HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE CRCOC 2026-03-03 2024-2026 ACTIONSMICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
REBECCA VILLEGAS
Vice Chair
17th ,P,CC1(ln
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai `i 96720
COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS,
AND COUNCIL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Hawai `i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai `i
March 3, 2026
10:00 a.m.
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KANEALI `I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI
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 Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public attendance via Courtesy 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.
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and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday,
March 2, 2026.
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, March 2, 2026, by: (1)
email to counciltestimonyghawaiicounty.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
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER —10:00 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. 735: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY PACIFIC DROUGHT KNOWLEDGE
EXCHANGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, AND
DROUGHT PORTFOLIO RELATING TO THE LAUPAHOEHOE NATURAL
AREA RESERVE
From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated February 3, 2026.
INIM011
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi,
Villegas, and Chair Galimba — 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 735.1: ; and
From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated February 12, 2026, transmitting
replacement presentation material from Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange.
ADJOURNMENT —10:27 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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