HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOEAC 077 2023/09/19 (2022-2024)REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DATE: September 19, 2023 Re: Comm. No. 426/Res. No. 240-23
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred
Resolution No. 240-23, reports as follows:
Resolution 240-23, introduced by Council Member Heather L. Kimball via Communication
No. 426 dated September 1, 2023, approves the Hawaii County Council legislative proposals
and priorities to be considered for inclusion in the 2024 Hawaii State Association of Counties
Legislative Package.
This resolution 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.
Several members spoke in favor of the resolution.
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Resolution No. 240-23, and recommends its adoption.
HE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
X
GALIMBA
X
INABA
X
KAGIWADA
X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
LEE LOY
X
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS AND
EXTE L AFFAIRS
CINDY EVA S, CHAIR
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