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Home My WebLink AboutAGE HSSPSC 01/31/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONS K. Angel PilagoFred Blas, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member J Yoshimoto Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Brittany Smart, Vice-ChairMember Dominic Yagong, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY th 16 Session DATE: January 31, 2012 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 10:45 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 10:50 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 533: NOMINATION OF MR. JAMES “KIMO” LEE (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2) TO THE FIRE COMMISSION From Mayor Billy Kenoi, dated January 9, 2012, requesting the Council’s review and favorable recommendation of the above nomination. RECOMMENDS THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES “KIMO” LEE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, and Acting Chair Yoshimoto – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ford - 1. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer HSSPSC-16 Page 2 January 31, 2012 Comm. 534: NOMINATION OF MR. GUY K. SCHUTTE (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9) TO THE POLICE COMMISSION From Mayor Billy Kenoi, dated January 10, 2012, requesting the Council’s review and favorable confirmation of the above nomination. RECOMMENDS THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GUY SCHUTTE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, and Acting Chair Yoshimoto – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ford - 1. Excused: None. Comm. 535: NOMINATION OF MR. JOSEPH K. KEALOHA (COUNCIL DISTRICT 9) TO THE LIQUOR CONTROL ADJUDICATION BOARD From Mayor Billy Kenoi, dated January 10, 2012, requesting the Council’s review and favorable recommendation of the above nomination. RECOMMENDS THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH KEALOHA: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, and Acting Chair Yoshimoto – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ford - 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 11:06 a.m. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by January 26, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Council Members will be present at the following location(s):  Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A If audio stream is lost between Hilo and Kona for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Public Attendance via Videoconference is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5 Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. HSSPSC-16 Page 3 January 31, 2012 fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to Please submit separate testimony for each (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Finance; Planning; Human Services, Social Services, and Public Safety; and Governmental Relations Committee thth meetings - Tuesdays, February 7 and 14 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability; and thth Environmental Management Committee meetings - Thursdays, February 9 and 16 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All th Committee meetings - Saturday, February 11 at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject 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.