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Home My WebLink AboutAGE GOEAC 2025-09-16 2024-2026 ACTIONS JENN KAGIWADA t.,OF p MICHELLE M. GALIMBA Chair&Presiding Officer ?�N �k+,, JAMES E. HUSTACE HOLEKA GORO INABA MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ Vice Chair — HEATHER L.KIMBALL o=— of�� 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 18'h Session West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii September 16, 2025 1:00 P.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. Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: • Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; • Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa 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, September 15, 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, September 15, 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, Hawaii, 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 GOEAC-18 September 16,2025 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER—1:00 p.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. 40.2: HAWAI`I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' MAY 30 AND AUGUST 1, 2025, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated September 8, 2025. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. Comm. 488: NOMINATION OF STEVE A. MORIFUJI TO THE LIQUOR COMMISSION From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated August 28, 2025, requesting the Council's review and confirmation. Requires Council Confirmation by: October 11, 2025 (Section 13-4(k), Hawaii County Charter) RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. Page 2 GOEAC-18 September 16,2025 Comm. 489: NOMINATION OF GUY S. ALAMEDA TO THE WATER BOARD From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated August 28, 2025, requesting the Council's review and confirmation. Requires Council Confirmation by: October 11, 2025 (Section 13-4(k), Hawaii County Charter) RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 303-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI`I, THE COUNTY OF KAUA`I, THE COUNTY OF MAUI, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU FOR THE STATEWIDE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL DRUG TASK FORCE Authorizes the Hawaii Police Department to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to interdict drugs via apprehension and arrest of individuals smuggling and distributing illicit narcotics into the State. Reference: Comm. 483 Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada(B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. Page 3 GOEAC-18 September 16,2025 Res. 304-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, PACIFIC ISLAND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, FOR INTERAGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATION Authorizes the Hawaii Police Department to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate responsibilities concerning law enforcement, emergency response, mutual aid,physical security, requests for assistance, and other public safety activities for community-based outpatient clinics located in Hilo and Kailua-Kona. Reference: Comm. 484 Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada(B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. Res. 305-25: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT, SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION SECTION, FOR INTERAGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATION Authorizes the Hawaii Police Department to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for use of the Honolulu Police Department's full-service forensic testing laboratory. Reference: Comm. 485 Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada(B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. Page 4 GOEAC-18 September 16,2025 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 64: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 6-2.2, (Draft 2) OF THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I(2024 EDITION), RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Replaces the requirement that the Director of Public Works must be a registered professional engineer with the requirement that the Director have a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, business, public administration or a related discipline, or be a licensed attorney. Adds the requirement that at least two of the five years of required administrative or managerial experience must be in public works or construction, or a related field. Requires the Deputy Director be a registered professional engineer and have authority over engineering responsibilities when the Director lacks such certification. Reference: Comm. 334.18 Intr. by: Council Member Inaba Recommitted: August 6, 2025 Postponed: September 2, 2025 (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Inaba, seconded by Council Member Villegas, to recommend passage of Bill 64, as amended, on first reading.) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, and Villegas —5. Noes: Committee Members Galimba, Kimball, and Chair Kagiwada—3. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT—2:15 p.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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