HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0334.020 2024-2026Dennis "Fresh" Onishi
Council Vice Chair
District 3
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HAWAVI COUNTY COUNCIL
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
September 25, 2025
Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
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Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Council Vice Chair
Council District 3
Phone No.: (808) 961-8396
dennis.onishi@hawaiicounty.gov
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 64, Draft 2; 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, Draft 2. The proposed amendment
is shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 64, Draft 2; material
to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be added is underscored.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 64, Draft 2, 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 from an accredited institution in the United
States of America in engineering, architecture, business[, publie adffikiistfafioift] or a
related discipline or 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 [
shall have authority ever- the ••b, „b ,. nr 3asibilifies of the r
the a•_ + _ a _ _. net have eh eeffifieafien:] have a bachelor's degree from an
accredited institution in the United States of America in engineering, architecture,
business or a related discipline or be an attorney licensed to practice and in good
standing before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai`i."
Due to the limited scope of this proposed amendment, a copy of the new draft of this bill that
would result if this amendment were adopted is not attached.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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