HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOEAC 097 2023/12/19 (2022-2024) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DATE: December 19, 2023 Re: Comm. No. 626/Bill No. 108
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:52 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred
Bill No. 108, reports as follows:
Bill No. 108, introduced by Council Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy via Communication No. 626,
dated October 25, 2023, amends Chapter 2, Article 49, Section 2-271; Chapter 37, Article 1,
Sections 37-1-2 and 37-1-3; and Chapter 37, Article 2, Section 37-2-21, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience.
This bill adds definitions for "trauma" and "trauma informed", and incorporates the concept of
applying a"trauma informed approach"to the application of and access to critical resources and
support for the County's most vulnerable populations.
Vice Chair Lee Loy invited Director of the Office of Wellness and Resilience Tia L. R. Hartsock
to give a presentation regarding the office and the subject matter of the bill. After the
presentation, Ms. Hartsock answered several questions from the Committee.
Member Heather L. Kimball moved to amend the bill with the contents of Communication
No. 626.3 and explained the provisions contained within the amendment.
Chair Cindy Evans expressed her concern with the way the amendment was written. The
amendment passed with Chair Evans in opposition, and all other members voting in favor.
Several members spoke in favor of the bill.
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GOEAC-97 Page 2 December 19,2023
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Bill No. 108, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
EVANS X
GALIMBA x COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
INABA x OPERATIONS AND
KAGIWADA x E ERNAL AFFAIRS
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL x CINDY EV , CHAIR
LEE LOY X GOEAC REPORT NO.: 97
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: JAN 2 4 2024