HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GRC 11/01/2011 2010-2012 K.Angel Pilago Fred Blas,Member
Chair Brenda Ford,Member
Pete Hoffmann,Member
•.:4'_'- �'/, Donald Ikeda,Member
Brittany Smart ""r Dennis "Fresh"Onishi,Member
Vice Chair •.0 '•``` Dominic Yagong,Member
J Yoshimoto,Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS =' o
12th Session cm o
DATE: November 1, 2011 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Council Chambers 44
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo,Hawaii
TIME: 11:00 a.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. 445: INFORMATIONAL TALK REGARDING FRANCHISE CABLE TELEVISION IN
HAWAII BY STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE &
CONSUMER AFFAIRS CABLE TELEVISION DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR
DONN YABUSAKI
From Chairperson Dominic Yagong, dated October 19, 2011. On June 21, 2011,
Governor Neil Abercrombie signed into law House Bill 1342, which is the first step in
the expansion of broadband, or ultra high-speed internet access, in the State of
Hawai`i.
ADJOURNMENT
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for
this meeting should call 961 -8245 by October 27, 2011. 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.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS ") §92 -3.5, the Hawaii
County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Council Members will be
present at the following location(s):
• County Councilroom, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo; and
• Kona Council Office, at the West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A.
Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the locations(s) above and at the Waimea Council Office
at the Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5; and the Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa
Marketplace, 15 -2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 105, until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness
testimony has not been completed. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of
time, the meeting will be terminated.
Submitting Testimony Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies
for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
meeting (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 counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us Please submit separate
testimony for each item.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Planning; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Economic Development and Mass Transit; and
Governmental Relations Committee meetings - Tuesdays, November 8 and 15, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, November 10 and 17, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All five
Committee meetings - Saturday, November 12, 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 Hawaii. Please check the
current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `O Hawaii website at http: / /www.naleo.ty /schedule.