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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
REPORT NO. 15
Hawaii County Council
Hilo,Hawaii
The following are the recommendations of the Legislative Committee
which were considered at its meeting of February 26, 1974:
COMMUNICATIONS
(J. No. 361. 1: LIQUOR COMMISSION - AMENDMENT TO RULES & REGULATIONS
From Hideo Kuniyoshi, Director, Department of Liquor
Control, dated February 6, 1974, submitting for
approval an amendment to the rules and regulations
of the Liquor Commission to redefine the word "stacking"
to conform to the practice of permitting a "back up"
drink.
Approve amendment to the rules
and regulations .
No. 666 : LEGISLATIVE BILLS
From Mayor Shunichi Kimura dated January 16, 1974,
transmitting for information a list of bills which
are supported by the State Commissioners and Directors
of Personnel Services .
Recommend support of the following
bills :
1. H.B. No. 1498 - Relating to
(S.B. No. 1090) Compensation of
Public Officers
and Employees.
2. H.B. No. 1499 - Relating to Leave
(S .B. No. 1086) of Absences
3. H.B. No. 1497 - Relating to
(S .B. No. 1089) Public Employment
4. H.B. No. 1500 - Relating to
(S .D. No. 1091) Purchasing Credits
for Military Service
Under the Employee
Retirement System
5. H.B. No. 1495 - Relating to the
(S .B. 1087) Class Structure of
the Classification
Plan and Amending
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Axe 0- No. 680: LIAISON OFFICIAL ON COUNCIL MATTERS
From George Abe, Manager, Hawaii Island Chamber of
Commerce, dated January 30, 1974, informing that
they have assigned one of their directors, Mr. Edward
"Skippy" Hashimoto, to be the liaison official to
work directly with the Council Chairman and Legisla-
tive Committee Chairman on all Council matters .
Asks whether such an arrangement meets with the
approval of the Council and informs that they will
welcome any suggestions.
Receive and file.
Ac., 0,- No. 688 : HOUSE BILLS
From Ralph W. Kondo, Director of Taxation, dated
February 11, 1974, transmitting for comments or
recommendations the following bills which their
department has submitted to the legislature that
may affect county revenues :
H.B. 2218-74(Q-4) - Amends real property provisions
dealing with home exemption.
H.B. 2331-74(Q-6) - Reduces the amounts of refunds
and credits available to victims
of natural disasters.
Inform Mr. Kondo that the County'
feels that H.B. 2218-74 should
not be implemented as the bill
may seriously hamper the income
source of the County of Hawaii
by approximately 5 percent,
unless it can be replaced by a
State appropriation of the like
amount.
(H.B. 2331-74 deferred in Committee. )
Aec G- No. 690 : PUBLIC MEETINGS
From Marcia Reynolds, President, Big Island Press
Club, dated February 20, 1974, calling attention to
the provisions of the County Charter (Section 13-20)
which require the County Council to hold public
meetings and to take official action only during
such meetings , and pointing out that the Council
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and the Mayor on February 6 conducted an illegal
meeting to make a decision concerning the gasoline
crisis.
Receive and file; and advise
writer that the February 6
meeting with the Mayor was not
an illegal meeting but the meeting
was in fact for the purpose of
dissemination of information on
the GASPLAN Idea.
Also inform the writer that meetings
where official action is taken have
been open to the public and shall
continue to be in conformance with
the County Charter.
AL ,- No. 696 : LEGISLATIVE BILL - IMPRINTING CUSIP IDENTIFICATION
NUMBERS ON BONDS
From Stanley A. Nakamae, Director of Finance, dated
February 20, 1974, submitting for consideration in
introducing and supporting at the Seventh Legislature
1974 Session, a bill relating to imprinting CUSIP
(Committee for Uniform Security Identification Pro-
cedures ) identification numbers on bonds .
Recommend support of the bill and
lobby for its introduction.
,CSS` a - No. 697: HB 2491-74 - PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH KOHALA
From Legislative Committee Chairman Frank De Luz III
dated February 25, 1974, submitting for consideration
HB 2491-74 relating to planning and development of
North Kohala:
Recommend support of HB 2491-74.
cQ, e-- No. 701: LEGISLATIVE BILL - REAL PROPERTY TAX DUE DATES
From Councilman Dante K. Carpenter dated February 26,
1974, submitting for favorable consideration a legis-
lative proposal to change dates to allow additional
time for preparing real property tax bills and allowing
more time for taxpayers to make the first payments.
Recommend support of the bill
and lobby for its introduction.
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RECOMMENDATION
4F„ 4- .No. 1 : LEGISLATIVE BILLS
Recommend support of SB 1850 and HB 2625 relating
to public improvements in the County of Hawaii
and making appropriations thereof.
(Carpenter/Fujii )
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FRANK DE LUZ, I II, CHAIRMAN
(ABSENT AND EXCUSED)
JOHN FARIAS , JR. , VICE CHAIRMAN
DANTE K. CARPE i ' , MEMBER
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TOMIO FUJII , MEMBE