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Hawai‘i County Council
rd
33 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
March 14, 2018
INVOCATION: Pastor Bob Tominaga of Thy Word Ministries gave the morning’s invocation.
CALL TO The regular meeting of the Hawai‘i County Council was called to order at
ORDER: 9:13 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Hilo, by Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair
Ms. Karen Eoff, Vice Chair
Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member (came in later)
Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member
Mr. Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member
Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member
Ms. Eileen O’Hara, Member
Mr. Herbert M. “Tim” Richards, III, Member
Ms. Jennifer Ruggles, Member
PLEDGE OF The Chair directed the Council to the next order of business, Pledge of
ALLEGIANCE: Allegiance.
(At this time, Mr. Richards led the Council in the Pledge of
Allegiance.)
Announcement: (Note: At this time, Mr. Richards announced that the electric bus manufacturer
BYD America would be coming to the County Building at 12:15 with one of its
electric buses that would be used to field test driving over Saddle Road. He
invited the Council Members to take a look at the bus, which is being explored in
the electrification of the Mass Transit system.)
PETITIONS, The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Petitions,
MEMORIALS, Memorials, Certificates of Merit, and Expressions of Condolence.
CERTIFICATES OF
MERIT, AND (There were none.)
EXPRESSIONS OF
CONDOLENCE:
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STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items.
PUBLIC ON
AGENDA ITEMS: The following individuals registered to speak and came forward when called by
the Chair:
Kelly Hudik: Res. 500-18 (Comm. 759), in support;
Res. 501-18 (Comm. 760), in support; and
Res. 507-18 (Comm. 767), in support.
Mitch Tam: Res. 500-18 (Comm. 759), in support;
(representing Lions Res. 501-18 (Comm. 760), in support; and
Club of Kona) Res. 507-18 (Comm. 767), in support.
Mike Matsukawa: Bill 104 (Comm. 731), in support.
Roy Valera: Res. 503-18 (Comm. 762), in support.
(representing
Dare Hawai‘i)
P. McLean Eames II: Res. 497-18 (Comm. 754), in support.
(representing Friends
of Pāhoa Skate Park)
Susie Osborne: Res. 511-18 (Comm. 771), in support.
(representing Kua O Ka Lā
Public Charter School –
Ho‘oulu Lahui)
Kathy Buono: Res. 498-18 (Comm. 757), in support.
(representing Rainbow
Friends Animal Sanctuary)
Bobbye St. Ambrogio: Res. 499-18 (Comm. 758), in support;
Res. 500-18 (Comm. 759), in support;
Res. 512-18 (Comm. 772), in support; and
Res. 513-18 (Comm. 773), in support.
River Luker: Res. 497-18 (Comm. 754), in support.
Mark Prescott: Res. 497-18 (Comm. 754), in support.
(representing Friends
of Pāhoa Skate Park)
Steven Offenbaker: Bill 99 (Comm. 718), in support.
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Martha Yamada: Res. 514-18 (Comm. 774), in support;
(representing Department Res. 515-18 (Comm. 775), in support;
of Health, Hawai‘i Res. 516-18 (Comm. 776), in support; and
District Health Office-Public Res. 517-18 (Comm. 777), in support.
Health Nursing)
Deborah Brown: Res. 514-18 (Comm. 774), in support;
(representing Department Res. 515-18 (Comm. 775), in support;
of Health, Hawai‘i Res. 516-18 (Comm. 776), in support; and
District Health Office-Public Res. 517-18 (Comm. 777), in support.
Health Nursing)
Courtney Zajiak: Res. 497-18 (Comm. 754), in support.
(representing Friends
of Pāhoa Skate Park)
Virginia Aste: Res. 497-18 (Comm. 754), in support.
(representing Friends
of Pāhoa Skate Park)
Abolghassem Abraham Res. 499-18 (Comm. 758), in opposition; and
Sadegh: Bill 98, Draft 2 (Comm. 712.2), in support.
Judi Howle: Res. 499-18 (Comm. 758), in support.
(representing Puna
Neighborhood Watch)
Dwight J. Vicente: Bill 104 (Comm. 731), comment.
Bill Hanson: Res. 502-18 (Comm. 761), in support.
(representing Hawai‘i
County Civil Defense
Agency)
Suzi Bond: Res. 502-18 (Comm. 761), comment.
(representing Voluntary
Organizations Active in
Disasters and Hawai‘i
County Citizen Corps
Council)
APPROVAL The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Approval
OF MINUTES: of Minutes.
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Vote on Approval of Ms. David moved to approve the Minutes of June 3, 2016.
Minutes: Seconded by Ms. Eoff and carried by the following voice
(Approved) vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, and
Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
Vote on Approval of Ms. David moved to approve the Minutes of June 15, 2016.
Minutes: Seconded by Ms. Eoff and carried by the following voice
(Approved) vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, and
Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
COMMUNI-The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
CATIONS: Communications.
(There were none.)
Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the
of Business: following items were taken out of order:
Res. 497-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE ARTS
AND SCIENCE CENTER FOR A PĀHOA SKATE PARK EVENT
Transfers $1,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation,
Administration Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 754
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
Motion to Approve: Ms. O’Hara moved to adopt Res. 497-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
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MS. O’HARA: We heard several testimonies coming from folks who are
members of the Friends of Pāhoa Skate Park, which is now recognized by Parks
and Rec., and I just want to say they are just a fabulous group of community
members. Some are moms. Some are dads. Some are school teachers. The
Athletic Director from HAAS (Hawai‘i Academy of Arts and Science), McLean,
is serving as the current president of the group, and Ginny Aste has joined them in
their efforts to raise the monies they’re going to need to do the flat ground course.
Right now, we have basically half of a skateboard park, and it’s functioned very
well for ten years. It’s the whoop-de-do part with all the obstacles and
everything, but they also need a flat ground course to hone their skills. And the
kids are getting quite good and reknown for their Pāhoa skating style.
I also want to say that HAAS in its various capacities—that’s Hawai‘i Arts and
Sciences Academy Charter School in Pāhoa, which has been growing by leaps
and bounds—has been very supportive of this as well as Pāhoa School. And
Greg Henkel, who just came off of our Windward Planning Commission as Chair,
has a sign making shop and teaches the kids how to make signs. So, he’s actually
making the dedication plaque out of granite, I believe, or marble, and this will be
for the Ginny Aste skate park.
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So, that’s part of the event that’s going to be happening on March 24. The
dedication, a skateboard jam or skate jam, and a lot of vendors are going to be
invited, and so information will be provided to the community. So, come on
down. It’ll be a great day in Pāhoa. Hopefully it will be a dry day. So, on
March 24, Saturday.
So, I ask for your support. Thank you. It starts at 8, dedication at 9:30, and it
goes to 2, I believe.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor of Resolution 497-18 say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 497-18: The motion to adopt Res. 497-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 497-18 is adopted.
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Bill 99: AMENDS THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITY SCHEDULE,
CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NAMING THE
LOWER BALLFIELD AT HONOKA‘A PARK THE “LALA EPENESA, JR.,
BALLFIELD,” IN HONOR OF LALA EPENESA, JR.
Recognizes Lala Epenesa, Jr.’s, numerous contributions to sports in the Hāmākua
community.
Reference: Comm. 718
Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter
First Reading: February 21, 2018
Motion to Approve: Ms. Eoff moved to pass Bill 99 on second and final reading. Seconded by
Mr. Kanuha.
CHR. POINDEXTER: I just ask for support. Is there any other discussion?
Council Member Eoff.
MS. EOFF: I’d just like to say thank you for this opportunity to recognize an
outstanding member of the community and to Mr. Offenbaker and everybody
that’s testified in support. I think it’s been a great experience to learn more about
the person and what he said about the kids going forward to remember about him.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing
none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 99: The motion to pass Bill 99 on second and final reading was
(Adopted) carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 99 is approved.
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Res. 505-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE PĀHOA
SCHOOLS SUPPORT FOUNDATION FOR THE 2018 PĀHOA HIGH
SCHOOL PROJECT GRAD NIGHT
Transfers $1,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public
Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 764
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
Motion to Approve: Ms. O’Hara moved to adopt Res. 505-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: I just ask for your support. And for the public’s information
‘cause some people get confused why we send these through the Liquor
Department, these are non-alcoholic events for the high schools for graduation
day. And that’s why the Liquor Department supports them. Anyway, so I’m just
trying to explain that ‘cause sometimes it’s misunderstood. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you very much. Any other discussion? Seeing or
hearing none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 505-18: The motion to adopt Res. 505-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 505-18 is approved.
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Res. 511-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HO‘OULU-
LAHUI TO PURCHASE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public
Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 771
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
Motion to Approve: Ms. O’Hara moved to adopt Res. 511-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: I ask for your support on this. We heard from Susie Osborne,
who is the head of Kua O Ka Lā. We have a lot of charter schools in our district
of Puna, so we’re kind of blessed that way. And this is an excellent charter school
that is located down on the coastline next to the Ahalanui hot ponds, and they’ve
done a tremendous job of developing their facilities with very little money. As
we all know, charter schools don’t get facility money from the State. So,
anything that we can do to help support and provide supplies for their physical
education program is great. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you very much. Any other discussion? Seeing or
hearing none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 511-18: The motion to adopt Res. 511-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 511-18 is adopted.
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Res. 524-18: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, PURSUANT TO HAWAI‘I REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7,
FOR A GRANT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Funds in the amount of $45,000 would be used towards the department’s Solid
Waste Division’s Electronic Waste Recycling program.
Reference: Comm. 788
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 524-18. Seconded by Ms. O’Hara.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, thank you, Chair. And this particular resolution, we were
requested that it be waived, so I have Mr. George Hayducsko. Could you please
come forward and just explain to the Council the necessary action to waive this?
If you could identify yourself.
(Note: At this time, Environmental Management Recycling Coordinator
George Hayducsko came forward to address the members of the Council.)
MR. HAYDUCSKO: Good morning. I’m George Hayducsko. I’m your
recycling coordinator and the County of Hawai‘i Recycling Coordinator. Thank
you for taking this resolution up today. I do really appreciate it. We were
notified on January 12 by the Department of Health that we have this opportunity
to get this grant. So, there’s sort of a small window here to capture this grant.
There wasn’t enough time, in Department of Health’s opinion, to have a contract.
So, that’s why we’re agreeing to the Memorandum of Agreement, MOA, instead
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of a contract. And the timeframe for this 45,000 is from April 1 through
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June 30. So, that’s our timeframe. We have been recently notified that we
should anticipate another grant for next fiscal year also. So, we’ll be working to
get that into the budget. But we were just notified of that.
