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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 1~ C~~
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO TAKE
NECESSARY ACTION TO PLACE THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 06-96 ON THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.
WHEREAS, article XV, Hawai`i County Charter, governs Charter amendments and
revisions; and
WHEREAS, the requirements for amending the Charter by ordinance are set out in
sections 15-1 and 15-2, Hawaii County Charter; and
WHEREAS, section 15-1 requires that an ordinance proposing a Charter amendment be
adopted after three readings on separate days and passed by the affirmative vote oftwo-thirds of
the entire membership of the Hawaii County Council; and
WHEREAS, section 15-2 requires that upon adoption of such an ordinance, the Council
shall by resolution provide that the proposed amendment be submitted to the electors of the
County for approval at the next general election and that the resolution shall provide for the
publication of the full text of the proposed amendments in at least two daily newspapers of
general circulation in the County at least forty-five days prior to submission to the electors of the
County; and
WHEREAS, section 11-119(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires that questions and
issues which are to be placed on the general election ballot be submitted to the Chief Election
Officer of the State of Hawaii not later than 4:30 p.m. on the sixtieth calendar day prior to the
election; and
WHEREAS, the next general election will be held on November 7, 2006; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 06-96, which proposes an amendment to the Hawaii
County Charter relating to verifying and certifying petitions for initiative and referendum,
removal of elected officers and charter amendment or revision, was adopted after three readings
on the following dates by the following votes:
Reading Date Vote
First Reading May 17, 2006 9 ayes
Second Reading June 5, 2006 9 ayes
Third Reading June 21, 2006 8 ayes, 1 absent and excused
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 06-96 was approved by Mayor Harry Kim on June 30, 2006,
and published on July ] 1, 2006; and
WHEREAS, September 8, 2006, is the sixtieth calendar day prior to the next scheduled
general election; and
WHEREAS, September 23, 2006, is the forty-fifth day prior to the next scheduled
general election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII that it hereby directs the Clerk of the County of Hawaii to take all necessary
steps provided for in all applicable provisions of the Hawaii County Charter and the Hawaii
Revised Statutes, within the prescribed time limits, for placing the Charter amendment proposed
by Ordinance No. 06-96 on the 2006 General Election ballot for approval by the voters of the
County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that those actions include but not be limited to
submission of the ballot question to Dwayne D. Yoshina, Chief Election Officer of the State of
Hawaii, prior to 4:30 p.m., September 8, 2006, pursuant to section 11-119(b), Hawaii Revised
Statutes, and publication of the full text of the Charter amendment proposed by Ordinance No.
06-96 in the Hawaii Tribune Herald and the West Hawaii Today, two newspapers of general
circulation in the county, prior to Saturday, September 23, 2006, the forty-fifth day prior to the
2006 General Election, pursuant to section 15-2, Hawaii County Charter.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be sent to Dwayne
D. Yoshina, Chief Election Officer of the State of Hawaii; and Constance Kiriu, Clerk of
Hawaii County.
Dated at Hilo ,Hawaii, this 1st day of August , 2006
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUN IL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS Ex
Hilo, HaWal`1 ARAKAKI X
HIGA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOLSCHUH
County of Hawaii on Auqus t 1, 200 6 X
IKEDA X
ISBELL
ATTEST: JACOBSON g
PILAGO g
SAFARIK g
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{/~T~ , ' Reference: C-978/FC -313
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 4~ F C~ ~3 ~3
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