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DOMINIC YAGONG FRED BLAS
BRENDA FORD
Chairperson and Presiding Officer
PETE HOFFMANN
K. ANGEL PILAGO DONALD IKEDA
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
Vice-Chairperson
BRITTANY SMART
J YOSHIMOTO
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
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61 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawai‘i County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
Monday, December 3, 2012
9:00 a.m.
INVOCATION Pastor Richard Ragle of Hilo Church of the Nazarene
CALL TO ORDER 9:02 A.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
Hawai‘i County Council-61 December 3, 2012
MEMORIALS, CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE
9:00 A.M.: STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
COMMUNICATIONS
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 324-12: Extends the Hawai‘i County Council’s Sincere Gratitude to Council Chair
Dominic Yagong, for His Years of Service to the County of Hawai‘i.
Re: Comm. 911
Intr. by: Mr. Pilago
ADOPTED:
AYES: Council Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Yagong – 8.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Blas – 1.
EXCUSED: None.
Res. 325-12: Extends the Hawai‘i County Council’s Sincere Gratitude to Council Member Fred Blas,
for His Years of Service to the County of Hawai‘i.
Re: Comm. 912
Intr. by: Mr. Yagong
ADOPTED:
AYES: Council Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Yagong – 8.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Blas – 1.
EXCUSED: None.
Res. 326-12: Extends the Hawai‘i County Council’s Sincere Gratitude to Council Member
Pete Hoffmann, for His Years of Service to the County of Hawai‘i.
Re: Comm. 913
Intr. by: Mr. Yagong
ADOPTED:
AYES: Council Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Yagong – 8.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Blas – 1.
EXCUSED: None.
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Res. 327-12: Extends the Hawai‘i County Council’s Sincere Gratitude to Council Member
Donald Ikeda, for His Years of Service to the County of Hawai‘i.
Re: Comm. 914
Intr. by: Mr. Yagong
ADOPTED:
AYES: Council Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Yagong – 8.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Blas – 1.
EXCUSED: None.
Res. 328-12: Extends the Hawai‘i County Council’s Sincere Gratitude to Council Member
K. Angel Pilago, for His Years of Service to the County of Hawai‘i.
Re: Comm. 915
Intr. by: Mr. Yagong
ADOPTED:
AYES: Council Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Yagong – 8.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Blas – 1.
EXCUSED: None.
Res. 329-12: Extends the Hawai‘i County Council’s Sincere Gratitude to Council Member
Brittany Smart, for Her Years of Service to the County of Hawai‘i.
Re: Comm. 916
Intr. by: Mr. Yagong
ADOPTED:
AYES: Council Members Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Onishi,
Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Yagong – 8.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Blas – 1.
EXCUSED: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES (FIRST READING)
ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING)
REPORTS
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REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
A 2/3 vote pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 92-4 and Rules 2 and 10 of the Rules of Procedure of
the County Council is necessary to hold an executive meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
(Including but not limited to consideration of vetoed items, if any, or reconsideration of actions on agenda items.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT 10:51 A.M.
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to
introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or
opposition to the proposal.
The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for
this meeting should call 961-8255 by November 29, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8255) to contact our
office.
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:
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
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.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at
http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-meeting. For further information, please call 961-8255.
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Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
meeting
:(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, 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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Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may e-mail a complete web address (url) to
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting
videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov . The e-mail shall
indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution,
Each video submittal shall be limited to a single
or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal.
agenda item
. Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in
length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members
prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate
Allowable video
content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony).
formats are to be internet-based, downloadable, and accessible to this office and the general public; e.g.
YouTube being the most commonly known but any, of similar functionality and format we can access and
review, is acceptable.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
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Wednesdays, December 12 and 19 at 6 p.m.; Fridays, December 14 and 21 at 12 p.m.; and Sundays,
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December 16 and 23 at 9 a.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/.)
UPCOMING MEETINGS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
COUNCIL (NEW) 3:00 P.M. COUNCIL ROOM - HILO
25 Aupuni Street
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
COMMITTEES TBA WEST HAWAI‘I CIVIC CENTER
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74-5044 Ane Keohokole Highway
Building A
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012
COUNCIL 9:00 A.M. WEST HAWAI‘I CIVIC CENTER
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74-5044 Ane Keohokole Highway
Building A
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