This program, if you don’t mind, is an excellent program. We get an awful lot of
questions from the general public, “What do we do with these electronics?” So,
the program itself has different locations around the County. As an example,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at four different locations. And the first Saturday would be
Waiohinu. The second Saturday is Waimea. The third Saturday is Kealakehe,
and the fourth Saturday is Hilo. So, we have these four locations around the
County for individuals to recycle their electronics.
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Then also, we have a permanent site at Mr. K’s here in Hilo where individuals can
take their electronics. And on Saturdays, it is free for the citizens to utilize that
spot and as a reduced rate for businesses. So, even businesses can take an
opportunity for reduced rate on Saturdays at Mr. K’s.
So, thank you for allowing me to sort of pitch our program. I really appreciate
that. But that’s what the 45,000 is supporting, that program to recycle our
electronics.
MS. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Hayducsko, and actually I think this is a
worthwhile waiver to make sure that we get the funds. Okay. Mahalo. I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion? Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: Thank you, Chair. Just for some clarification, George. You said
the commercial can take to Mr. K’s for a reduced rate. Is that just on Saturdays?
MR. HAYDUCSKO: Yes, just on Saturdays.
MS. O’HARA: Okay.
MR. HAYDUCSKO: As an example, on Saturdays it’s $55 a pound. During the
week, it’s 95—sorry, 55 cents per pound.
MS. O’HARA: Okay.
MR. HAYDUCSKO: What a great reduced rate, right? Fifty-five cents a pound
on Saturdays. During the week, it’s 95 cents per pound.
MS. O’HARA: Okay. And the four locations that you referred to, you referred to
the geographical locations but is that at transfer stations? Or where?
MR. HAYDUCSKO: Sorry about that. Yes, it’s at those transfer stations.
MS. O’HARA: Okay, could you repeat those four again?
MR. HAYDUCSKO: Sure. The—and I’ll do it in order, first, second, third,
fourth. It is Waiohinu, Waimea, Kealakehe, and Hilo. And those sites are open
from 9 to 4 p.m. Mr. K’s on Saturday, if you’re wondering, is 8:30 to 4:30.
MS. O’HARA: Okay. Thank you. I just wanted that for clarification. And
anytime you want to send that out to the Council offices so that we can
disseminate the information to our public, that would be great. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Seeing or hearing none, all those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 524-18: The motion to adopt Res. 524-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 524-18 is adopted.
Return to Order The Chair directed the Council to return to the order of business.
of Business:
ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of
RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions.
Res. 495-18: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
DIVISION, PURSUANT TO HAWAI‘I REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7,
FOR A GRANT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Funds in the amount of $9,700 would be used by the Planning Department to
allow key staff to attend Complete Streets trainings to plan for, design, and
operate streets with safe access for all users.
Reference: Comm. 736
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Approve: FC-82
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 495-18 and Finance Committee Report
No. 82. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, and I believe this resolution was to advance funds to advance
the County’s work on Complete Streets training. And in Committee, we had a
unanimous vote plus one absent. So, I just ask for your continued support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 495-18: The motion to adopt Res. 495-18 and Finance Committee
(Approved) Report No. 82 was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 495-18 is adopted.
Res. 498-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE
RAINBOW FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY TO SUPPORT ITS MONTHLY
SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS
Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Hawai‘i County Resource Center account.
Reference: Comm. 757
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
Motion to Approve: Ms. O’Hara moved to adopt Res. 498-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: I ask for your support. We had testimony on this effort at
Rainbow Friends Sanctuary for spay and neuter clinics. As expressed, they do so
at a reduced cost over some of the other options that we have on island.
And I’m hoping that work that I’m doing with the Mayor’s Office and the Police
Department will result in a new type of contract for spay and neuter, specifically,
so that more of our nonprofits can participate and get a handle on our immensely
overpopulated feral cat situation as well as overpopulation of dogs on island so
that we can get to a more reasonable kill rate at our shelters.
So, I just want to support that and hope we can finally reach our goals. Thank
you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any other discussion? Council Member Ruggles? Oh,
okay. Thank you. Okay, all those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 498-18: The motion to adopt Res. 498-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, Resolution 498-18 is adopted.
Res. 499-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM IN PUNA
Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 4); and credits to the Police Department, Puna Police-Other
Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 758
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
Motion to Approve: Ms. O’Hara moved to adopt Res. 499-18. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: Again, we heard good testimony in support of this resolution.
And I want to thank both Bobbye and Judi for being here today. Your dedication
to neighborhood watch is just unbelievable, and thank you so much for doing this
in our neighborhood where it is so very much needed. And I just wanted to be
sure that we help Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaiian Shores starting a neighborhood
watch to get off the ground and be as productive as they possibly can. I’m so
happy we have a new group in one of our larger subdivisions in lower Puna.
So, thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 499-18: The motion to adopt Res. 499-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 499-18 is approved.
Res. 500-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE LIONS
CLUB OF KONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC., FOR THE
TH
36ANNUAL HAWAI‘I KUPUNA HULA FESTIVAL
Transfers $3,100 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 7); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation,
Administration Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 759
Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha
Motion to Approve: Mr. Kanuha moved to adopt Res. 500-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Just briefly. Happy to support the Lions Club and their efforts
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for putting on the Kupuna Hula Festival. It is the 36 annual one and will be
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September 12 to the 13 of this year at the Sheraton Keauhou Resort. So, if you
can make it, please stop by. I never went last year, but I know Aunty Maile them
always go pretty much every year. So, if you ever get a chance to go, check it
out. I’ll try to go this year. But I ask for your support and happy to support the
Lions Club.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, I just wanted to say I totally support this and I have one
coming up too. And the reason why Council Member Eoff and I go almost every
year for the last I don’t know how many years is because we are kupuna. And
you’re welcome to join us any time. Okay? Mahalo.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 500-18: The motion to adopt Res. 500-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 500-18 is adopted.
Res. 501-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE LIONS
CLUB OF KONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC., FOR THE
TH
36ANNUAL HAWAI‘I KUPUNA HULA FESTIVAL
Transfers $3,100 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 6); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation,
Administration Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 760
Intr. by: Ms. David
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 501-18. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes. And for all the reasons we stated earlier, this is a great event.
And it mirrors the, actually, a Merrie Monarch type of competition because it’s
amazing how our kupuna is so talented and very funny. And they just put on a
show that anybody would just enjoy. So, I encourage all of you to go, and I ask
for your support. Mahalo.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing
none, all those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 501-18: The motion to adopt Res. 501-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 501-18 is adopted.
Res. 502-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY’S PROJECT 360
Transfers $800 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 5); and credits to the Civil Defense Agency, Other Current
Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 761
Intr. by: Ms. Ruggles
Motion to Approve: Ms. Ruggles moved to adopt Res. 502-18. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Ruggles.
MS. RUGGLES: Thank you. This resolution was actually in response to a
presentation that we had received a long time ago. And this was to help fund the
website to be a place for the public to go as a repository for all of the documents
that they can get for emergency preparedness. And this will also fund
50 Community Emergency Response Teams. Like the testifier said,
20 community plans, 20 household plans, and 20 ‘ohana plans.
So, thank you for your testimony, and I encourage the rest of my colleagues to put
forth this resolution. If we all split it to the 800 each, that would be enough for
them to fund the website and the booklets as well.
MR. HANSON: For three years.
MS. RUGGLES: For three years. I think it’s a great resource for our community.
Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Okay, Council
Member Richards.
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MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. Actually, Bill and Suzi, could you come
back up to the table, please?
(At this time, Bill Hanson, Civil Defense Administrative Officer, and
Suzi Bond, representing Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters and
Hawai‘i County Citizen Corps Council, came forward to address the
members of the Council.)
MR. RICHARDS: I think this is in part what Councilwoman Ruggles had just
touched on. We’ve been trying to work together. And I’ve got $5,000 set aside
for the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) efforts in Waikoloa
Village, and we’re trying to get a repeater gun. And so, what I want to do is I
want to get this thing off a dead center and get it moving forward.
So, I know we’ve been trying to contact you, Bill, as far as getting a reading on
what we can do. ‘Cause what I want to do is for a repeater, but I want it to be
sure that, not be short sighted. ‘Cause if we can spend a little bit more money and
do a great job, as opposed to just doing something. So, we want to get that done,
and we’d like to get it done as quickly as possible.
And we may have some more funds. I was listening to what
Councilwoman Ruggles just said. We may be able to have a little bit more funds
to help some of this funding here. So, how do we get this done and moving
forward? I’ll ask you first, Bill, and then come back to Suzi. And full disclosure,
Suzi is my cousin.
MR. HANSON: Regarding the effort in Waikoloa to establish a repeater, I think
the first step that we need to do is actually back off a little bit and look at the plan.
What is the communication’s plan that we actually need in the Waikoloa area?
By looking at that and developing that plan, we’ll be able to see all the pieces that
are there and all the pieces that should be there. The repeater would be part of
that. I know that there are other County Council members here that have been
approached by other teams as well in their area that they would like to get support
for communications equipment. So, I would encourage that we all start at looking
at the plan, developing a plan. If it’s not there, then we develop that forward.
And we can do that with our office.
MR. RICHARDS: We need to move reasonably quickly on this because our
fiscal year is going to end. I don’t want these funds to lapse for CERT.
MR. HANSON: If we can, I can arrange that.
MR. RICHARDS: Yes, so if we can nudge this very quickly to go forward
because the intent is to tie as much of this together. So communications, I think
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the missile alert pointed out the fact we don’t have the communications as quickly
as we need. So, if we can do that, that’d be great and I’d really appreciate the
help on that one, Bill.
MR. HANSON: Yes, sir, we can move forward this month on establishing that
groundwork and moving it forward.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. So, my office calls you or you call us?
MR. HANSON: I’ll call you. Thank you.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay, all right. I’ll expect that call next week.
MR. HANSON: Yes, sir.
MR. RICHARDS: And then, Suzi, back at you concerning—I’m a little intrigued
by the paperwork that Councilwoman Ruggles just talked about. So, we’re
looking for funding for three years, $800; eight times nine is 7,200. Is that what
you’re looking for?
MS. BOND: Right, exactly.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. Alrighty. Thank you, I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Thank you, Chair. And, Mr. Hanson and Suzi, I just wanted to let
you know that I checked with my office and our 898 contingency is coming up
probably on the next agenda or so. So, I really support you folks and your efforts.
So, thank you very much.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: Same response. Thank you, guys, and I believe our $800 is going
to be perhaps at the next meeting. ‘Cause we’ve been trying for a while and we
just had some mix-ups on the paperwork and—
MS. BOND: (Inaudible.)
CHR. POINDEXTER: Excuse me. For the minutes, if you can—and then state
your name for the record.
