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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
AND MASS TRANSIT
DATE: October 16, 2018 Re: Comm. No. 1129
PLACE: Kailua Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 9:07 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Safety and Mass Transit, to which was referred Communication
No. 1129, reports as follows:
Communication 1129, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated September 28, 2018, nominates
Joan Obra of Council District 6 to the Police Commission. Ms. Obra is a journalist turned small
business owner who co-owns Rusty's Hawai'ian Coffee farm and Isla Custom Coffees. Prior to
moving to Hawai`i approximately 7 years ago, Ms. Obra lived in Fresno, California where she
worked as a reporter and a columnist for The Fresno Bee newspaper.
As a resident of Pahala, Ms. Obra is active in serving and organizing her community in an effort
to create a safe and healthy environment for its citizens. Her primary focus is to support coffee
farmers, support Hawai`i's agriculture industry and to help keep Pahala informed in times of
natural disasters. She is a member of the Democratic Party. If confirmed, she will serve a term to
end December 31, 2022.
Ms. Rose Bautista, Executive Assistant to Mayor Kim, introduced Ms. Obra, who appeared via
video link from the Na'alehu Council Office. There was support from council members for her
nomination. Chair Eoff stated she need not appear before the Council in two weeks.
Your Committee on Public Safety and Mass Transit is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Communication 1129, and recommends confirmation of the appointment of Joan Obra to the
Police Commission.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
EOFF x AND MASS TRANSIT
KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X C it. t
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POINDEXTER x KAREN EOFF, ICE CHAIR
RICHARDS X PSMTC REPORT NO.: 13
RUGGLES X ADOPTED: NOV 0 2 2018