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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br /> DATE: June 18, 2019 Re: Comm. No. 320 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 1:05 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Planning,to which was referred Communication No. 320, reports as follows: <br /> Communication No. 320, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim on May 30, 2019, submitted for the <br /> Council's review his nominee to the Hawaii County Cultural Resources Commission, Dr. Angela <br /> Iannidinardo Fa`anunu of Hilo. Dr. Fa`anunu is an Assistant Professor of Tourism at the University of <br /> Hawaii at Hilo with experience in land use, environmental, and community planning. Her education <br /> background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Middlebury College, a Master of Science in <br /> Public Health from the University of Colorado Health Science Center, and a Ph.D in Urban and <br /> Regional Planning from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dr. Fa`anunu is originally from the <br /> Kingdom of Tonga and has resided in Hawaii for the last 17 years, where she has volunteered her time <br /> with Nawahiokalaniopu`u Charter Schools, Hui Makua o Punana Leo o Kona, and Amy Greenwell <br /> Farm. <br /> Appearing before Your Committee via videoconferencing from Hilo on behalf of the nominee was <br /> Mayor's Executive Assistant Rose Bautista. Ms. Bautista explained that Dr. Fa`anunu was traveling <br /> abroad and requested that the motion to nominate Dr. Fa`anunu to the Cultural Resources Commission <br /> still move forward to Council. Planning Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz noted that she understood Dr. <br /> Fa`anunu was speaking a Sustainable Cities Conference in Ireland and that she was amenable to move <br /> the nomination forward to Council in order to meet deadlines articulated in the County's Charter, but <br /> with the understanding that Dr. Fa`anunu would attend the Council meeting on July 9, 2019. Chair <br /> Kierkiewicz confirmed with Ms. Bautista that Dr. Fa`anunu understood the Cultural Resources <br /> Commission met regularly on a monthly basis, explaining that the body had been experiencing difficulty <br /> reaching quorum recently so her attendance was critical. There were no objections to moving the <br /> nomination forward. <br /> The vote was taken on the motion to move this measure to Council with a positive recommendation and <br /> passed unanimously with nine "ayes." <br /> Pursuant to Article 44, Section 2-226 of the Hawaii County Code, the Hawaii County Cultural <br /> Resources Commission shall consist of nine members, and shall be appointed by the Mayor and <br /> approved by the Council. <br /> Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication No. 320, and <br /> recommends confirmation of the appointment of Dr. Angela Iannidinardo Fa`anunu to the Hawaii <br /> County Cultural Resources Commission. <br /> PC Report No.: 24 <br />