MS. BOND: My name is Suzi Bond, and I’m still the Chair of the Hawai‘i
County Citizen Corps Council. The issue in the beginning was we weren’t sure
who could accept the money. And until we work that little thing out—because,
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the Citizen Corps Council isn’t actually a money generating thing and VOAD
(Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters) doesn’t do that either. But we had
a—so, once we figured out that it had to go through Civil Defense to be
distributed, then we could send out the letters. So, it took us a little bit of back
and forth with all the red tape that the—
MS. O’HARA: I agree. There is a bit of red tape, and there’s paperwork on our
side that has to be filled out too and blah, blah. So, I think we’re in the chute.
Like Ms. David said, hers is coming up. And I understood from the presentation
that it was 7,200 and if we could all—
MS. BOND: Right, if everybody chipped in.
MS. O’HARA: Divvy up 800 a piece, that we would make that goal. So, I don’t
know where everybody stands with their contingency funds at this point. The
coffers get a bit dried up at this time of the fiscal year so I’m not sure if
everybody’s able to pony up at this point but we’ll see where we’re at.
MS. BOND: Great. Thank you. Any help would be—
MS. O’HARA: And Mr. Richards is, maybe, going to pick up the slack on that.
We’ll see. Thank you.
MR. RICHARDS: I have 5,000 set aside for the repeater right now, and we can
talk story.
MS. BOND: Well, the repeat—that communication, part of that and the
community plan that goes with it are all part of the Project 360. So, all of that—
anything that can help out with the project. I mean, it is an offshoot. It’s not
actually the money for 360, but it is an offshoot of what we are trying to
accomplish.
MR. RICHARDS: You’re okay to finish the conversation?
MS. BOND: Sure.
MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, I think the intention of the whole Council is what’s best
for the communities, and that’s why we’re trying to get this tied together and we
don’t want the monies to lapse.
MS. BOND: Right.
MR. RICHARDS: And that’s the thing, we’re up against that timeline to get this
thing processed. So, thank you.
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MS. BOND: Yeah.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, thank you. Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Mr. Hanson, I’m not understanding because
this is being pushed in a partnership with Civil Defense. So, why isn’t the
Administration providing some of the funding for the copies?
MR. HANSON: So, first of all, our operations fund is limited as well in Civil
Defense, one. Two, we only receive approximately $20,000 from FEMA (Federal
Emergency Management Agency) to support over 600 members for the CERT
program plus the Neighborhood Watch program plus VOAD plus Citizens Corp.
So, there isn’t much to go around. So actually, we are moving forward on
volunteers. There’s a lot of volunteer effort. We would like to have more
money—that would be great—in our coffers, but we don’t. So, this is why we
came to you to ask you for assistance.
MS. LEE LOY: And is it necessary for the physical copies, or is there ways to
put this in electronic versions in which individuals can download or—
MR. HANSON: Yes, as Suzi Bond had mentioned and Ms. Jen Ruggles has also
mentioned that there is—part of the money is to provide and establish a website
and a webpage that that information would be made available on the internet so
that we can provide that electronically.
MS. LEE LOY: And I don’t want this to come off as non-supportive, we all have
to start learning to do more with less. And so, I’m just hoping that through this
process we look at ways of being more efficient at accelerating some other
dollars—
MR. HANSON: So, yeah, we calculated, for example, printing costs. We’re only
talking about 5 cents aside for colored print, and that’s coming out of—not being
contracted outside but coming out of our Machine Room over here. So, taking all
that into consideration, looking that we’re trying to touch at least 20,000 houses
and 20 communities.
Currently, we have over 105 communities on this island, of which probably only a
handful have a community emergency plan. That’s a big effort that has to move
forward. It’s already taken HPP about a year-and-a-half-plus just to get where
they are with their emergency plan. Volcano is working on one right now.
Leilani Estates also worked on one. We have a lot of communities that are
vulnerable. Keaukaha is vulnerable. Others as well are very vulnerable.
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Come the day that they don’t have a plan, I think money will not be an issue. It
will be lifesaving. Whatever we can do together will—I think cost is secondary to
saving lives.
MS. LEE LOY: I absolutely agree, and maybe there’s another opportunity with
our community development plans where you guys can build in some of that
pieces into that. I just know we have a lot of plans floating around and I’m just
looking at opportunities to streamline that information in one kind of central
location. And again, I’m not trying to sound not supportive. I’m just trying to be
efficient with what we have. So, if we can start dovetailing those things together,
I think we could get a whole lot farther with what limited resources we have.
MS. BOND: Part of the printing thing is we were planning—we just did that one
emergency fair. We’re planning another one for the other side, for the west side.
A lot of what we’re trying to do, we are trying to do electronically. The surveys,
we’re trying to do electronically. But there are some old school folks that really
do better with paper in hand, and if we can hand out booklets that have the
information in them. And we’ve streamlined the information so that it’s written
on a very simple level so that it’s not—because a lot of the books go into words
that people, quite frankly, don’t understand and they start seeing words they don’t
understand and they stop reading and they stop preparing.
So, what we’re trying to do is break it down to the simplest factor and make it
simple for people, and make it simple for people to have a piece of paper, a little
booklet, in their hand that has all the information that we’ve gleaned from, honest
to Pete, all of the websites. But the more that we can put into—we do want to put
it all on the website and then put links to everything else—ready.gov, the
American Red Cross, all of that too.
MR. HANSON: So, Councilwoman Lee Loy, we do appreciate your concerns in
this area. I do look forward to your mana‘o and everyone else’s mana‘o and how
we can move this forward better and together. It’s not that we have a large army
of people and a force that we can move forward. We are dependent upon a lot of
volunteer work and a lot of volunteer effort at this time. But yes, we do welcome
your mana‘o. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or
hearing none, all those in favor of Resolution 502-18 say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 502-18: The motion to adopt Res. 502-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 502-18 is approved.
Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the
of Business: following items were taken out of order:
Res. 512-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO ASSIST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM IN KA‘Ū
Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 7); and credits to the Police Department, Ka‘ū Police – Other
Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 772
Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha
Motion to Approve: Mr. Kanuha moved to adopt Res. 512-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Just briefly, happy to work with Council Member David in
supporting the Neighborhood Watch program in Ka‘ū. Glad to help out. And
mahalo for the testimony earlier and explaining everything that’s going on. So, I
ask for your support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 512-18: The motion to adopt Res. 512-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Chung – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: We have eight “ayes”—is Aaron not here—one excused.
Res. 513-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO ASSIST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM IN KONA
Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 7); and credits to the Police Department, Kona Police – Other
Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 773
Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha
Motion to Approve: Mr. Kanuha moved to adopt Res. 513-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Again briefly, happy to help out the Neighborhood Watch in
Kona, and I ask for your support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 513-18: The motion to adopt Res. 513-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: 513 is approved.
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Return to Order The Chair directed the Council to return to the order of business.
of Business:
Res. 503-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO DARE
HAWAI‘I FOR THE 2018 DARE DAY CELEBRATION EVENT IN
EAST HAWAI‘I
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 2); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public
Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 762
Intr. by: Mr. Chung
Motion to Postpone: Mr. Chung moved to postpone Res. 503-18 to March 28, 2018. Seconded
by Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: It’s been moved by Council Member Chung, seconded by
Council Member Lee Loy to—move to postpone to—the next meeting is on—can
you look at the date so we can give a time certain? And that’s a motion to
postpone, correct, Council Member Chung?
th
MR. MAEDA: The next meetings are in Kona, March 27.
th
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. So, postpone to March 27. Is there—oh, is it
th
28?
th
MR. MAEDA: Oh, I’m sorry. Council meeting, 28.
th
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, March 28. Is there any discussion? Seeing or
hearing none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Motion to The motion to postpone Res. 503-18 to March 28, 2018,
Postpone: was carried by the following voice vote:
(Approved)
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
th
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, this has been postponed to March 28.
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Res. 504-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE ISLAND
OF HAWAI‘I YMCA FOR ITS FAMILY VISITATION CENTER PROGRAM
Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 5); and credits to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Other
Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 763
Intr. by: Ms. Ruggles
Motion to Approve: Ms. Ruggles moved to adopt Res. 504-18. Seconded by Ms. O’Hara.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Ruggles.
MS. RUGGLES: Thank you. This resolution is to fund the YMCA’s Family
Visitation Center, which helps support families in child custody cases with their
supervised visits for children in custody disputes. I think this is a really important
program for us to subsidize and continue because they are having problems with
finding sufficient funding. And I’m looking forward to my colleagues’ support.
Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, thank you, Chair, and thanks, Councilwoman Ruggles.
And I’m going to jump at this and say thanks, Councilwoman Lee Loy and
O’Hara. This is one of the things I’ve been a champion for ‘cause this is the only
one that does this on the island. And so, it’s very important we support that. In a
family dispute, you don’t want the kids stuck in the middle of that, and this is
what solves that. So, thanks to all the Council Members who support it. I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Oh, Council
Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: Thank you, Ms. Ruggles, for this, and I’m also including some
money for the Family Visitation Center program. I’m just going to point out there
seems to be a typo on this page. I hope that isn’t in your resolution. It says
“HMCA” instead of “YMCA.” So, just confirming that everything’s right. It’s
just on this page that the typo was done? Okay, great.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing
none, all those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 504-18: The motion to adopt Res. 504-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 504-18 is approved.
Res. 506-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY TO
PURCHASE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR THE PEPE‘EKEŌ,
PĀPA‘IKOU, AND HONOMŪ COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
TEAM
Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 1); and credits to the Civil Defense Agency, Other Current
Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 766
Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter
Motion to Approve: Ms. Eoff moved to adopt Res. 506-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: I think this is pretty self-explanatory. Is there any
discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 506-18: The motion to adopt Res. 506-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 506-18 is approved.
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Res. 507-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO LIONS CLUB
OF KONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC., FOR THE ANNUAL
KUPUNA HULA FESTIVAL IN 2018
Transfers $3,100 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation,
Administration Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 767
Intr. by: Ms. Eoff
Motion to Approve: Ms. Eoff moved to adopt Res. 507-18. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Eoff.
MS. EOFF: Thank you. Well, we spoke about it earlier, and I just wanted to ask
for your support for this resolution. And I’ll just add that several of us have
attended all the Kupuna Hula Festivals I think since 2004, actually. So, anyways,
it’s a wonderful event. And thank you to Kelly for hosting it and to Parks and
Rec. and everybody for contributing to this. Mahalo.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 507-18: The motion to adopt Res. 507-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 507-18 is approved.
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Res. 508-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PURCHASE FITNESS EQUIPMENT
FOR THE PRINCESS ABIGAIL WAHĪIKA‘AHU‘ULA KAWANANAKOA
CENTER
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 3); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation,
Recreation Division Equipment account.
Reference: Comm. 768
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 508-18. Seconded by Mr. Kanuha.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. I’m just urging the rest of my colleagues to
support this. It’s for equipment at the gym. So, thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any other questions, discussion? Seeing or hearing none,
all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 508-18: The motion to adopt Res. 508-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 508-18 is approved.
