HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2025-06-03 2024-2026 ACTIONS
JENN KAGIWADA MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Vice Chair
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
th
11 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
June 3, 2025
10:00 a.m.
Notice is hereby given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive
conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be
participating via ICT at the:
Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway,
Building A
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:
Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle;
Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au;
Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; and
Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109.
If a Courtesy Site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email
councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process
and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday,
June 2, 2025.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting,
written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, June 2, 2025, by:
(1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to
the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony,
regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate
testimony for each item.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 10:01 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. 304: REQUESTS THE FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW
AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC ACCESS,
OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION
COMMISSION’S PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING LAND
TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE COUNTY
From Council Member Michelle Galimba dated May 14, 2025.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace,
Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi,
Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 10:41 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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scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser:
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following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser:
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as soon as possible, preferably by May 30, 2025. If a response is received after this date, every
effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there is no guarantee
the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large
print, Braille, or electronic copy.
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Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For any questions, please contact Council Services
at (808) 961-8255.
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