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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I . .." e:. STATE OF HAWAI`I
RESOLUTION NO. 391 2 4
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY AMENDING RULE NO. 25,
INVOCATION.
WHEREAS, the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of
Hawai`i ("the Rules") govern the affairs of the Council of the County of Hawai`i ("Council"); and
WHEREAS, the Rules were duly adopted as provided in Resolution No. 4-22 during the
initial convening of the Council on December 5, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Council seeks greater incorporation of`olelo Hawai`i and Hawaiian
cultural practices in conducting its meetings by amending Rule No. 25, relating to invocations, as
indicated in Ramseyer format(material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be
added is underscored) in the attached Exhibit A; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Rule No. 25 of the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of
Hawai`i, relating to invocations, is amended as indicated in the attached Exhibit A.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit replacement pages
of the Rules that have been amended by the adoption of this resolution to all appropriate parties.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 24th day of January , 20 24 .
INTRODUCED BY:
C CIL EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL _ ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EVANS X
GALIMBA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on January 24, 2024
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
8 0 1 0
Reference: C-649/GOEAC-y:103
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 391 2 LI
Exhibit A
RULE NO. 25
INVOCATION
1. For the purposes of this rule, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Church" shall mean body, group,or organization of religious believers.
(b) "Invocation" shall mean a prayer or entreaty to a higher authority.
(c) "Kahu" shall mean a person who holds a position of responsibility or authority
in Native Hawaiian culture, such as an `aina steward, a spiritual leader, or a
cultural practitioner.
(d) "Kumu" shall mean a teacher of Native Hawaiian cultural practices.
[(c)](e) "Minister" shall mean one who officiates over or leads a church worship
service.
[(€1)](f) "Non-denominational" shall mean without regard to the tenets of a particular
church.
2. Subject to the discretion of the Chairperson, an invocation may be delivered by a kahu,
kumu, or minister [of a church] prior to the call to order for any Council meeting. The
Chairperson shall approve the selection of the kahu, kumu, or minister.
3. The Office of the County Clerk shall maintain a list of kahu, kumu, and ministers of all
faiths who have been asked to, or who have expressed an interest in, delivering the
invocation. The participants on the list will be called rotationally so that no one
individual is asked to say the invocation more than a few times per year. [If-a
participant on the list is asked, and declines more than three different Council meeting
dates, he or she will be passed over for the remainder of that calendar year.]
A kahu, kumu, or minister who is on the list as of the adoption date of this rule will be
maintained on the list until the kahu, kumu, or minister asks to have [flier] his or her
name removed. A kahu, kumu, or minister who would like to become part of the list
maintained by the Office of the County Clerk subsequent to the adoption of this rule
will be asked to submit[, on church letterhead,the minister's name, church address,
home addYess church„hone ^ mber „d home pho e " w,ber] his or her contact
information to the County Clerk.
4. This program of invocation shall be non-denominational.