Res. 509-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE ISLAND
OF HAWAI‘I YMCA FOR ITS FAMILY VISITATION CENTER PROGRAM
Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 3); and credits to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Other
Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 769
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
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Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 509-18. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Yes, thank you. Asking for my colleagues’ support. As Council
Member Richards mentioned, this is a very niche program that services our
families across the entire island. So, I’m happy to support. As Mr. Richards said,
no other program does it here on this island, and a lot of it is actually court
ordered. So, we’re hopeful that maybe they can leverage some of that other
dollars. I yield. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion? Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Just a quick comment. Historically in the past when they ran
out of funding, the people volunteered their time to keep the project going. So, if
it’s that important to them, it’s important to us.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or
hearing none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 509-18: The motion to adopt Res. 509-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Ruggles – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 509-18 is adopted. Let me know, do you guys
need a bathroom break? Yeah? Maybe a—
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Sure. Sure why not?
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. So, let’s do a seven-minute break. We’re in
recess.
RECESS: At 10:45 a.m., the Chair called for a recess.
RECONVENE: The meeting reconvened at 11:00 a.m.
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Res. 510-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE ISLAND
OF HAWAI‘I YMCA FOR ITS FAMILY VISITATION CENTER PROGRAM
Transfers $1,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 4); and credits to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Other
Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 770
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
Motion to Approve: Ms. O’Hara moved to adopt Res. 510-18. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: We’ve had discussions on this. There’s several contingency fund
requests being given to the Family Visitation Center program, and I just ask for
our support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 510-18: The motion to adopt Res. 510-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 510-18 is approved.
Res. 514-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO
COMMUNITY FIRST INC. FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES RELATED
TO TROPIC CARE 2018
Transfers $3,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Business Development account.
Reference: Comm. 774
Intr. by: Mr. Richards
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Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Res. 514-18. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. We’ve had conversations on this Tropic
Care coming forward, and the whole idea is to get people to the services needed.
I know the military is putting in great effort. And I’ve heard previous experiences
with this have been great. I have a reasonably large population of Marshallese in
my district, and a good portion of this will be used for them. So, I ask for your
support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing
none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 514-18: The motion to adopt Res. 514-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 514-18 is approved.
Res. 515-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO
COMMUNITY FIRST INC. FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
RELATING TO TROPIC CARE 2018
Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 6); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Business Development account.
Reference: Comm. 775
Intr. by: Ms. David
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 515-18. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
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MS. DAVID: Yes. And based on Ms. Yamada’s testimony this morning and my
fellow Council Members, this is a great program. I thank the military for doing
this every year, and it serves the communities of our rural districts very well. So,
I ask for your support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 515-18: The motion to adopt Res. 515-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 515-18 is approved.
Res. 516-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO
COMMUNITY FIRST INC. FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION RELATED
TO TROPIC CARE 2018
Transfers $3,500 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 3); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Business Development account.
Reference: Comm. 776
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 516-18. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. Like the rest of my colleagues, I’m going to be
urging my support. But I also appreciate all of us bundling this money for a very
good cause that helps so many in our rural communities. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or
hearing none, all those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 516-18: The motion to adopt Res. 516-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 516-18 is approved.
Res. 517-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO
COMMUNITY FIRST INC. FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
RELATING TO TROPIC CARE 2018
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 5); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Business Development account.
Reference: Comm. 777
Intr. by: Ms. Ruggles
Motion to Approve: Ms. Ruggles moved to adopt Res. 517-18. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Ruggles.
MS. RUGGLES: Thank you. This is another resolution supporting the Tropic
Care free medical event. I’m excited that it’s in Kea‘au, which is in my district.
And I’m so happy that I’m able to help pay for the transportation cost to get
people from other districts to Kea‘au. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing
none, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 517-18: The motion to adopt Res. 517-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 517-18 is approved.
Res. 518-18: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO
COMMUNITY FIRST INC. TO SUPPORT TROPIC CARE 2018
Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account
(Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Business Development account.
Reference: Comm. 778
Intr. by: Ms. O’Hara
(Note: Comm. 778.1, from Council Member Eileen O’Hara dated March 7, 2018,
transmitting proposed amendments to Res. 518-18, was circulated.)
Motion to Approve: Ms. O’Hara moved to adopt Res. 518-18. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
Motion to Amend: Ms. O’Hara moved to amend Res. 518-18 with the contents of
Comm. 778.1. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara on the communication.
MS. O’HARA: Yes. This just clarifies that the money is being provided for
transportation. We had the wrong language in there previously, so that’s why the
amendment. And I ask for your support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, on
Communication 778.1, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Motion to The motion to amend Res. 518-18 with the contents of
Amend: Comm. 778.1 was carried by the following voice vote:
(Approved)
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 518-18, as amended with
Communication 778.1, is on the floor. Any discussion? Seeing or hearing none,
all those in favor say “aye.”
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Vote on Res. 518-18: The motion to adopt Res. 518-18, as amended to Draft 2,
(Draft 2) was carried by the following voice vote:
(Approved)
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 518, as amended, is approved.
Res. 523-18: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I,
HAWAI‘I HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A HOMELESS FACILITY AND
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AT VILLAGE 9 OF THE VILLAGES OF
LA‘I‘ŌPUA AT KEALAKEHE, NORTH KONA, HAWAI‘I, TAX MAP
KEY: 7-4-020:004
Funds in the amount of $184,000 would be used to reimburse the County for
planning expenses to develop a master plan and environmental assessment for a
homeless facility and affordable rental project.
Reference: Comm. 787
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 523-18. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Thank you. This requested a waiver out of Finance, so we have
Mr. Takemoto here to come—could you come forward, Mr. Takemoto, and just
give us a brief background about the funding. And in case Council Members
have questions, you can answer them.
(Note: At this time, Executive Assistant Roy Takemoto, Office of the
Mayor, came forward to address the members of the Council.)
MS. DAVID: Thank you very much. Just introduce yourself for the record.
MR. TAKEMOTO: Roy Takemoto, Mayor’s Office.
MS. DAVID: Thank you.
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MR. TAKEMOTO: The reason for this resolution is we looked at—we need a
replacement for Camp Kikaha. So, when we did the sweep on the Old Airport,
we needed a place to move the homeless. Temporarily, that place was designated
at Camp Kikaha.
So, we looked at alternative sites. One, as you may know, was at Henry Street
where we were considering an exchange with Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust. In that
exchange, we would have had to give up the two acres that we have where the
homeless facility currently is located. And what we would get, it was a 20-plus
acre site. And we would get, on a one-to-one exchange, two acres out of that
20-something and we would have to find additional ways to compensate
Lili‘uokalani Trust for the remainder if we wanted the entire parcel.
So, we started looking around and the State offered this particular parcel, which is
referred to as Village 9. It is a site where it was formerly proposed as a hospital
site, and that was—those plans changed. And then later it was proposed as the
judiciary site and then that judiciary site got relocated. So, this site became
available, and the State offered it to us. And half the site would be used for
homeless, and the State would retain half the site for affordable rental.
So, the purpose of this resolution, the State Housing actually offered to pay the
entire cost of the master planning and environmental assessment, 184,000, which
would cover the homeless plans as well as the affordable rental on the State’s
portion. So, this resolution is only to authorize these preliminary studies, the EA
(Environmental Assessment), and the master planning. Should the community be
okay with the site after going through the EA process, then we would proceed
with coming back to the Council to authorize entering into a lease agreement.
MS. DAVID: Thank you very much. And for now, I’ll yield to my other Council
Members for questions. Thank you, Mr. Takemoto.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Council Member Eoff.
MS. EOFF: Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Takemoto, and thank you
for pursuing this and all of the due diligence that’s gone on up until this point.
We know that the need is there. We heard about the model yesterday, and we
very much support, I believe all of us, the concept of coordinating services in one
area so we can help make a difference and reach the goals of, what was it, zero
homeless by 2020.
MR. TAKEMOTO: (Inaudible) zero.
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MS. EOFF: Yeah. So—but the affordable housing component is also a huge
need in this area. So, I support this, and I’m glad that we’re moving forward. I
was wondering what would be the timeframe for this to make progress towards
solidifying the agreement.
MR. TAKEMOTO: So, the plan of approach to do the master planning and EA is
to piggyback on the procurement that has been done for the Kealakehe Regional
Park EA. And a big reason for that is the three need to go together; the three
being the park, the homeless site, and the affordable rental. They need to be
analyzed and planned together and assessed. So, the infrastructure requirements,
all of that, needs to be coordinated. So, that procurement has been done and we
need to enter into a consulting contract. So, say a month to do that. And then to
do the EA, the background studies will be done together to look at all three. And
then we hope that the EA portion can run independently of the park’s EA.
MS. EOFF: But the timing would sort of go together so that the EA that the State
is helping to fund would coincide with the EA that we’re doing to start the
Kealakehe Regional Park project.
MR. TAKEMOTO: Yes.
MS. EOFF: Oh, great. Well, thank you. That’s good to hear. And thank you
very much.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Also trying to piggyback about what Ms. Eoff stated, but how
long is that process going to take?
MR. TAKEMOTO: So, the EA for the homeless and the affordable rental, we
want to expedite that. So, it would take about couple months to do the
background studies. So, say a month to execute the contract, two months for
background studies, three months to get through, say, the draft EA—so where are
we—six months from—and then responding to comments, and then final EA. So,
that’s about seven months out. So, if we are March, so end of the year, hopefully,
we can get into the site.
MR. KANUHA: And during that time, you’re going to be doing the community
outreach. Or is that after the EA is pau?
MR. TAKEMOTO: No. Definitely, the community outreach would be done
together with the EA.
MR. KANUHA: Okay, gotcha. I don’t know what’s going to happen between
now and then for Camp Kikaha, but I’m kind of worried how long it’s going to
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take before something can actually happen. And hopefully it does happen, but
just kind of—because I know Camp Kikaha can’t stay there for that much longer.
Or maybe it’s not supposed to be there currently, with the Mayor’s emergency
proclamation that he made. But all I know is this process is essential to get it
going, and I’m glad to see it finally come up. And hopefully it won’t take a really
long time for the process to finalize, but at least we have a starting point. So,
happy to support this. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Roy, for being here. Tell me
again the three projects that we’re bundling together through this analysis.
MR. TAKEMOTO: The Kealakehe Regional Park, the portion of Village 9 that
would be used for the homeless facility, and the remainder portion to be used for
the affordable rental project.
MS. LEE LOY: And that background EA/EIS (Environmental Impact Statement)
process, that will actually take into consideration all of the infrastructure needs to
meet all three projects. So, water, wastewater, infrastructure, roads, all of that
will be analyzed with this first step.
MR. TAKEMOTO: Yeah, part of the contract includes a preliminary engineering
report.
