HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2026-04-21 2024-2026 ACTIONS
JENN KAGIWADA MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
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
nd
32 Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
April 21, 2026
9:00 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:04 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 340: REQUESTS THE FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW
THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
PRESERVATION COMMISSION PROCESS
From Council Member Michelle Galimba dated June 3, 2025.
Postponed: June 17, 2025
(Note: There is a motion by Council Member Galimba, seconded by Council Member
Hustace, to close file on Comm. 340.)
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Inaba – 1.
Excused: None.
; and
Comm. 340.1: From Council Member Michelle M. Galimba, dated March 31, 2026, transmitting the
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Process
Ad Hoc Committee recommendations.
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Comm. 851: NOMINATION OF JASON MACNGUYEN TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 2, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: May 16, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Inaba – 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 852: NOMINATION OF KARI CLARK TO THE COST OF GOVERNMENT
COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 2, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: May 16, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Inaba – 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 853: NOMINATION OF LEONARD LUIZ TO THE HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 2, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: May 16, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
(Vote on Comm. 853 is on the next page.)
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RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Acting Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Inaba – 1.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 517-26: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I, BIG ISLAND INVASIVE
SPECIES COMMITTEE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING GRANT FUNDS
TO CONTROL AND COMBAT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES
Funds in the amount of $250,000 from the Department of Research and Development
would be used to support critical invasive species efforts.
Reference: Comm. 821
Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Kagiwada,
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 6.
Noes: Committee Member Onishi – 1.
Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Villegas – 2.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 10:18 a.m.
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