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K. Angel PilagoFred Blas,
Member
Brenda Ford,
ChairMember
Pete Hoffmann,
Member
Donald Ikeda,
Member
Brittany Smart Dennis "Fresh" Onishi,
Member
Dominic Yagong,
Vice ChairMember
J Yoshimoto,
Member
HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
th
8 Session
DATE:
September 7, 2011 (Wednesday)
PLACE:
Council Chambers
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hawai‘i
TIME:
9:00 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER - 9:32
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 310: PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD ON
THE INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS TRAINING (IRT) PROGRAM
From Council Member Brittany Smart, dated August 15, 2011, requesting time for the
National Guard to discuss the IRT program, and their upcoming plans for Hawai‘i Island,
with all Council Members.
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi,
Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Pilago.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ikeda.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
GRC-8 Page 2 September 7, 2011
Comm. 313: A RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2012 HAWAI‘I STATE
(Res. 123-11) ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES’ LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE REQUESTING THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I REMOVE THE CEILING ON THE
COUNTIES’ SHARE OF THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATION TAX
From Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated August 23, 2011.
Recommends Adoption of Resolution 123-11:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi,
Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Pilago.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ikeda.
ADJOURNMENT - 10:21 a.m.
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August 31, 2011.
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http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm. For further information, please call 961-8245.
Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in the
event public witness testimony has not been completed:
Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A;
Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted,
the scheduled meeting will continue.
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Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
meeting
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by
Please submit separate
facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
testimony for each item.
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Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Governmental Relations; Human Services, Social Services and Public
Safety; and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 13 and 20, 2011 at
7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance; Planning; and Economic Development and Mass Transit Committee
meetings - Thursdays, September 15 and 22, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All seven Committee meetings -
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by
broadcasts from the State Legislature, or to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative
broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/schedule.