MS. LEE LOY: After this process, what I’m hearing, you guys are going to kind
of divorce the different pieces so other pieces could move forward, right. I think
this is what we’re trying to get to, is what is that date where we actually keep
moving our Camp Kikaha and the affordable piece separate and apart from the
park.
MR. TAKEMOTO: So, the seven months or so that I responded to
Councilman Kanuha, that is the homeless facility affordable housing portion. The
park portion, I’m not sure what the timetable is for that.
MS. LEE LOY: And then I think the site in the resolution is 34, almost 35 acres.
But when I read the resolution, we’re looking at subdividing off somewhere
between 15 and 20 acres. Why the wiggle? I mean, the parcel is 35 acres, but we
haven’t nailed down the exact acreage that we need.
MR. TAKEMOTO: Yeah, the exact acreage would come out from the master
planning process. Because, a portion of that would include an access road that
needs to be shared between the two, and the State wasn’t clear whether that road
would be our portion or their portion.
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MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. We take a long time at the County, but sometimes
the State takes even longer. So, I like that we’re doing this together. But the
sooner we can kind of take on what we can control sooner and let the State take
care of their piece—
MR. TAKEMOTO: Yeah. Well, it’s been a real pleasant surprise that the State
has actually been moving way faster than we could keep up with. So, that is
really encouraging.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Eoff.
MS. EOFF: One more comment and question. But there is an imperative with
the timing for the Kealakehe Regional Park, at least parts of it, because it’s an
integral part of the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s plan to reuse water. So, we
need the grass there, right, for that.
MR. TAKEMOTO: Yeah.
MS. EOFF: I think that goal is 2020.
MR. TAKEMOTO: So, that is one of the advantage of bundling it together
because we’ll keep a close eye on both. The park would be a high priority as well
as the homeless and affordable—
MS. EOFF: At least the phase of it that would help complete the recycled water
program.
MR. TAKEMOTO: Yeah.
MS. EOFF: Okay, thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Res. 523-18: The motion to adopt Res. 523-18 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 523-18 is approved.
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Relinquish Chair: At this time, Chair Poindexter relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Eoff.
Res. 525-18: URGES THE HAWAI‘I STATE LEGISLATURE NOT TO PASS HOUSE BILL
(H.B.) NO. 1665, HOUSE DRAFT (H.D.) NO. 1, RELATING TO THE
TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATION TAX (TAT)
The proposed H.B. No. 1665, H.D. No. 1, would allocate TAT revenues to
counties based on reimbursements to a county for specified public services
rendered by the county and the amount of the tax credits under a primary
residential property owner tax credit program. It would also create a tax credit
program for primary residential property owners who do not provide transient
accommodations and cap the amount that a particular county may receive in
reimbursements.
Reference: Comm. 789
Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. Poindexter moved to adopt Res. 525-18. Seconded by Mr. Kanuha.
MS. POINDEXTER: So, basically I met with our Finance Department who
definitely says that a lot of this—oh, they don’t support this overall, period. But
some of the areas seem to be a little messy. My concern was the reimbursement
type of structure, which was going to be very difficult because we had to do
reimbursements within 90 days. And the type of reimbursements did not include
fire or police, which is to me the most expensive areas. I mean, we have people
going down to Waipio needing to be rescued. The fire has to fire rescue how
many times with tourists going down to Waipio; they had to be rescued. So, a lot
of that is not included in this.
So, Mike White and I—he’s the Chair of the Maui County Council—had the
opportunity—he was invited up by House Speaker Scott Saiki, our Finance Chair
Sylvia Luke, and Vice Speaker Mark Nakashima—and we were able to meet last
week. Basically, we went up there first thinking we were going to talk about the
whole GET (General Excise Tax) thing, and it turned into a lot of good stuff. And
I thought it was a very positive meeting. I did bring up the concern of this House
bill and asked if there was anything else that, or what we could do to move away
from this reimbursement type of TAT and go back to what we had talked about.
Right after the special session, I note that Chair Luke had approached Mike and I
and told us that she would work to see what she could do to help us get an
increase in the TAT.
And then I was so inspired by House Speaker’s speech at the opening of the
Legislature, and I just want to quote him, he said, “We need to be bold and
creative. We should always be thinking of how to make things better. The public
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is looking to us to articulate and demonstrate a sense of shared purpose that others
call on everyone to join in. The House will play a critical role in calling people
together in common purpose.”
And I just wanted to share this because I thought his speech was very—it gave me
a lot of hope. And after that meeting, I started to see how they were putting their
words into action and walked away from that very hopeful. Then, I still felt a
need to put this resolution forward just in case. The House has ‘til, I think, the
rd
23. They haven’t heard this yet, and I don’t see it anywhere on the calendar yet.
rd
So, if it’s not heard by the 23 then it will die. So, I’m hoping this will be a nice
death.
However, in the meantime, I followed up with our House Speaker Scott Saiki and
he said that they are, tomorrow. So, this is such an important day tomorrow at
2:00. Senate Bill 648 is going to be amended, and it’s going to be heard
tomorrow at 2 p.m. And the House is proposing an additional TAT to the
neighbor islands. And so, I asked him what was our portion and he said
Hawai‘i Island is an additional $12 million that they’re looking at to be added to
our 19 million, bringing a total of 31 million.
But there’s a condition on there and—but I think it’s a real good condition. It’s to
be able to further our General Plan for the County. There may be more things to
add to that, but I’m hoping that 2:00—I mean, I’m going to try and fly up there—
but if people could give their input or submit testimony and let the public know
about this.
So, I just want to know—I’ll yield at this time. I just want to know how you want
me to proceed with this resolution. Should we just put it through just in case
something doesn’t happen because we don’t want them to revert back to this, or
would my colleagues want me to withdraw this and trust that tomorrow’s Senate
bill will be a good one to start working on? I feel real positive about it, but I’ll
yield at this time to hear from others. Thanks.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Finance Director Sako is here. I see her in
the audience, if we have any questions. Ms. Sako can you come up?
(Note: At this time, Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward to
address the members of the Council.)
MS. SAKO: Good morning. Deanna Sako, Director of Finance.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, so I’m sure you’ve been following all of this as
well.
MS. SAKO: Yes.
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ACTING CHR. EOFF: And maybe you could add some light.
MS. SAKO: So, one of the things is that this particular bill, House Bill 1665, it is
rather onerous on the County and having to supply that every 90 days we’d have
to ask for reimbursement. And it does include transit and some of those things,
but it’s also additional things. And one is, like, transit accommodations, which
we don’t actually have our law in place yet. And so, having to bill them every
90 days and not being sure exactly what that would look like, that’s a lot of
additional work. And anytime they try to place requirements on how we spend
our money, it’s kind of difficult, especially when we’re expecting that kind of for
a general purpose.
Obviously, we still support the TAT working group’s recommendation to have a
fair distribution, but I think the Senate Bill 648 that they’re amending is closer to
doing that than this particular bill is. Especially in this one, at least the last draft I
looked at, it still had blanks for the numbers. I mean, it could be a dollar. I mean,
we don’t know, right? And so, that’s one of the difficult things with dealing with
the Legislature.
So, right now, we do support Senate Bill 648, House Draft 1. And so, that still
has requirements but I think they’re less onerous. It has requirements which you
can spend it for; tourism being one, General Plan being one, and then just like an
annual report, I believe. It’s not like this invoicing and having to prove every
single dollar that we’ve spent.
You guys will do what you want, but I don’t think it hurts to pass the resolution to
say that we don’t support this one. And then, I know several people will be there
tomorrow I think in support of S. B. 648 (Senate Bill 648).
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Council Members? Ms. O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: Thank you. Thank you, Deanna. I just want to say I, too, have
been talking to the House leadership and was told the same thing by them, that we
will be seeing an announcement this week Thursday and that it will translate into
additional TAT for us. It’s not permanent. I think it—
MS. SAKO: It sunsets in 2030, the same time the GE (General Excise) tax
would.
MS. O’HARA: Sunsets (inaudible), something like that. But it’s a boon for us in
our current year. As we know, we have over, what, a $20 million shortfall in the
current budget. So, hallelujah for that. I like the fact that it’s less onerous for our
Administration in terms of the accounting procedures and gives us a pretty large
latitude over where we can spend the money. And so, I don’t want to aggravate,
and I think it might be better this time to, if not, withdraw or postpone
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Resolution 525-18 until we see what comes. If the announcement comes out
Thursday, as we anticipate—and there’s been a lot of word that that’s going to
happen.
MS. SAKO: The draft is out and it’s online.
MS. O’HARA: Yeah, I feel very confident that we’re headed down the right road
there. But if things change—and they can during the Legislative session; it’s a
rapid process—we could still have this on the side if it comes to pass. So, either a
postponement or withdrawal I would think would be the way to go with this.
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MS. SAKO: Yeah, I think, because the 23 I think is the last date, right, that they
have to hear it by is next week. I mean, I think we’ll know rather soon if they kill
it or not.
MS. O’HARA: Great. Thank you.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. I’m trying to read through the bill. It looks
like it’s 82 million plus 26 million, of which 26 million goes to the Convention
Center, which leaves 82 divided amongst the counties which translates to less
money for us than what we’re currently getting. Am I reading that right?
MS. SAKO: No, that language is part of the original TAT language. And so,
with the total TAT collected—and if we take last fiscal year, for example, they
collected $500 million. The first one-and-a-half million goes to the Turtle Bay
conservation easement. The next 26-and-a-half million goes to the Convention
Center, then 82 million goes to the Tourism Special Fund which does get kind of
convoluted in this whole thing.
But then the next section is supposed to be where typically the 103 million cap
would be; they’re removing that language and having us ask for reimbursements.
And that’s where not only did they take out the cap, they took out the percentage
allocation to each county and they left blank amounts for each county. So, it’s
really hard to tell what’s in here. And I left out the whole part about the income
tax credit that they’re saying we can ask for reimbursement for. And we have
nothing to do with State income taxes, so it just adds more fuel to the fire as to
why I don’t like this bill. But I agree, I mean I am not trying to irritate them
either. I mean, we’re thankful for S. B. 648.
And so, you guys do what you think is right, but like I said, at least next week we
will know for sure if the bill’s continuing on or not. And then S. B. 648 is a good
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example of totally gutting a bill and putting in completely different language,
which is now we’re getting to the part of the session where we just have to be
more on our toes. I wish it wasn’t this hard.
MR. RICHARDS: I can understand why you don’t like this. All right. Thanks, I
yield.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, thank you. And thank you, Ms. Sako, ‘cause I was reading
that portion that they took out and going, wait, this doesn’t make sense; I think
we’re worse off than we were at the 103 million cap. But I wanted to ask you,
and you just explained, about that owner tax credit. What would that be?
