HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2025-05-06 2024-2026 ACTIONS JENN KAGIWADA t.,OF p MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair&Presiding Officer JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair — HEATHER L.KIMBALL
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COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
9'h Session
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
May 6, 2025
9:00 a.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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GOEAC-9 May 6,2025
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER—9:00 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. 269: NOMINATION OF JOHN T. KIMURA TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 17, 2025, requesting the Council's
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: May 31, 2025 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaii County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 142-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI`I'S DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS GRANT A REAL PROPERTY LICENSE
OR PERMIT FOR THEIR INSTALLATION AND UPKEEP OF NATIONAL
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AT VARIOUS
COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PROPERTIES
Seeks to allow the State Department of Transportation to install and maintain
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Charging Stations at various sites
within Hawaii County.
Reference: Comm. 242
Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada(B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—9:19 a.m.
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has
agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily
signify support of or opposition to the proposal.
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