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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP ATC 020 10/17/1977 1976-1980 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM Report No. 20 Chairman and Members of the Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Committee on Agriculture and Tourism which were considered at its meeting of October 17, 1977 : COMMUNICATION No. 310. 1 : KOHALA TASK FORCE From James L. K. Dahlberg, ATC Chairman, dated October 7, 1977, submitting his summary of Senator Duke Kawasaki ' s Special Committee Report No. 6 regarding the Kohala Task Force, and informs it appears imperative that CPA Patrick Okawaki be requested to appear before the full Council to discuss the report in detail. In order to be completely fair and objective, suggests that those persons involved in the Kohala Task Force and their projects be provided opportunities to repudiate the charges in the report if they so desire. Prosecuting Attorney Paul De Silva be instructed to conduct an investigation of the Kohala Task Force activities to determine as to whether the $1.8 million County funds have been prudently expended and whether these County funds are still viable. Further, CPA Patrick Okawaki be invited to testify before the County Council on Special Committee Report No. 6 and ATC Chairman and FC Chairman be requested to draft guidelines and confer with Prosecuting Attorney to ascertain what he anticipates in the way of expenditures to conduct the investigation of the Kohala Task Force. FILED: November 2 , 1977 Report No. File No. . 47e M. B. No. _ 2 Viz:... NOV 2.,2__977 ATC-20 -2- October 17, 1977 \g ".4v‘ar41°- C • JAMES K. DAHLBERG , CHAIRMAN (ABSENT AND EXCUSED) TOMIO FUJII , VICE CHAIRMAN OSE R. GARC A, mEmBE,, fle - , , , . ii„,,,..... ., ".„„,..... . _ -F IAM S . WAHARA, MEMBE• iLezi:t..,,./ M NEO SAMESHIMA, MEMBER