MS. SAKO: I believe that that’s part of the—HRS (Hawai‘i Revised Statutes) is
the State tax law, although I didn’t look at that very carefully, but it looks like
they want to give some kind of tax credit to residential property owners. But that
was one of the things that we can ask for reimbursement for. But historically,
we’ve never been involved in the State tax system, and I definitely don’t want to
start commingling those now nor do I want them telling us that we have to give
real property tax credits either.
MS. DAVID: Right.
MS. SAKO: I think the two should be separate.
MS. DAVID: And the fact that they’re saying that if we, for some reason, fail to
meet the deadline, they can waive it altogether and we get zero. I understand
what Ms. O’Hara is saying, that we don’t want to appear to be—right, but I look
at this as sending a message to them with this resolution. That if we pass this, it
shows that we agree that this is a really nasty proposal for the County, as opposed
to sitting back and saying, “Well, let’s see what they do.”
I just think that, call it like it is, this doesn’t help people of this County at all. And
then send in our support entirely for S. B. 648, House Draft 1, when we—if we so
choose. But we can do that as individual Council Members submitting support
testimony. But I really feel that I would like to send the message that we approve
this resolution urging them that they not consider this.
MS. SAKO: The Administration has been opposing this particular bill. But like I
said, the Council can—
MS. DAVID: Right. And so, I’m just saying that this is so unrealistic and unfair
that I just would like them to know that. And if this body feels we should just sit
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back and not do anything and not even send this message, then so be it. But I’d
like to send the message, because I feel that this isn’t fair to the people of
Hawai‘i Island. So, I yield. Thank you.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Mr. Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Thank you. HSAC (Hawai‘i State Association of Counties) has
also consistently been opposing this version. It’s hard because the original
version came from the mayors, and it was the same version from HSAC. So, it’s
hard for us to oppose our own original bill. But when you chop it up like this, it
really becomes difficult.
So in terms of myself, I’m okay with however we want to proceed. I don’t know
how much of an issue this is going to have if we send this to them and how they
feel about it. But in terms of HSAC, we opposed it—and I can’t really go through
all the details with HSAC. So, we always ask for revert it back to the original
language, and that’s what we’ve been trying to do. But who knows what’s going
to happen. So, I’m okay with however we want to proceed, the will of the
Council.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. Thank you, Deanna, for that explanation. I spent a
lot of time at the Legislature this year doing exactly what Mr. Chung encouraged,
which was build relationships. And I get what this resolution is attempting to do,
but we all have other projects that we are all advocating for. And so, it is my
concern on how much we push back. They’re trying to help, but maybe not in the
way that’s helpful to us. I’m incredibly hopeful for the Senate bill. I think at this
point I would be comfortable with a deferral or a postponement.
We have an opportunity to exercise what we need to do by writing letters on our
own, urging certain pieces of legislation to move forward. And if there is a need
later on, I think we could quickly call that back up. But for right now as we
rebuild relationships over at the Legislature, I don’t want to be—I don’t want to
push back too hard. Let’s see how hard they’re going to work while we build
relationships and rebuild those relationships. I think that’s where I feel most
comfortable right now, is maybe a postponement or deferral and watch what kind
of emerges on Thursday. I yield.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Ms. Poindexter.
MS. POINDEXTER: Oh, yeah. And know that I’ve been working with the
leadership and letting them know that this is coming forward, and they appreciate
how we’re doing it.
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My concern too, and I’m trying to look online, they said that one of our Council
Members sent in testimony in favor of it. So, I was trying to look where that was,
and I don’t know—I’ve got to go ask Mike White ‘cause I had Mike White check
and he said, yes. So, more so I was concerned about that and wanted to make sure
that we do send a message. And they know that.
My concern is if we wait, though, for me to bring it back if I postpone it, it’s
rd
going to be too late because the 23 is around the corner and I wouldn’t get it
back on the agenda in time. So, I don’t see any harm in putting this, just to let
them know that we don’t support this. And I’m hopeful that they’re already
saying they not going support it at the Senate level. But this is just a safeguard.
And again, I spoke with the House leadership to let them know, and they were
completely fine with this. Because, one of the things that I had said that Saiki had
said about being bold and creative with how they move forward now, they’re
being creative. Because, Finance Chair Luke had talked about let’s start getting a
roundtable of the different counties together, and let’s start looking at how we
develop this tax structure in the future: How do we do it? What do we have to
do? Do they give some permissions to the County to have more taxing authority
or not?
But until we start coming around the table to talk about it, we don’t know how we
going move forward. But they know that something needs to be done. So, that’s
the creative juices that they’re putting out there on the table. And I’m real
hopeful and very pleased with our conversations that we’ve had so far. So,
anyway, I just wanted to say that. So I yield again at this time.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Any other comments? Council Members
who haven’t spoken yet? Okay, Mr. Richards, go ahead.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay, thank you. Deanna, thank you so much for the
conversation on this. Councilman Kanuha set the stage when we had the
presentation from HSAC to the House and Senate. And then
Councilwoman David really set the tone for the meeting as far as her blessing of
the meeting, which I think was little bit unique but very Big Island. And so, we
had a good conversation at that point.
Listen very carefully to what Councilwoman Lee Loy says as far as building those
relationships. And what I gather, Chair Poindexter points out that it sounds like a
better climate for talk story. And though I’ve—everybody knows my position on
TAT, and I fully support the UHERO (University of Hawai‘i Economic Research
Organization) report. Relationships are important, so I would support a deferment
at this point. I hear what the Chair is saying when it’s a “send a message.” And
again, Councilwoman David, we have sent a message.
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And I think at this point, I’m inclined to defer because it would appear things
were coming forward. Now, the things I don’t like is the fact that anything can
change in the last moment, and I don’t like that. We function under far better
rules, I think. But anyway—so at this point, I’m inclined to support a deferment
or withdrawal. I yield.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, any other comments? Mr. Chung.
MR. CHUNG: Thank you. I’m going to support either withdrawal or a deferral.
If not, I’m going to be voting against this. I’m looking at the write up for this
H. B. 1665, and it looks like the introducer is Representative or Speaker Saiki,
introduced by request of another party. Now, we all know that Speaker Saiki is
spearheading the movement of that Senate Bill 648. Now, we’ve just got to put
two and two together. I mean, these things are mutually exclusive already.
We can think what we may of how the Legislature has handled the TAT in the
past, but really when you look at it from their perspective, there is some public
policy considerations afoot. Now, with regard to this H. B. 1665, it’s a mishmash
of things. It really doesn’t comport with, I think, anyone’s idea of what good
public policy would be. So, you can just use your own good judgement. I cannot
really guaranty what the Legislature is going to do, but I’d be very surprised if
this passed. I’d be very surprised if it moved anymore, given the current
circumstances.
Now, I understand Finance Chair David’s position, let’s send a message. I would
be against that. I don’t see any reason to try to send any kind of message right
now. Our message is let’s go over there and work very hard. I mean, Deanna
already said that the Mayor’s Office has consistently opposed this piece of
legislation and looks like it wasn’t working because it was moving forward.
Right? So, let’s just kind of do what we’re doing.
It looks like Chair Poindexter has developed a good rapport with House
leadership. And I know Ms. Lee Loy has been going up there almost weekly, and
she’s very close with all of them. Of course we have our ace over here, Dru.
Let’s just see how things work. Let’s work it how we normally work legislation.
Sometimes we lose, sometimes we win. But it’s looking very hopeful right now.
I wouldn’t want to exacerbate the situation, aggravate it, or as someone else said,
irritate them. Let’s just put this on the side. That’s my thoughts, anyway. If not,
I’ll vote against it.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any other Council Members? Ms. Poindexter.
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MS. POINDEXTER: And if we’re leaning towards deferral, I would just prefer
withdrawing it. Like I said, I put this forward. I let them know it was being put
forward. And until I heard back from them that a Senate bill was—then they were
working on it and all, then I felt a little bit more comfortable with it.
At this point, I trust my relationship with House Speaker and Vice Speaker and
our Finance Chair, and know that they’re moving in the right direction. And that
meeting last week, too, with Mike White really showed their commitment to
working together to make sure that we move in a really good direction. So, it was
really positive. So, I appreciate that, and I just want to mahalo them in public for
that. So, I won’t withdraw it until I let you speak because I think part of that
whole tax structure, I know that HSAC should be at the table as well. So, we
talked about that as well. So, thank you. I’ll yield before I withdraw.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Just briefly. I think this was good for the conversation and to
bring up exactly what’s going on at this point in time at the State Leg. And I
appreciate you bringing this up, Chair Poindexter, because we are at a unique
time. Everybody’s going up there—yourself, Ms. Lee Loy, whoever else—and
trying to build that relationship and trying to work towards a common goal. And I
really think that’s the best direction that we need to aim towards.
So in terms of this, yeah, it might be best just to withdraw it at this point, but at
least we got the chance to talk about it with everybody ‘cause we can’t really talk
to each other. So, at least we know the status of what’s going on and how we all
need to be moving forward in working with the State Leg. and working with the
Administration, too. So, I think a withdrawal would be best at this point.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Ms. David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, thank you. And I appreciate everybody’s mana‘o because I
think—and I really respect our Chair’s decision to malama the association with
our colleagues at the Legislature. So, I will defer to her. My comments were
what I felt at the time, but I think having discussed this more and hearing from
everybody, I think the message would be probably even stronger that we did
discuss this and that the introducer was noble and humble enough to withdraw
this. So, on that note, I will support whatever Ms. Poindexter is going to do.
Mahalo.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Kanuha, you have additional thoughts?
MR. KANUHA: Sorry, before she withdraws, and it’s also a good point that if
this did move forward and it had Council Members voting against it, that
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wouldn’t look good either. So, at least we can relay to the leadership the
sentiments of this Council on our position of this bill now without anybody really
voting against that. So, I think that is a good thing.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Yeah, I was going to just comment that unless we were
unanimous on it, I think the message could get mixed up too. Ms. Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Just one final comment. We experience it here when we have
people come and sit before us, there’s a very different energy in the room. And
so, my time up there in building those relationships, I feel they’re solid at this
point in time. And everybody’s trying to make something happen. But
Mr. Kanuha really is the ace in the hole with the HSAC leadership, and I tend to
agree with what he’s saying and would support a withdrawal at this time. So,
thank you.
ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Seeing no further comments,
Ms. Poindexter.
MS. POINDEXTER: Yeah, and just to let you know too, I did tell the leadership
one of the reasons why I needed to bring it forward is it was an opportunity for us
to discuss it as a group, nine, and in a public forum where the public can hear.
Because, the public at all of our community meetings that have been going have
been talking about the TAT and kind of upset with some of our legislators.
And this at least would give them a little bit more of a background of what’s
going on and an update, and knowing that our Legislature is looking out for our
best interest at this time. So, that was one of the reasons, too, for bringing this
bill, so that we could all talk about it. And I think it’s a good thing.
