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DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHIKAREN EOFF
BRENDA FORD
Chair and Presiding Officer
DRU MAMO KANUHA
ZENDO KERN
GREGGOR ILAGAN VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
MARGARET WILLE
Vice Chair
J YOSHIMOTO
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
rd
23 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
November 18, 2014
9:00 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 9:10 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 1147: REQUESTS DISCUSSION WITH HAWAI‘I ISLAND MEMBERS OF THE
HAWAI‘I STATE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THEIR HIGHEST PRIORITY
BILLS AND COUNCIL SUPPORT OF SUCH INITIATIVES FOR THE
UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION
From Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated October 29, 2014.
(Vote on Comm. 1147 continues on the next page.)
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Poindexter,
Yoshimoto, and Chair Onishi – 7.
Noes: Committee Member Wille – 1.
Absent: Committee Member Kern – 1.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT – 10:07 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.
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November 14, 2014
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please
call 711(961-8245) to contact our office.
Notice is hereby given
that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the
Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. If audio
stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be
terminated. Council Members will be present at the following location:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401.
(Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi
will be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.)
Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location.
Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following location until 4:30 p.m. or
later in the event public testimony has not been completed:
.
Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5
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;
Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; and
Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
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.
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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;
Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; and
Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
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
copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
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
Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item
video 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:
Governmental Relations and Economic Development; Public Works and Parks and Recreation;
Finance; Human Services and Social Services; and Agriculture, Water and Energy
Sustainability Committee meetings - Tuesdays, November 25 and December 2 at 7:00 a.m. and
6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, November 29 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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