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Home My WebLink AboutAGE HSEDC 02/06/2007 2006-2008 Emily 1. Naeole Brenda Ford, Member ,~tt or M1 Chair ~''''.ti,, Stacy Higa, Member rely Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member K. Angel Pilago ~ ~ Bob Jacobson, Member ~~~a'wi~J Dominic Ya On Member Vice Chair $ g, J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ' COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES , ; & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT c: 1st Session - DATE: February 6, 2007 (Tuesday) y PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa 78-128 Ehukai St. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 4:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 108: APPOINTMENT OF JEAN B. NAVARRO TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`1 MAYOR'S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES From Mayor Harry Kim, dated January 17, 2007, informing the Council he has appointed Ms. Jean B. Navano of Council District 1 to the County of Hawaii Mayor's Committee on People With Disabilities. Ms. Navarro is a 6-year resident of Hawaii and is currently employed by the Arc of Kona (dba Kona Krafts) as the Director of Support Services. Ms. Navarro is also president of Kalopa Enterprises, Inc.; the director of the Girls Academy of Honoka`a; a board member of the Hamakua Health Center, Project STRIDE (Sports and Therapeutic Recreation Instruction/ Developmental Education); and the Power of Choice, Hamakua. Ms. Navarro states that she is affiliated with the Democratic party. She will serve a term to expire on December 31, 2008. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is arc Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer HSEDC-1 Page 2 February 6, 2007 Comm. 133: APPOINTMENT OF RONALD WAGNER-WRIGHT, PH.D. TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII MAYOR'S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES From Mayor Harry Kim, dated January 22, 2007, informing the Council he has appointed Dr. Ronald Wagner-Wright of Council District 3 to the County of Hawaii Mayor's Committee on People With Disabilities. Dr. Wagner-Wright is a 22-year resident of Hawaii and discloses that in 2002 he became totally blind caused by Lebers Optic Hereditazy Neuropathy; prior to that he was a professor at Chaminade University. Dr. Wagner-Wright is a boazd member of the State of Hawaii Guide Dog Foundation and a board member of SOJCF (Servants of Jesus Community Foundation, Inc.) Homeless Children's Education Program, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. Dr. Wagner-Wright states that he is not affiliated with any political party. He will serve a term to expire on December 31, 2008. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are needed to attend this meeting, please ca11961-8245 by February 1, 2007. Persons using TDDs may ca11961-8521. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda available at the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea Ave., Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; the Kona Councilmembers' Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and at the Waimea Council Members' Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea, Hawaii. For further information, please call 961-8245. Videoconferencine is not available for this meeting. Submitting Testimony: Those persons wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff. Those testifying in person and submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fifreen (15) copies of the testimony for distribution at the meeting. Those persons unable to testify in person may submit testimony (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, HI 96720, (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912, or (3) by e-mail to counoi]testimon~(a~co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit a separate testimony for each item. Copies will be made and distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Notice to Lobbyists: You must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five (5) days of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii County Code}. A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code}. Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 333 Kilauea Ave., Hilo, Hawaii 96720. HSEDC-1 Page 3 February 6, 2007 VIEWING OF MEETINGS ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION -Channel 52 -Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations and Planning Committee meetings -Tuesdays, February 13 & 20, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; Finance and Human Services & Economic Development Committee meetings- Thursdays, February 15 & 22, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; and all four Committee meetings -Sunday, February 25, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.