HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0334.017 2024-2026Holeka Goro Inaba, Ed.D
Council Chair, District 8, N. Kona
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
County ofHawai'i
West Hawaii Civic Center, Bldg. A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
DATE: August 29, 2025
TO: Members of the Hawaii County Council
Office: (808) 323-4280
Email: holeka. Inaba@hawaiicounty.gov
FROM: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair
District 8
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 64; An Ordinance to Initiate an Amendment to
Article VI, Chapter 2, Section 6-2.2, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2024
Edition), Relating to the Director of Public Works.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 64. The proposed amendment is
shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 64; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be added is underscored.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 64, which amends article VI, chapter 2, section 6-2.2, of the Charter of
the County of Hawaii (2024 Edition), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 6-2.2. Director[:] and Deputy.
(a) The director of public works shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the
council and may be removed by the mayor. The director shall have had a minimum
of five years of experience in an administrative or managerial capacity, two years of
which shall have been in public works, construction or a related field. The director
shall also have a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, business, public
administration or [a degree in law] be an attorney licensed to practice and in good
standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii.
(b) A deputy director of public works shall be a professional registered engineer when
the director does not have such certification."
Due to the limited scope of this proposed amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that
would result if it were adopted is not attached.
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