HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GRC 10/02/2012 2010-2012 K. Angel Pilago '•�w°'.':•,,!• Fred Blas,Member
Chair L_ Brenda Ford,Member
• �f;\,. Pete Hoffmann,Member••
Donald Ikeda,Member
Brittany Smart N►.'•��' Dennis "Fresh" Onishi,Member
Vice-Chair Dominic Yagong,Member•
J Yoshimoto,Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
30th Session
DATE: October 2, 2012(Tuesday)
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PLACE: Council Chambers v a
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i - '
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones,pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S)ON THE AGENDA
REFERRAL(S)
Comm. 839: ANNUAL REPORT OF SISTER-CITY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
From Charmaine Shigemura, Executive Assistant to the Mayor and Sister City Protocol
Officer for the County of Hawai`i, dated August 31,2012, submitting a report of
activities in the active sister-city programs,pursuant to Article 31, Section 2-166,
Hawai`i County Code. Attaches a report entitled"2011 Aloha Friendship Aloha Mates
Report,"presented by Japanese exchange students in August,2011.
Comm. 846.1: PRESENTATION ON NACo DENTAL DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM
BY MR. ANDREW GOLDSCHMIDT CAE, MBA, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
MARKETING
From Council Member Brittany Smart dated September 13, 2012; and
Comm. 846: AUTHORIZES THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL TO
(Res. 304-12) TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO ENROLL THE COUNTY INTO THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' DENTAL DISCOUNT CARD
PROGRAM
The Dental Discount Card Program DDCP)may provide 20 percent savings for special
dental procedures,and up to 50 percent on routine procedures. The DDCP can be used at
participating dentists and specialists nationwide. The program will accept all county
residents,with annual rates for individuals at$59 and for families at$69,for access to
participating providers.
Intr. by: Ms. Smart
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
GRC-30 Page 2 October 2, 2012
ADJOURNMENT
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legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to
the proposal.
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meeting should call 961-8245 by September 27, 2012. 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;
Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304;
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.
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 (808) 961-
Please submit separate testimony for each item.
8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Governmental Relations
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Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 9 and 16 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee meeting -
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Thursdays, October 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, October 13 at 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 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/tv-schedules/channel-52/.