HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GREDC 2016/09/07 (2014-2016) ACTIONS DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI
AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding offices ��'"� MAILE"MEDEIROS"DAVID
* KAREN EOFF
GREGGORILAGAN
MARGARET WILLE +';*E N� DRU MAMO KANUHA
Vice Chair DANNY PALEKA
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
21" Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
September 7, 2016
2:45 p.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER—3:22 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 986: REPORT OF SISTER CITY ACTIVITIES: JULY 1, 2015, TO JUNE 30, 2016
From Executive Assistant, Sister City Protocol Officer, Charmaine Shigemura,
dated July 31, 2016, submitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-166, Hawaii
County Code.
(Vote on Comm. 986 is 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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FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Eagan, Kanuha, Wille,
and Chair Onishi—6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Chung, Paleka, and Poindexter—3.
Excused: None.
Comm. 997: REQUESTS AN UPDATE OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION FROM THE HAWAII
COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated August 15, 2016.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha,
Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Onishi—8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Paleka— 1.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT—3:44 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.
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accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by September 2, 2016. Relay users please call
711(961-8245)to contact our office.
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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:
• Kona Council Office,West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; and
• Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has
been completed:
• Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu;
• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; and
• Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,
the scheduled meeting will continue.
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Council Meetings on the County's homepage at htip://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).
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Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
Public Safety and Mass Transit, Finance, Planning, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, and
Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee meetings —Thursdays, September 15
and 22, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 8 a.m. and 5 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.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.)
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