HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GREDC 2013/04/08 2012-2014Dennis "Fresh" Onishi
Chair
Greggor Ilagan
Vice Chair
Karen Eoff, Member
Brenda Ford, Member
Dru Kanuha, Member
Zendo Kern, Member
Valerie Poindexter, Member
Margaret Wille, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4th Session
DATE: April 8, 2013 (Monday)
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 10:30 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. 10.3: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' (HSAC) FEBRUARY 4, 2013
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated March 18, 2013, transmitting for
the Council's review and discussion the February 4, 2013 HSAC Executive
Committee minutes.
Comm. 220:
Comm. 221:
DISCUSSION RELATING TO PENDING STATE LEGISLATION AFFECTING
THE GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated March 18, 2013. The discussion will
include State Senate Bill 727 and related legislation.
DISCUSSION ON HIGH STAKES BINGO TO INCREASE STATE AND
COUNTIES REVENUE STREAM
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated March 15, 2013, requesting a discussion
on the possibility of high stakes bingo as a means to increase revenues.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
GREDC- 4 Page 2 April 8, 2013
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations
April 3, 2013
for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) 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:
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; and
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-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245.
Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen
(14)before 12:00 noon on the business
copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
day prior to the meeting
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo,
Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to
Please submit separate testimony for each item.
counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting
to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov .
The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item
(communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video
Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item
submittal. . 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
content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony).
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
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Water, and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Thursdays, April 18 and 25 at 7:00 a.m. and
8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 20 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
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