HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GRC 10/04/2011 2010-2012 ACTIONS
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
10 Session
DATE:
October 4, 2011 (Tuesday)
PLACE:
Council Chambers
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hawai‘i
TIME:
9:30 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER: 9:31 a.m.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 389: DISCUSSION REGARDING HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
(HSAC) ANNUAL MEETING OF JUNE 2012
From Council Member K. Angel Pilago, dated September 21, 2011.
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Smart, Yagong,
and Chair Pilago.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members Ikeda, Onishi and Yoshimoto.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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Comm. 390: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
(Res. 170-11) TO ENACT A BILL TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR VOTE BY MAIL FOR
ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL
ELECTIONS IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, AND TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION
FOR THIS PILOT PROGRAM
From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated September 22, 2011.
Recommends adoption of Res. 170-11, as amended (to Draft 2):
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Smart, Yagong,
and Chair Pilago.
Noes: Committee Members Onishi and Yoshimoto.
Absent: Committee Member Ikeda.
Comm. 391: PRESENTATION ON THE HAWAIIAN RECOGNITION SENATE BILL 1520
(ACT 195) AND PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SENATE BILL
1555 (ACT 055) BY SENATORS MALAMA SOLOMON, DONOVAN DELA CRUZ,
AND GILBERT KAHELE
From Council Member K. Angel Pilago, dated September 20, 2011.
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Smart, Yagong,
and Chair Pilago.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members Ikeda and Yoshimoto.
ADJOURNMENT - 11:55 a.m.
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September 29, 2011.
this meeting should call 961-8245 by Relay users please call 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. 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;
Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 105;
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
for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
the 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.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Planning, Governmental Relations and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays,
October 11 and 18, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance and Public Works and Parks and Recreation
Committee meetings - Thursdays, October 13 and 20, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All five Committee
meetings - Saturday, October 15, 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.