Withdraw So at this time, I’ll withdraw Resolution 525-18.
Res. 525-18:
Relinquish Chair: ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. So, the resolution’s been withdrawn
and I will return the chair to Chair Poindexter.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you, Deanna.
BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Bills for
ORDINANCES Ordinances (First Reading).
(FIRST READING):
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Bill 98 INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13-28 OF THE
(Draft 2): HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2016 EDITION), RELATING TO THE
SALARY COMMISSION
Requires that at least 30 days prior to the approval of any salary adjustment, the
salary commission submit copies of a detailed report of its findings and
conclusions to the Office of the County Clerk and Office of the Mayor, publish a
notice that said report is available for public inspection and include in the notice a
detailed account of proposed salary increases or decreases, and hold at least one
public hearing in either East or West Hawai‘i using video conference technology
to allow for participation from both East and West Hawai‘i. Also requires that
any increase or decrease of more than 10 percent be approved by a two-thirds vote
of the entire membership of the commission.
Reference: Comm. 712.2
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
Approve: FC-83
2/3 Vote: First of three required readings,
Section 15-1(a), Hawai‘i County Charter
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to pass Bill 98, Draft 2, on first reading and adopt
Finance Committee Report No. 83. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Again, continue to urge my colleagues. This
is a ballot initiative. This is where we put it back to our electorate and have them
decide. Thank you, I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other—? I see Council
Member O’Hara’s light on but not there. Okay, all those in favor of Bill 98,
Draft 2, say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 98: The motion to pass Bill 98, Draft 2, on first reading and
(Draft 2) adopt Finance Committee Report No. 83 was carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Chung – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 98, Draft 2, is approved.
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Bill 104: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 9, SECTION 2-40, AND CHAPTER 27,
ARTICLE 3, SECTION 27-16, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983
(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT
Updates the County Code by adding floodplain management to the duties and
functions of the Public Works Department and requires that the Council be
notified of proposed changes to special flood hazard areas.
Reference: Comm. 731
Intr. by: Ms. David
Approve: PWPRC-39
(Note: Comm. 731.1, from Council Member Maile David dated March 9, 2018,
transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 104, was circulated.)
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 104 on first reading and adopt Public Works
and Parks and Recreation Committee Report No. 39. Seconded by
Ms. O’Hara.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Okay. Well, brief background following discussions in
Committee, I believe Council Members Lee Loy and Kanuha expressed support
for this bill but felt that it should include a timeframe when notification to the
Council is to happen and a description of what kind of information should be
provided. So, I really had an enjoyable two weeks to accomplish this task.
Several discussions with the Director and engineers of DPW (Department of
Public Works), Corporation Counsel, and also the State National Insurance
Program Coordinator Engineer Carol Tyau-Beam, licensed engineer
Nancy Burns, and—to get some realistic timeframes and timelines.
So before I proceed, I would like to move to amend Bill 104 with the contents of
Communication 731.1.
Motion to Amend: Ms. David moved to amend Bill 104 with the contents of
Comm. 731.1. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Thank you very much. And so, let me give you a brief rundown of
what the amendment accomplishes. So, in the purpose section, it clarifies that
notification allows the Council an opportunity to take appropriate actions if
necessary and to assure that the affected communities are notified that flood
hazard areas are going to be changed and that may affect their risk premium
insurance rates, and when and where these studies will take place.
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The purpose section also clarifies that the notification requirement is not intended
to apply to LOMRs or Letter of Map Revisions because these applications are
initiated by property owners, other governmental agencies, and developers; they
have their own process for that.
And then going into the meat of it, in Section 27-16(3)(A), it lists the three types
of map studies or restudies that the Council must be notified of. Number 1 is a
FEMA-initiated study or restudy, and that’s a real intense complicated mapping
study that don’t happen too often. I think it happens every several years or longer
than that.
The next one is a floodplain administrator, which is DPW director-initiated map
revision process which is covered under Part 65 of the National Flood Insurance
Program regulations. And the third is also a floodplain administrator-initiated
map revision process under the FEMA’s cooperative technical partnership
initiative. So, those are the only three mapping projects that we would want to be
notified of.
And then in Section 27, I think to clarify what Mr. Kanuha wanted to know, it
provides a timeframe when notification to the Council is to occur which says “as
soon as practicable or no later than 60 days after initiation of the study.” And it
also describes the information to be provided to the Council when any of these
three studies are initiated and which are an identification of the stream or the
general area being studied or revised and the name of the entity performing the
study, restudy, or revision.
So, based on our discussions over the last two weeks, any other type of
information at this point in time would not be available at the time we get notified
of a study. So, the intent of this bill is not to add another layer to the department’s
federally mandated floodplain management process. But this is to create a
separate concurrent process on the County level for public participation. So
otherwise, people who may be impacted from a flood hazard area designation
under Federal regulation would be notified of the mapping after the maps have
been prepared and submitted to FEMA. And any objections from residents at that
point in time would require a costly appeal on the Federal level.
County level notification also allows that each Council Member in the district that
the request is being made, they can provide your community with information or
an opportunity to come and testify and say whether it floods or not in their area.
So—or organize a public meeting or a public hearing.
So, in closing, this entire process for Bill 104 took over two years to do, and it’s a
complicated and multi-jurisdictional process. So, the final version of this bill
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contains the combined expertise from representatives of the community: FEMA,
State, and County officials. And I think it gives an important local perspective on
the Federal process, which is mandated by the way; we have no say in that.
So, I would like to say really, thank you very much to the Department of Public
Works. They’re not here. I told them that if there was anything that came up, I
could easily postpone this for any other further questions. So, Bryce Harada,
Director Simeon, Deputy Nishimoto, and Ben Ishii to Corp. Counsel—and I’m
just saying thank you to these people ‘cause they worked really hard with me.
Corp. Counsel Ron Kim and Eric Simmons—he’s the Regional IX representative
from FEMA and he was very instrumental in negotiating the problems with
Captain Cook I.
And Carol Tyau-Beam, she’s from the State flood insurance program and she was
very helpful in identifying what would be meaningful for us to be notified of. So,
I didn’t really know any of that. So, she’s the expert on that. Nancy Burns and—
she’s the one who expended her own personal funds and engineering studies and
was successful in her appeal to FEMA to have Captain Cook I excluded from the
preliminary maps. So that’s why it took so long.
And last but not least, I really want to thank Leslie Chow from our Legislative
Research Branch. She has been very helpful with a lot of 20-question episodes
that helped both of us understand this very complicated process. And before I
yield, I want to just ask for your support. Hey, I made it in time, five minutes.
So, if there’s any questions, I’ll be glad to answer them. Otherwise, I think this
provides our people in our communities an opportunity to take part in something
that really was not available at the time. So, I appreciate your listening to me and
your support. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. And actually thank you,
Councilwoman David. I appreciate your appreciation of everybody helping work
together. Talk about someone that did their homework. Thank you very much,
Maile. I’m serious.
MS. DAVID: I had no choice.
MR. RICHARDS: But serious kind, that was a great succinct explanation and
that’s what it’s all about, getting that and the collaboration/cooperation. So yeah,
I agree; thanks to all of them but thanks to you as well for a championing effort.
So, I obviously support this. Let’s get it done.
MS. DAVID: Mahalo.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Yes, thank you, Chair. Council Member David, thank you.
Thank you so much. It is. It’s hard to get all the stakeholders at the table and
looking at ways in which policy and language actually does what it’s supposed to
do. I apologize for pushing so hard, but I just thought allowing you to continue to
move forward, maintain that momentum to keep all the stakeholders at the table.
And actually, this becomes a really great model at addressing complex multi-
jurisdictional issues. And I’m looking forward to using that as a template as we
address other things, not just this one issue. So, thank you. Thank you for
providing that roadmap and thank you for working so hard.
CHR. POINDEXTER: So, do we want to vote on the communication or do you
want to talk about the—still on the communication?
MR. KANUHA: Amendment.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Ok, Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Ms. David, for
hearing us out and really making it an even better bill. It was a good bill to begin
with, and this satisfied some of the questions that I had about the original bill and
I think it’s good. Thank you for working hard on it in the last couple of weeks—
in the last two years on the main one. But I fully support this and looking forward
to even giving the community more input into what’s going on, or an opportunity
to provide more input to the community and hear from them. So, yup, I support
this.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: I just want to thank Ms. David. That’s a lot of work, and you got
it done and you got it done well. And I think we should vote on this or we’re
going to miss the bus.
MS. DAVID: Oh, that’s right.
CHR. POINDEXTER: On the amendment?
MS. DAVID: On the amendment, yes, and really quick. And I really thank you
guys. I have to disclose that in Committee when we were talking about this and
Council Members Kanuha and Lee Loy said we need more information, my first
reaction was “What? You know how hard I worked on this?” And then after the
dust settled and I was discussing this, talking it out, I really have to thank you
guys because I think your suggestions made this such a, not a perfect, almost
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perfect piece of legislation. And I really—Leslie and I chuckled about it because
we were both kind of going “What?” at the beginning. So, I really want to thank
you folks for actually helping me to make this even a better document. And thank
you for helping me do our job. Okay, I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. So to amend Bill 104 with Communication 731.1,
all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Motion to The motion to amend Bill 104 with the contents of
Amend: Comm. 731.1 was carried by the following voice vote:
(Approved)
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 104 is amended with the contents of 731.1. Now on
the main bill, is there any discussion? Do we have to suspend the rules if there’s
a—no need—because there’s a—okay. So, no discussion then on the main bill?
Okay so voting on Bill 104, as amended with the contents of 731.1, all those in
favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 104: The motion to pass Bill 104, as amended to Draft 2, on first
(Draft 2) reading and adopt Public Works and Parks and Recreation
(Approved) Committee Report No. 39 was carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: So, it moves to second reading.
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Bill 105: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 17-39, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2018
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants – Department of Health (DOH)
Complete Streets account ($9,700); and appropriates the same to the DOH
Complete Streets – Federal account. Funds would be used by the Planning
Department to allow key staff to attend Complete Streets trainings to plan for,
design, and operate streets with safe access for all users.
Reference: Comm. 736
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Approve: FC-84
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 105 on first reading and adopt Finance
Committee Report No. 84. Seconded by Ms. O’Hara.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes. And this companion Reso. 495 that we already talked about,
so I just ask for your continued support. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all
those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 105: The motion to pass Bill 105 on first reading and adopt
(Approved) Finance Committee Report No. 84 was carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 105 is approved.
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Bill 106: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 17-39, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2018
Increases revenues in the Fuel Tax account ($4 million) due to the increased Fuel
Tax rate in the current fiscal year; and appropriates the same to the following
accounts: Highways Maintenance Service – Roadside Maintenance Service
($1.4 million), Highway Mass Transit – Other Current Expenses ($1 million),
Highway Maintenance Administration – Other Current Expenses ($490,000),
Traffic Division – Traffic Safety ($260,000), Traffic Division – Signals & Street
Lights ($550,000), and Public Safety Disaster/Emergency – Highway Fund
($300,000).
