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CONSTANCE R. KIRIU w M WILLIAM E. SMITH County Clerk Deputy County Clerk • r~ os•NI,a~ i) G. 0r C f- r` County of Hawai 'i Office of the County Clerk n 25 Aupuni Street - Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Telephone: (808) 961-8255 Facsimile: (808) 961-8912 J July 7, 2006 The Honorable Stacy K. Higa County of Hawaii, Council Chairman 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Higa: RE: Initiative Petition of the Save Our Land Citizens' Committee You have asked me to briefly explain the initiative process upon its receipt by the County Council. The power of the voters to propose ordinances is called the initiative power. The voters, through a petitioners' committee, may propose an ordinance by petitioning the County Council to adopt its proposed ordinance. The Charter requires the petition to be signed by a minimum number of qualified voters of the county. The Charter also requires, in part, the "[E]lectors signing such petition shall print their names, add their signatures, residence addresses, social security numbers and the dates of signing on said petition." In the case of the initiative petition filed by the Save Our Land Citizens' Committee, the original petition and a supplementary petition have been deemed insufficient. An email letter was received from Debbie Hecht of the Save Our Land Citizens' Committee requesting the Clerk present the certificate to the Council. 1. The Council must review the latest Clerk's certificate and must approve or reject the certificate or may substitute its own determination of sufficiency by resolution. The review actions of the Council shall be final, but shall not preclude the filing of a new petition for the same purposes. 2. If the Council approves the certificate of insufficiency, the petition is moot. 4 Comm. No. 165• Z' Ref. To: Ref. Date `W ? Hawai'i County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer