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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
rd
43 Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
October 20, 2026
9:00 a.m.
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GOEAC-43 October 20, 2026
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:03 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. 1114: NOMINATION OF ARTHUR D. COPE TO THE FIRE COMMISSION
From Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, dated September 30, 2026, requesting the
Council’s review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: November 14, 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.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 706-26: URGES THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAYOR TO PRIORITIZE AND FUND
PROACTIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL
DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS
Reference: Comm. 1111
Intr. by: Council Members Kierkiewicz and Inaba
(Vote on Res. 706-26 is on the next page.)
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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.
ADJOURNMENT – 9:28 a.m.
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