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COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: July 6, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 340
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 11:05 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 340, reports as
follows:
Communication No. 340, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated June 15, 2017, nominates
Mr. Bryant Y. Ching of Council District 7 to the Hawai`i County Kailua Village Design
Commission.
Ms. Rose Bautista, Executive Assistant to Mayor Kim, introduced Mr. Ching who appeared via
videoconference from the Kona Council Office. Mr. Ching is originally from Hawai`i and a
retired teacher who spent over 35 years teaching in Los Angeles until returning home in 2010.
Mr. Ching clarified that after returning to Hawai`i, he worked as a Vice Principal at Konawaena
High School for one year and also as a Counselor at Kealakehe High School for five years.
Mr. Ching states that he is not affiliated with any political party.
A motion was made to amend the term ending date of June 30, 2019, in the transmittal from the
Mayor's office. The motion was then voted on and corrected to December 31, 2018, with eight
council members in favor.
Several Council Members commented in favor of Mr. Ching's nomination. The vote was then
taken with eight Council Members voting"aye." Chair Eoff stated that Mr. Ching did not need
to appear at the Council meeting on July 18, 2017, for confirmation of his appointment.
Pursuant to Article 7, Division 1, Section 25-7-2 of the Hawai`i County Code, the Kailua Village
Design Commission shall consist of nine members, and shall be appointed by the Mayor and
approved by the Council.
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication
No. 340, as amended, and recommends confirmation of the appointment of Bryant Y. Ching to
the Hawai`i County Kailua Village Design Commission.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID X COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
EOFF X
KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X
POINDEXTER X KAREN EOFF, CHAIR
RICHARDS X PC REPORT NO.: 18
RUGGLES X ADOPTED: JUL 1 8 2017