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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS <br /> AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> DATE: August 7, 2018 Re: Comm. 985/Res. No. 640-18 <br /> PLACE: Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 1:09 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic Development, to which was referred <br /> Resolution No. 640-18, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 640-18, transmitted by Council Member Susan Lee Loy, dated July 24, 2018, <br /> urges the State Board on Geographic Names to consult with community members who have <br /> direct traditional, cultural, and familial ties to the district of Puna to establish appropriate names <br /> for the Fissure 8 vent and other features of the 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano. <br /> During the July 24, 2018 meeting, Council Member Susan Lee Loy moved to approve <br /> Resolution No. 640-18 with Council Member Valerie T. Poindexter seconding the motion. <br /> Ms. Lee Loy stated that she brought this to the table due to the events occurring in Puna which <br /> caused discussions with the community to engage with those who have cultural ties of the area to <br /> help with the naming of Fissure 8. She reached out to all who are listed in the resolution and the <br /> feedback she received is that they are in support. <br /> Council Members Eileen O'Hara and Jennifer Ruggles supported Ms. Lee Loy's efforts to <br /> provide a process for the community with ties to the area to name Fissure 8. Council Member <br /> O'Hara stated that she had been in discussion with Pi`ilani Ka`awaloa of the Aha Moku <br /> Advisory Committee, who unfortunately could not attend the Governmental Relations <br /> Committee at this time, and prefers to wait until Ms. Ka`awaloa returns and is able to provide <br /> additional input. Ms. O'Hara also states that Ms. Ka`awaloa has a PowerPoint presentation that <br /> explains naming of areas and would like to schedule it for the committee to hear. <br /> Ms. Lee Loy had an amendment that would bring clarity to the area but would hold off on <br /> submitting it until Ms. Ka`awaloa returns. Ms. Lee Loy requested that the committee move the <br /> resolution forward. <br /> Council Member Richards suggested that Resolution No. 640-18 stay in committee so there will <br /> be an opportunity to talk story, as it looked like more information was needed. <br /> Resolution No. 640-18 was postponed to the August 7, 2018 Governmental Relations and <br /> Economic Development Committee. <br /> GREDC Report No. 8 <br />