HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOEAC 076 2025-10-21 2024-2026REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DATE: October 21, 2025
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 10:01 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 547/Res. No. 345-25
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred
Resolution No. 345-25, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 345-25, transmitted by Fire Chief Kazuo S. K. L. Todd via Communication
No. 547, dated September 19, 2025, authorizes the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental
agreement with the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of
Forestry and Wildlife, for mutual aid and public safety coordination.
Resolution No. 345-25 authorizes the Hawaii Fire Department to enter into a mutual aid
agreement with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and
Wildlife, to establish clear working protocols for resource sharing, unified command structures,
and coordinated responses in the event of wildfires that exceed either department's individual
capacity.
Fire Chief Kazuo S. K. L. Todd was present in the Hilo Chambers to answer questions and
stated that they needed to update this standing mutual aid agreement to allow their organizations
to cooperate on training efforts.
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Resolution No. 345-25, and recommends its adoption.
SIM
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
GALIMBA
X
HUSTACE
X
INABA
X
KAGIWADA
X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
ONISHI
X
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS AND
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
i
JEA KAdIWXDA, CHAIR
GOEAC REPORT NO.: 76
ADOPTED: NOV 0 5 203