on
hazardous roads and in sensitive areas, and six policy priorities relating to: (1)
dangerous dogs; (2) the lawful sale or distribution of wild-caught ungulate meat;
(3) pathways for midwifery licensure; (4) extended producer responsibility to
address solid waste; (5) increasing access to mental health providers for youth in
rural counties; and (6) financing of residential cesspool conversions.
Reference: Comm. 426
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Kānealiʻi–Kleinfelder,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Evans – 6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Inaba, Kagiwada, and
Lee Loy – 3.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 9:42 a.m.
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signify support of or opposition to the proposal.
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