HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOEAC 150 2026-07-22 2024-2026REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DATE: July 22, 2026 Re: Comm. No. 962/Res. No. 605-26
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred
Resolution No. 605-26, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 605-26, transmitted by Council Member Holeka Goro Inaba, via Communication
No. 962, dated July 6, 2026, directs the County Clerk to take necessary action to place the charter
amendment proposed by Ordinance No. 26-47, relating to the Office of the County Auditor, on the
2026 General Election ballot.
Resolution No. 605-26 proposes to clarify that the County Auditor has the same power with
respect to employees within the Office of the County Auditor as department heads in the
Executive Branch and specifies that the County Auditor may appoint a deputy.
Member Inaba stated that this is a follow-up resolution as procedurally required to get this matter,
which was already approved by Council, on the ballot. He also mentioned that this was a joint
effort by his office and Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz and apologized that her name was
omitted from this submittal due to a rushed deadline.
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Resolution No. 605-26, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES
NOES
ADS
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
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
NN I GI ADA, CHAIR
GOEAC REPORT NO.: 150
ADOPTED: AUG 6 5 9096