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May 18, 2017
Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and
Members of the Hawai`i County Council
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Re: Agreement with the University of Hawai`i Economic Research Organization
Enclosed is a resolution to enter an agreement with the University of Hawai`i Economic
Research Organization to provide up to $50,000 to develop the County of Hawai`i Data
Book as an online Open Data Portal.
The Department of Research and Development requests that this resolution be waived
from Finance Committee and be placed on the June 7, 2017 Council agenda in order to
expedite this project. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Ron
Whitmore, Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Development at 961-
8003.
Collins Tomei
Director of Finance
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Ref. To: C_1A. 14.)
Ref. Date _MAY 1 9 2017
Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider
Form #: B-52
7/18/91
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
DEPARTMENT: Research and Development DATE: 5/15/17
STAFF CONTACT: Ron Whitmore, Deputy PHONE: x8003
A. REQUEST:
Waiver from Finance Committee to June 7 Council meeting. Pursuant to HRS §46-7, request consent to
enter into a government-to-government agreement for up to $50,000 with the University of Hawaii Economic
Research Organization (UHERO) to develop the County of Hawaii Data Book as an online Open Data Portal.
B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED):
Pursuant Section 6-8.3 of the Hawaii County Charter, the Director of Research and Development (R&D)
shall: (a) Collect and develop data necessary for managerial and legislative decision-making, and program
and policy-making. Historically, R&D has fulfilled this duty, in part, by 1) publishing a Hawaii County Data
Book (http://www.hisbdc.org/BusinessResearchLibrary/HawaiiCountyDataBook2015.aspx), which serves as
a convenient collection of statistics on social, economic, demographic and other information of the County; 2)
posting monthly economic indicators online; 3) linking from the Department web site to many data sources
and tools of interest (http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/rd-information-resources); and 4) using those three
resources (and others) to respond to information requests from the public, other County agencies, and other
government agencies, businesses, and community organizations. In recent years, many federal, state, and
local governments, as well as universities and nonprofit organizations, have begun providing comparable
services through online "open data" portals designed to make public data more accessible and easier to
understand and use. Examples of open data portals in Hawaii include the State's (www.data.hawaii.gov),
Honolulu's (data.honolulu.gov), UHERO's (data.uhero.hawaii.edu), and the County of Kauai's, which was
developed by UHERO (http://uhero.hawaii.edu/static/dashboard/kauai/index.html). R&D would like to engage
UHERO to develop a similar open data portal for Hawaii County.
SIGNED: DATE: 5/x/17
Depa ent Head
MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID -;?"1.7.of".+y' AARON S.Y. CHUNG
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Chairperson =^ �aJ+%; DRU MAMO KANUHA
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Vice Chair : :.''.`..' VALERIE T.POINDEXTER
► HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III
JENNIFER RUGGLES
HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo,Hawai`i 96720
May 18, 2017
Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson
Hawai`i County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
RE: Resolution No. 222-17 : RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE
MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ECONOMIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of
Hawai`i, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be
waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing
this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and
the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request
is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on
Finance for placement on its future agenda.
Sincerely,
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Maile David, Chairperson
Committee on Finance
/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC:
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Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson
Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council
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