HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOEAC 122 2026-05-04 2024-2026REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DATE: May 4, 2026
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 854/Res. No. 544-26
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred
Resolution No. 544-26, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 544-26, transmitted by Council Member Holeka Goro Inaba, via Communication
No. 854, dated March 24, 2026, amends Rule Nos. 9 and 10 of the Rules of Procedure and
Organization of the Council of the County of Hawaii, relating to voting and disclosure of interest,
respectively.
This resolution requires a member of the Council to leave a Council or Committee meeting during
discussion and voting on a matter in which that member has disclosed a financial or personal
interest.
Member Inaba began by stating that he worked on this rule change with Corporation Counsel
Renee Schoen. He said that beyond making a disclosure, which is already required, this resolution
is making an amendment to the rules to require Council Members who have a substantial financial
or personal interest to remove themselves physically from the room and that the guidance on this
came from the Board of Ethics.
Committee Members Michelle M. Galimba and Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder spoke in support of this
resolution.
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Resolution No. 544-26, and recommends its adoption.
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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
STERNAL AFFAIRS
JEKN GIW A, CHAIR
GOEAC REPORT NO.: 122
ADOPTED: MAY 2 0 9096