HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE HSEDC 07/01/2008 2006-2008Emily 1. Naeole
Chair
K. Angel Pilago
Vice Chair
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
& ECONOMIC llEVEL01'MEN'I'
20th Session
DATE: July 1, 2008 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Councilroom
Ben Franklin Bldg., 2"`~ Floor
333 Kilauea Ave.
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
Brenda Ford, Member
Stacy Higa, :1~lember
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Bob Jacobson. Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
.I Yoshimoto, Member
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON 1'I-IE AGENDA
REFERRAL
Comm. 1291: APPOINTMENT OF JUDITH KIRKENDALL TO "hHE COUN"I'Y OF I-IAWAI`I
MAYOR'S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
From Mayor Harry Kim, dated June 4, 2008, informing the Council of the above
appointment.
Comm. 1296: PRESENTATION BY HAWAII ISLAND JOURNAL REPRESENTATIVES ON TI-IE
DEMISE OF THE ISLAND'S INDEPENDENTLY OWNED ALTERNA'T'INE
NEWSPAPER _ _____
From Councilmember Emily Naeole, dated June 12, 2008, requesting the above
presentation.
Comm. 1297: PRESENTATION BY HAWAII ISLAND UNI"fED WAY PRESIDEN"f AND CI-IIEF
PROFESSIONAL OFFICER DARLA DEVILLE ON SERVICES OFFERED ISLAND
WIDE
From Councilmember Emily Naeole, dated June 12, 2008, requesting the above
presentation.
Serving the /n(eresls oflhe People of Our /slnnd
//amai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Emplo~~er
HSEDC-20 Page 2 July 1, 2008
Comm. 1302: PRESENTATION BY LTC MEL TAMAYE OF THE JROTC PROGRAM FOR HILO
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTING THE EFFORTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE
UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR
From Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, dated June 20, 2008, requesting the above
presentation.
ADJOURNMENT
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for this meeting should call 961-8245 by June 26, 2008 TTY users may use Relay Service 711-961-8245
to contact our office.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page
at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm, the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea
Avenue, Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; the Kona
Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and the Waimea
Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea. For further
information, please ca11961-8245.
Videoconferencin~ is available at the following locations unti14:30 p.m., or later in the event public
witness testimony has not been completed:
• Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; and
• Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center.
Videoconferencing from the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility will not be available. If for technical or other
unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled
meeting will continue.
In the event of an unanticipated emergency situation, including but not limited to: severe adverse weather
conditions, road closures, or natural disasters, the Hawaii County Council and its Committees may
conduct its meetings via videoconference pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. If that occurs,
individual Councilmembers may be at either the meeting site or one of the videoconference sites. If the
audio stream is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated.
Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff.
Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fifteen (15) copies for distribution.
Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo,
Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimon ~ a,co.hawaii.hi.us.
Please submit separate testimony for each item. For testimony received via e-mail or fax, copies will be
distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. All oral and written testimony will be
made a part of the public record.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television -Channel 52: All Committee meetings -
Tuesdays, July 8 & 15, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.