HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2025-01-21 2024-2026 ACTIONS
JENN KAGIWADA MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
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
nd
2 Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
January 21, 2025
9:00 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:02 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or
immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 89: NOMINATION OF GREG YAMADA TO THE POLICE COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated January 2, 2025, requesting the
Council’s review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: February 15, 2025 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 1.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 61-25: URGES THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONSULT WITH LOCAL POULTRY
FARMERS TO DEVELOP AN AVIAN FLU RESPONSE PLAN AND TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES TO DEPOPULATION AS A RESPONSE
STRATEGY
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza response plan would include preventative
measures, testing and monitoring protocols, and strategies for public outreach,
while promoting quarantine and vaccination as opposed to mass culling.
Reference: Comm. 90
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 1.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 21: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 15, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NEPOTISM
Adds provisions and definitions consistent with standards set forth in
Section 84-13.2 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, which are intended to provide
for fair and impartial hiring, personnel, and contracting practices within the
workplace.
Reference: Comm. 91
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball
POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 4, 2025:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 10:02 a.m.
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