HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0176.000 2024-2026K. KimnAlameda, ��
Mayor
William V.Brilhumte, Jr.
Managing Director
Merrick Nishimoto
Deputy Managing Director
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Council Chair Dr. Ho|ekoGonoInaba
and Members Ofthe H8vvai1County Council
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Re: Nomination o/Janet R.Britt o/Council District 7&othe Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Aloha Council Chair Inaba and Council Members,
|anl pleased to nominate Janet R. Britt from Council District 7 to serve on the Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC).
Ma. Britt was horn in Denver, Cok]r@dO, raised in VVvoming, and relocated to Havvai'i in 2011.
She holds aBachelor (dScience in Biology from the University UfWyoming and currently serves
as the Office Administrator for Christ Church Episcopal in Kealakekua.
From September 2011 to July 2017, Ms. Britt served as the Hewai'iIsland Director and
Acquisition Specialist for the H@vv8ii8D |S|8Od'S Land Trust, now the H8vv8i1 Land lFOJSt. From
Dec8mber2O21 to Jonuary2O22. K8a. Britt worked for the U.S. Department OfAgriculture,
where she spearheaded the writing of the Long -Range Land Use Plan for the South Kona Soil
and Water Conservation District.
She actively volunteers in our community as a former Chairperson and member of the State of
Hawaii's Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee and an active member of the Friends of Amy
B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. Prior to moving to Hawai'i, Janet worked for almost
twenty years aathe Coordinator ofConservation Projects fOrth8VVvVmingChapterofThe
Nature Conservancy. Her past experiences and accomplishments make her particularly
qualified toserve om PONC.
If confirmed, MS. Britt will replace K8[ Justin Lee and will S8nvH at8nD ending OO December 31'
2029. Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or our office. I
appreciate your review and hope for your favorable confirmation.
Council Action Doe By: April 12 2025
Last Council Meet' ; i� � ��Z� R,e"'LIm
County ornmpai^iiovuEqual Opportunity Provider and Employer. Re"' 0EF-B 2,-7-2025,
Council Chair Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba
and Members of the Hawai'i County Council
February 27, 2025
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Mahalo,
C. Kimo Alameda
MAYOR
c: Janet R. Britt
Diane Nakagawa, Finance Department Director
Renee N.C. Schoen, Corporation Counsel
Eva Braman, Commission Secretary
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.