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Brenda Ford KAREN EOFF
GREGGOR ILAGAN
Chair and Presiding Officer
DRU MAMO KANUHA
ZENDO KERN
Margaret Wille DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
Vice Chair
J YOSHIMOTO
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY &
MASS TRANSIT
th
20 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
September 30, 2014
3:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER - 3:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 1063: REQUESTS DISCUSSION ON PRIMARY ELECTION PROBLEMS AND
PLANS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION TO PREVENT ANOTHER
ELECTION DISRUPTION
From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated September 12, 2014.
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan,
Kern, Poindexter, and Vice Chair Wille - 6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kanuha, Onishi, and Yoshimoto - 3.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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Comm. 1064: REQUESTS AN UPDATE BY THE CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATOR AND
THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ON THE ISLAND-WIDE COORDINATION
OF THE LAVA FLOW EMERGENCY
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated September 12, 2014.
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan,
Kern, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ford - 6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kanuha, Onishi, and Yoshimoto - 3.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT - 6:05 p.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
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accommodations 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 testimony has not been completed:
Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A; and
Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
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Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until public testimony
has been completed:
County Facility (former Bank of Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala; and
Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle.
NOTE: PUBLIC ATTENDANCE VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE
AT THE PĀHOA NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made
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
copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
on the business day prior to the meeting
: (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at
25 Aupuni Street, 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
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
(url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov
meeting
. 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:
Finance; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability (Continuance of the September 16 meeting
followed by the regularly scheduled meeting); and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee
meetings - Tuesdays, October 7 and 14 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, October 11
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-55/.
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