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AARON S. Y. CHUNG
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DANNY PALEKA
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July 23, 2015
9:00 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 359: RF,QUHS I S A PRESENTATION BY DIRECTOR MARTIN FLETCI IER
REGARDING I IAWAF1 COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S PALAMANUI
UNIVERSCIY CENT ER
From Council Member Maile David, dated July 2, 2015.
Serving the lntereve of People if Our Island
11aa ai'i Courtly is an Eynal Opporlunav Provider and Employer
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July 23, 2015
Comm. 182.1: REQUESTS AN UPDATE ON AUDIO AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION
IMPROVEMENTS FOR HILO AND WEST HAWAII COUNCIL CHAMBERS
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated July 7, 2015.
Comm. 313.7: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' MAY 7, 2015,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated June 25, 2015.
Comm. 313.8: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' MAY 22, 2015,
SPECIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated June 25, 2015.
Comm. 356: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' TREASURER'S REPORT
FOR APRIL AND MAY 2015
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated July 2, 2015.
Comm. 358: REQUESTS DISCUSSION ON THE STATE - COUNTY TRANSIENT
ACCOMMODATIONS TAX WORKING GROUP MEETING HELD ON
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated June 30, 2015.
Comm. 360: REQUESTS DISCUSSION ON THE 2015 HAWAII THOUGHT LEADERS
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE HELD ON JULY 1, 2015
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated July 6, 2015.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT
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 961-8245 by July 21, 2015. Relay users please call
711(961-8245) to contact our office.
Public attendance via courtesy site is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event
public testimony has not been completed:
• County Council Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and
• Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
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Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has
been completed:
• County Facility (former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala;
• Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu; and
• Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made
or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on
Council Meetings on the County's homepage at http://www.hawaiicounty_.gov.
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) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on
the business day prior to the meeting: (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni
Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to
counciltestiinonyLq)hawaiicouno�.ov. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address
(url) to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
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
submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single 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 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, Human
Services and Social Services, Planning, Environmental Management, and Finance Committee meetings
- Thursdays, July 30 and August 6 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, August 1 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 Hawaii. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the
Na Leo `O Hawaii website at http://www.naleo.ty/tv-schedules/channel-55/.)
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