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-CV of COUNTY OF HAWAPI STATE OF HAWAPI OF •N►' RESOLUTION NO. �'7 7 26 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI BY ADDING A RULE RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN LAW TRAINING. WHEREAS, on December 2, 2024, the Council of the County of Hawaii (hereinafter, the "Council') adopted the Rules of Procedure and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawai `i (hereinafter, the "Rules") as provided in Resolution No. 3-25 to govern the affairs of the Council; and WHEREAS, Rule No. 16-1 provides, in part, that the Rules "may be amended at a regular Council meeting by a resolution approved by an affirmative majority vote of the entire membership of the Council'; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that adding a new rule relating to Native Hawaiian law training bears consideration; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that the Rules are hereby amended by adding a rule to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: "RULE NO. _ NATIVE HAWAIIAN LAW TRAINING 1. Each Council Member shall enroll in and complete the training course administered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, section 10- 42, relating to Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian traditional and customary rights, natural resources and access rights, and the public trust. 2. This rule does not apply to any Council Member who has completed the aforementioned training during a previous term on the Council."