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DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHIAARON S. Y. CHUNG
MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID
Chair and Presiding Officer
KAREN EOFF
GREGGOR ILAGAN
MARGARET WILLE DRU MAMO KANUHA
DANNY PALEKA
Vice Chair
VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
th
8 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
August 18, 2015
9:00 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER - 9:07 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
GREDC-8 August 18, 2015
Comm. 419: REPORT OF SISTER CITY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR,
PURSUANT TO HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE SECTION 2-166
From Executive Assistant, Sister City Protocol Officer, Charmaine Shigemura,
dated July 29, 2015.
Postponed to the call of the Chair:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan,
Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Onishi - 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT - 9:18 a.m.
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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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August 14, 2015.
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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, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and
Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
Public attendance via courtesy site 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;
Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu; and
Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
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GREDC-8 August 18, 2015
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@hawaiicounty.gov.
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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).
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Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Environmental Management, Public Works and
Parks and Recreation, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, August 25 and September 1 at
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Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at
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