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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0490.000 2012-2014 77" p.,, Walter K.M.Lau ^ \�� ., Managing Director ppr. William P.Kenoi •:�I��'!� #:• Mayor __ -- Randall M.Kurohara •�j.�:; .rs'-r?:��•� E Deputy Managing Director os•N►�.M . County of Hawaii Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.,Bldg.C • Kailua-Kona,Hawai`i 96740 (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 p C7 w r n October 28, 2013 r;' ?, - The Honorable J Yoshimoto . , and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: It is my pleasure to submit for your confirmation the following nominations to the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee. Below, in alphabetical order, are the three (3) nominees recommended by the Planning Director for appointment to four (4) year terms on the Puna CDP Action Committee. A brief summary of the experience and attributes that they would bring to the Action Committee is also provided for your convenience. Leila I.B.W. Kealoha - Ms. Kealoha is a 1994 graduate of Pahoa High School and received her teaching certificate from the UH Hilo Halau Wanana Teacher Program in 2010. She is currently employed as a cultural education resource specialist and teacher at Kua 0 Ka La Public Charter School in Pu`ala`a, Puna. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Hawaii Community College Forest TEAM Program. Her experience and appreciation of the importance of natural resource preservation combined with her being a kama'aina of Puna for her entire life will ensure that the host culture perspective is properly represented on the Puna CDP AC. Susan L. Osborne - Ms. Osborne relocated to Hawaii 30 years ago from Canada and has resided in Puna for most of that time. In 1994, she co-founder Ho`oulu Lahui, a 501(c)(3) organization, whose mission is to perpetuate the native Hawaiian lifestyles, practices and beliefs in partnership with the community to achieve unity, harmony and total well-being. Since 2000 she has been employed as the Principal at Kua 0 Ka La Public Charter School in Pu`ala, Puna. She also previously served for one year on the Hawaii County Charter Commission. Her experience in educating Puna's youth, grant writing and the preservation of the Hawaiian cultural heritage will undoubtedly be a valuable asset to the efforts of the PCDP AC to strive towards implementation of the Puna CDP in a manner that is effective and pono. (19°Council Action Due By: December 12, 2013 Comm. No. County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref. To: W Last Council Meeting: December 4, 2013 Ref. Date 2 The Honorable J Yoshimoto and Members of the County Council Page 2 October 28, 2013 Elmer R. Solis - Mr. Solis has lived in Hawaii for less than two years and is a resident of Hawaiian Paradise Park. Hailing originally from California, he served 4 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and received a BS degree from California State University at Northridge in Kinesiology in 2009. Mr. Solis is currently employed as a real estate investor with Malama Solutions, LLC in Hilo. Along with his business management and leadership experience, Mr. Solis brings a more youthful and entrepreneurial perspective currently lacking on the PCDP AC. Thank you for your favorable consideration of these appointments. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to call me. Aloha, Billy Kenoi MAYOR cc: Nominees Duane Kanuha, Planning Director Lincoln Ashida, Corporation Counsel Margaret Masunaga, Deputy Corporation Counsel Larry Brown, Puna CDP Project Manager County of liawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. ZENDO KERN vv os N--- , KAREN EOFF Chairperson : \'\1±4:* BRENDA FORD .��`'•! GREGGOR ILAGAN MARGARET WILLE DRU KANUHA Vice Chair •4 ,�,::•P`_ DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI �T'''''' "�� VALERIE POINDEXTER J YOSHIMOTO HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 October 31, 2013 J Yoshimoto, Council Chair Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 RE: Communication No. 490: Confirmation of Nominations to the Puna CDP Action Committee Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawai`i, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Planning to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval be granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Planning for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, ol(f Zend d_is?!—, ';'ir Committee on Planning Approved/Date/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to PC: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair J Yoshimoto, Council Chair Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer