HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2026-05-19 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
th
34 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
May 19, 2026
9:00 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:00 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. 895: NOMINATION OF GEORGE APPLEGATE TO THE BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 30, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 896: NOMINATION OF JACOB K. ANDREWS TO THE LEEWARD PLANNING
COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 30, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: June 13, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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Comm. 897: NOMINATION OF BOBBY JEAN AKANE LEITHEAD TODD TO THE BOARD
OF ETHICS
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 30, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: June 13, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 898: NOMINATION OF JAMES “JIM” MONK TO THE COST OF GOVERNMENT
COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 30, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: June 13, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Comm. 899: NOMINATION OF NICK RIZNYK TO THE WATER BOARD
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated April 30, 2026, requesting the Council’s
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: June 13, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
(Vote on Comm. 899 is on the next page.)
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RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 556-26: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE
FOR POSTAL INSPECTOR TASK FORCE OFFICERS
Allows certain Hawaiʻi Police Department officers to be designated as Postal Inspector
Task Force Officers, with the authority to investigate mail-related criminal matters.
Reference: Comm. 872
Intr. by: Council Member Kagiwada (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 156: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 25, SECTION 2-137, OF THE HAWAI‘I
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Requires a nonprofit organization applying for County grant funds to certify, under
penalty of perjury, that the organization has internal policies relating to management,
audits, fiscal procedures, nepotism, and conflicts of interest.
Reference: Comm. 873
Intr. by: Council Member Inaba
(Vote on Bill 156 is on the next page.)
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RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Bill 158: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XIII,
AND XVI, OF THE CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I (2024 EDITION),
RELATING TO THE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY
Converts the County’s government to a hybrid council-manager system, in which certain
County departments and operations are overseen by an appointed County Manager and
others are overseen by an elected Mayor.
Reference: Comm. 890
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder,
Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 5.
Noes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz,
and Onishi – 4.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
(Note: Mr. Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder voted “kānalua” then “aye.”)
ADJOURNMENT – 11:27 a.m.
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