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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI'I <br /> \�rE oF•N':� <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 519 24 <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OF LEONG <br /> KUNIHIRO BROOKE & KIM,AS SPECIAL COUNSEL TO REPRESENT THE <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI`I, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, WORKERS' <br /> COMPENSATION DIVISION. <br /> WHEREAS, Section 6-5.5, of the Hawai`i County Charter(the "Charter"), Special <br /> Counsel,provides that the County Council may approve, by two-thirds vote of its entire <br /> membership, the employment of Special Counsel, for any special matter presenting a real <br /> necessity for such employment; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 6-5.5 of the Charter states that any such authorization for the <br /> employment of Special Counsel shall specify the compensation to be paid for services; and <br /> WHEREAS,the County of Hawaii, Department of Human Resources, Workers' <br /> Compensation Division ("County") handles numerous workers' compensation cases and due <br /> to the number and complexity of these cases, is still in need of assistance of Special <br /> Counsel; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 3, 2015, the County Council approved the hiring of Leong, <br /> Kunihiro, Benton, & Brooke (now Leong Kunihiro Brooke &Kim) as Special Counsel to <br /> represent the County for a sum not to exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars <br /> ($300,000.00); and <br /> WHEREAS, on February 19, 2020, the County Council approved an additional Fifty <br /> Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for legal services rendered by Special Counsel; and <br /> 1 <br />