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MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
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Chair and Presiding OffOfficery?•4; ��� HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
SUSAN L.K LEE LOY - ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair
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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
30'h Session
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
April 16, 2024
2:30 p.m.
Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive
conference technology (ICT)pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be
participating via ICT at the:
• Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER—2:30 p.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.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 145: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 7,
SECTIONS 6-7.3 AND 6-7.4; AND ARTICLE XVI OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CHARTER (2022 EDITION), RELATING TO THE WINDWARD
AND LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSIONS
Adds a requirement that at least one member of each commission have experience
or expertise in Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices, Native
Hawaiian law, or traditional Hawaiian land usage; land use planning, policies,
and principles; land development and construction; or environmental science,
environmental protection, or land conservation, and that each category be
represented by a different member.
Reference: Comm. 796
Intr. by: Ms. Evans
POSTPONED TO APRIL 30, 2024:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Galimba—6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Inaba, Kierkiewicz,
and Lee Loy —3.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—3:05 p.m.
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