HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2026-10-06 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
42 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
October 6, 2026
9:00 a.m.
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GOEAC-42 October 6, 2026
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:00 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. 1107: NOMINATION OF ANNETTE AIONA TO THE MERIT APPEALS BOARD
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated September 17, 2026, requesting the
Council’s review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: October 31, 2026 (Section 13-4(k),
Hawaiʻi County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Galimba – 1.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 193: 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
Specifies that nonprofit organizations whose governing board members receive
compensation for their governance duties are ineligible to receive County grant funds.
Reference: Comm. 1074
Intr. by: Council Members Inaba and Kimball
(Vote on Bill 193 is on the next page.)
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RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba,
Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kagiwada – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Galimba – 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 9:10 a.m.
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