HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0426.002 2022-2024Ashley L. Kierkiewicz
Council Member
District 4 Puna
Office: (808) 961-8265
Fax: (808) 961-8912
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720=�
DATE: October 2, 2023
TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Council Member
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 240-23; a Resolution Approving the
Hawaii County Council Legislative Proposals and Priorities to be Considered for
Inclusion in the 2023 Hawaii State Association of Counties Legislative Package.
Please see the below proposed amendments to Resolution No. 240-23.
The proposed amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format as applied to the current
contents of Resolution No. 240-23; material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material
to be added is underscored.
Resolution No. 240-23 is amended by amending the fifth WHEREAS clause to read as follows:
below:
"WHEREAS, legislative priorities submitted by the Hawai'i County Council are listed
1. Legislation related to allowing counties to enact and enforce ordinances regulating
persons who own, harbor, or keep any dog that has injured, maimed, or killed a
person or an animal belonging to another person,
2. Legislation related to supporting efforts to legally sell or donate wild -caught
ungulate meat including, but not limited to, increasing meat inspectors on rural
islands,
3. Legislation related to supporting additional pathways for midwifery licensure and
legalization of traditional midwifery,
4. Legislation related to supporting extended producer responsibility with regards to
solid waste,
5. Legislation related to increasing the number of mental health service providers for
children and adolescents in rural counties,
6. Legislation related to financing residential cesspool conversions[;
7. Legislation related to insurance coverage concerns for Hawaii communities
Comm. No. 4�,. -
Ref. To: '� c.Q 6-6a l
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. Dote OCT ,- 4 202
Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
especially those located in Lava Zones 1 and 2
8. Legislation related to insurance coverage concerns for Hawaii communities
impacted by natural disasters including wildfires hurricanes and flooding,
9. Legislation related to effectively mitigating and managing invasive species to
safeguard ecosystems agriculture and public health and safety• now, therefore
Due to the limited scope of the amendments, a draft copy of Resolution No. 240-23, in its
entirety, that would result if the proposed amendments are adopted, is not attached.
Mahalo.
AK/kj