Reference: Comm. 737
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Approve: FC-85
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 106 on first reading and adopt Finance
Committee Report No. 85. Seconded by Ms. O’Hara.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, just ask for your continued support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all those
in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 106: The motion to pass Bill 106 on first reading and adopt
(Approved) Finance Committee Report No. 85 was carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 106 is approved.
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Bill 116: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 17-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2017, TO JUNE 30, 2018
Adds the Office of Management Village 9 Homeless and Affordable Rental
project for $184,000 to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be
provided from State Grants Receivable and would be used to reimburse the
County for planning expenses to develop a master plan and environmental
assessment for a homeless facility and affordable rental project.
Reference: Comm. 787
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire
membership to amend, pursuant to
Section 10-6(e), Hawai‘i County Charter
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 116 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes. And we approved companion Resolution 523, so I ask for
your continued support. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Seeing or hearing no other discussion, all those in favor
say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 116: The motion to pass Bill 116 on first reading was carried by
(Approved) the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 116 is approved.
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Bill 117: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 17-39, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2018
Appropriates revenues in the State Grants – Electronic Waste Recycling account
($45,000); and appropriates the same to the Electronic Waste Recycling account.
Funds would be used towards the Department of Environmental Management’s
Solid Waste Division’s Electronic Waste Recycling program.
Reference: Comm. 788
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 117 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, we approved the companion Reso. 524 and I ask for your
continued support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Seeing no other discussion, all those in favor of Bill 117
say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 117: The motion to pass Bill 117 on first reading was carried by
(Approved) the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 117 is approved.
ORDER OF THE The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of
DAY (SECOND OR the Day (Second or Final Reading).
FINAL READING):
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Bill 96: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 5 OF THE HAWAI‘I
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
PARKING ON PAVEMENT PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES
Amends Section 24-279, Schedule 27 (Parking on pavement prohibited at all
times), Subsection (c), South Hilo, by adding a portion of the North Hāmākua side
and all of the South Hilo side of Government Road (Onomea).
Reference: Comm. 703
Intr. by: Ms. Ruggles (B/R)
First Reading: February 21, 2018
Motion to Approve: Ms. Ruggles moved to pass Bill 96 on second and final reading. Seconded
by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Ruggles.
MS. RUGGLES: I think this is the third time it’s come before us. So, we’ve had
ample discussion. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Okay, seeing or hearing no other discussion,
all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 96: The motion to pass Bill 96 on second and final reading was
(Adopted) carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 96 is adopted.
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Bill 97: NAMES A BUILDING LOCATED AT THE HO‘OLULU COMPLEX,
COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-033:016, AND AMENDS CHAPTER 15,
ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983
(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO THE PARKS AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITY SCHEDULE
Names the building located adjacent to the Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Lū‘au Hale
at the Ho‘olulu Complex the “Aunty Dottie Thompson Hale” in honor of the late
Dorothy Thompson.
Reference: Comm. 704
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
First Reading: February 21, 2018
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to pass Bill 97 on second and final reading.
Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. If I could get the rest of my colleagues’ support.
Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all those
in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 97: The motion to pass Bill 97 on second and final reading was
(Adopted) carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 97 is adopted.
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Bill 100: DESIGNATES TAX MAP KEY: 1-5-002:020 AS “PĀHOA DISTRICT PARK”
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-67 OF THE
HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED); AMENDS
SECTION 15-68.1 TO ADD IT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL
FACILITY SCHEDULE; AND AMENDS ARTICLE 9, SECTION 15-72 TO
ADD IT TO THE FARMERS MARKET FACILITY SCHEDULE
Officially designates the Pāhoa District Park and adds it to the Farmers Market
Facility Schedule to enhance sustainable agriculture objectives, encourage farm-
to-table opportunities, and provide greater use of County parks and facilities by
the public.
Reference: Comm. 719
Intr. by: Ms. Ruggles
First Reading: February 21, 2018
Motion to Approve: Ms. Ruggles moved to pass Bill 100 on second and final reading.
Seconded by Ms. O’Hara.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Ruggles.
MS. RUGGLES: Thank you. We’ve had ample discussion on this as well. And
I’m just excited for this to go through and looking forward to my colleagues’
continued support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Council Member O’Hara.
MS. O’HARA: Just an update. I believe that Parks and Rec. Deputy Director
attended the Mainstreet Pāhoa meeting this past Tuesday—yesterday to try and
advance some nonprofit that will take over doing this market. So, a lot of
discussion there.
MS. RUGGLES: Thank you for the update, Ms. O’Hara.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any other discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all those
in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 100: The motion to pass Bill 100 on second and final reading
(Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 100 is adopted.
Bill 101: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 17-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2017, TO JUNE 30, 2018
Adds the Public Works West Hawai‘i Office of the Prosecuting Attorney project
for $8.5 million to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided
from the General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund – Fund Balance and/or
Other Sources.
Reference: Comm. 721
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
First Reading: February 21, 2018
Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire
membership to amend, pursuant to
Section 10-6(e), Hawai‘i County Charter
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 101 on second and final reading. Seconded
by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, just ask for your continued support. Thanks.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. No other discussion, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 101: The motion to pass Bill 101 on second and final reading
(Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member O’Hara – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 101 is adopted.
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Bill 107 AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 17-39, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
(Draft 2): BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2018
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants – Hawai‘i Criminal Justice Data
Center – Case Management System account ($36,000); and appropriates the same
to the Hawai‘i Criminal Justice Data Center – Case Management System account.
Funds would be used to reimburse the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for
funds paid to a vendor to create an interface between the department’s new case
management system and the court system.
Reference: Comm. 738.2
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
First Reading: February 21, 2018
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 107, Draft 2, on second and final reading.
Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
MS. DAVID: I ask for your continued support, and I think we need to break for
lunch shortly.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, seeing or hearing no other discussion, all those in
favor say “aye.”
Vote on Bill 107: The motion to pass Bill 107, Draft 2, on second and final
(Draft 2) reading was carried by the following voice vote:
(Adopted)
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member O’Hara – 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 107, Draft 2, is adopted. Now, we move into
Reports. Mr. Clerk, do we want to read all those in and then vote, or we have to
go individually?
MR. MAEDA: We have to go individually.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Yeah, but can we read it all one time? Okay, thank you.
REPORTS: The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Reports.
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FC-80 REAPPOINTMENT OF GEORGE CAMPBELL TO THE SALARY
(Comm. 746): COMMISSION
Requires Council
Confirmation by: March 17, 2018 (Section 13-4(l),
Hawai‘i County Charter)
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Finance Committee Report No. 80.
Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all those in
favor say “aye.”
Vote on FC-80: The motion to adopt Finance Committee Report No. 80
(Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: FC-80 is approved.
FC-81 REAPPOINTMENT OF NELSON H. HARANO TO THE SALARY
(Comm. 746): COMMISSION
Requires Council
Confirmation by: March 17, 2018 (Section 13-4(l),
Hawai‘i County Charter)
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Finance Committee Report No. 81. Seconded
by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all those in
favor of FC-81 say “aye.”
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Vote on FC-81: The motion to adopt Finance Committee Report No. 81
(Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, FC-81 is approved.
PC-50 REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN L. HETHERINGTON TO THE KAILUA
(Comm. 747): VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION
Requires Council
Confirmation by: March 17, 2018 (Section 13-4(l),
Hawai‘i County Charter)
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Planning Committee Report No. 50. Seconded
by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any discussion? Seeing or hearing none, all those in
favor say “aye.”
Vote on PC-50: The motion to adopt Planning Committee Report No. 50
(Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: PC-50 is approved.
PC-51 REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAELA IKEUCHI TO THE KAILUA VILLAGE
(Comm. 747): DESIGN COMMISSION
Requires Council
Confirmation by: March 17, 2018 (Section 13-4(l),
Hawai‘i County Charter)
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Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Planning Committee Report No. 51.
Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: No discussion, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on PC-51: The motion to adopt Planning Committee Report No. 51
(Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: PC-51 is approved.
PSMTC-5 NOMINATION OF JOHN WALKER TO THE TRANSPORTATION
(Comm. 748): COMMISSION
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee
Report No. 5. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: All those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on PSMTC-5: The motion to adopt Public Safety and Mass Transit
(Adopted) Committee Report No. 5 was carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: PSMTC-5 is approved.
PSMTC-6 NOMINATION OF SCOTT ANCHETA TO THE TRANSPORTATION
(Comm. 749): COMMISSION
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee
Report No. 6. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: All those in favor—I don’t see any discussion—say
“aye.”
Vote on PSMTC-6: The motion to adopt Public Safety and Mass Transit
(Adopted) Committee Report No. 6 was carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: PSMTC-6 is approved.
PSMTC-7 NOMINATION OF STANLEY MARKS TO THE TRANSPORTATION
(Comm. 750): COMMISSION
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee
Report No. 7. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: All those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on PSMTC-7: The motion to adopt Public Safety and Mass Transit
(Adopted) Committee Report No. 7 was carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: PSMTC-7 is approved.
AWESC-3 NOMINATION OF GRAYSON HASHIDA TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT
(Comm. 751): ADVISORY COMMISSION
Requires Council
Confirmation by: March 17, 2018 (Section 13-4(l),
Hawai‘i County Charter)
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Motion to Approve: Ms. Eoff moved to adopt Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability
Committee Report No. 3. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: No discussion, all those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on AWESC-3: The motion to adopt Agriculture, Water and Energy
(Adopted) Sustainability Committee Report No. 3 was carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: AWESC-3 is approved.
AWESC-4 NOMINATION OF STANLEY MENDES TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT
(Comm. 752): ADVISORY COMMISSION
Requires Council
Confirmation by: March 17, 2018 (Section 13-4(l),
Hawai‘i County Charter)
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Agriculture, Water and Energy
Sustainability Committee Report No. 4. Seconded by Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: All those in favor say “aye.”
Vote on AWESC-4: The motion to adopt Agriculture, Water and Energy
(Adopted) Sustainability Committee Report No. 4 was carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: AWESC-4 is approved.
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REFERRALS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Referrals
EXECUTIVE for Executive Session.
SESSION:
(There were none.)
OTHER The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Other
BUSINESS: Business.
(There were none.)
ANNOUNCE- The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
MENTS: Announcements.
(There were none.)
ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 12:25 p.m., Ms. Lee Loy moved to adjourn the
MENT: meeting. Seconded by Ms. Eoff and carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy, O'Hara, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter— 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Member Chung— 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: This meeting is adjourned.
Council Approval: APR 2 5 2018
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