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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
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Hawaii County BuildingCD
25 Aupuni Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
DATE: June 5, 2024
TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair; and
Members of the Hawaii County Council-.�
FROM: Cindy Evans, Councilmember
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 145, Draft 2; An Ordinance to Initiate 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.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 145, Draft 2. The proposed
amendments are shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 145,
Draft 2; material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be inserted is
underscored.
I , SECTION I of Bill No. 145, Draft 2, which amends article VI, chapter 7, section 6-7.3,
of the Hawaii County Charter (2022 Edition), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 6-7.3. Windward Planning Commission.
(a) There is established a windward planning commission that shall have jurisdiction
over the area consisting of the judicial districts of Puna, South Hilo, North Hilo,
Hamakua, and Ka`ir.
(b) There shall be seven members on this commission. The commission shall include
one member from each of the judicial districts of Puna, South Hilo, North
Hilo/Hamakua combined, and Ka`ii and three "at -large" members selected from
these districts. Not more than two members, appointed from any one judicial
district, shall serve on the windward planning commission.
(c) At least one member shall have experience or expertise in one of the following
categories of discipline, and each category shall be represented on the commission
by a different member:
(1) Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices, Native Hawaiian law
or traditional Hawaiian land usage;
(2) [Climate i!esilienee, natural] Natural resource management or [dal
,stain bilit ,] agriculture; or
(3) [ ] Climate resilience, environmental science, environmental
protection or land conservation.
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(d) The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the
manner prescribed in Section 13-4. Each member representing a district shall be a
legal resident and registered voter of that district. In addition, the director of
public works and the manager of the department of water supply, or their
designated representatives, shall serve as ex-officio members of the windward
planning commission, without power to vote."
2. SECTION 2 of Bill No. 145, Draft 2, which amends article VI, chapter 7, section 6-7.4,
of the Hawaii County Charter (2022 Edition), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 6-7.4. Leeward PIanning Commission,
(a) There is established a leeward planning commission that shall have jurisdiction
over the area consisting of the judicial districts of North Kohala, South Kohala,
North Kona, and South Kona.
(b) There shall be seven members on this commission. The commission shall include
one member from each of the judicial districts of North Kohala, South Kohala,
North Kona and South Kona and three "at -large" members selected from these
districts. Not more than two members, appointed from any one judicial district,
shall serve on the leeward planning commission.
(c) At least one member shall have experience or expertise in one of the following
categories of discipline, and each category shall be represented on the commission
by a different member:
(1) Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices, Native Hawaiian law
or traditional Hawaiian land usage;
(2) [Climate resilienee, natural] Natural resource management or [agricultural
y-;] agriculture, or
(3) [dame ] Climate resilience environmental science, environmental
protection or land conservation.
(d) The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the
manner prescribed in Section 13-4. Each member representing a district shalt be a
legal resident and registered voter of that district. In addition, the director of
public works and the manager of the department of water supply, or their
designated representatives, shall serve as ex-officio members of the leeward
planning commission, without power to vote."
Due to the limited scope of this amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that would result
if it were adopted is not attached.
Mahalo nui.
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