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Regular Meeting of the Pension Board
August 26, 2019
County Building, First Floor — Council Room, Hilo, Hawai`i
CALL TO ORDER: The quarterly meeting of the Pension Board was called to order at 1:35 p.m. by
Vice -Chair Emma Sousa.
ROLL CALL:
Present:
Emma Sousa, Vice -Chair
Mae Ikeda, Member
Irma Sumera, Member
Absent & Excused: Nyala Neill, Chair
Jerry Hamamoto, Member
Also Present:
Jon Henricks, County Clerk, Ex -Officio Secretary
Aaron Brown, Deputy County Clerk
Deanna Sako, Finance Director, Ex -Officio Treasurer
Craig Masuda, Deputy Corporation Counsel (came in later)
Kay Oshiro, Controller, Finance Department
Linda Young, Payroll Specialist II, Finance Department
Dee Torres, Secretary, Office of the County Clerk -Council
Haku Keli`i, Administrative Assistant, Office of the County Clerk -Council
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 26, 2018
Ms. Ikeda moved to approve the minutes of November 26, 2018. Seconded by Ms. Sumera.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Ikeda, Sumera, and Vice -Chair Sousa — 3.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Vice -Chair Sumera proceeded with the application for pension from the County of Hawaii
for Mrs. Frances L. Alpiche, widow of Peter Alpiche (retired County of Hawai`i Parks and
Recreation Band Member).
Ms. Sumera made a motion to approve the pension application of Mrs. Alpiche.
Seconded by Ms. Ikeda.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Ikeda, Sumera, and Vice -Chair Sousa —
Vice -Chair Sousa asked if there was any discussion regarding the Pension Application. There
was none.
2. Ms. Young of Accounts (Payroll) distributed the August 23, 2019, County of Hawai`i
Pensioners' statistics for review and discussion purposes. (Attached). There was no discussion,
and Vice -Chair Sousa thanked Ms. Young for her hard work and providing the information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mr. Henricks, County Clerk thanked Ms. Torres for her many years of excellent service, having a great
attitude and being very organized, as she will be transitioning from her current position. And Ms. (Haku)
Keli`i, Administrative Assistant will be assuming the position of secretary to the Pension Board.
Vice -Chair Sousa added, on behalf of the Hawai`i County Pension Board, that the board would also like
to thank Ms. Torres for being very efficient and pleasant and has kept them on their toes. Although Ms.
Torres has been promoted and will be leaving the Pension Board, Vice -Chair Sousa felt confident that
the board is left in good hands with Ms. Keli`i.
Ms. Torres also thanked the board members and staff for volunteering their time, and thanked Ms. Keli`i
for her willingness to assume the duties as Pension Board Secretary. Ms. Torres also thanked the Clerk
and Deputy Clerk for attending today's meeting.
Vice -Chair Sousa stated, although her along with others volunteer to serve on the board, this is their way
of giving back to say, "Thank you," to the County of Hawai`i.
Vice -Chair Sousa announced that the next quarterly Pension Board meeting will be held on Monday,
November 25, 2019, at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers pertaining to New Elections for 2019-2020.
ADJOURNMENT:
Ms. Ikeda made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Ms. Sumera.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Ikeda, Sumera, and Vice -Chair Sousa
The meeting was adjourned at 1:42 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Haku Keli`i, Secretary
Approved:
a ousa, Vice Chair
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Harry Kim
Mayor
County of Hawaii
Finance Department
25 Aupuni Street, Room 2103 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569
HAWAII COUNTY PENSIONERS
2019
Deanna S. Sako
Director
Steven A. Hunt
Deptgr Director
As of August 23, 2019, we have a total of 20 Pensioners and Band Pensioners (9
females and 11 males).
Pensioners: 0
Surviving Spouse: 3
Total: 3
Band Pensioners: 12
Surviving Spouses: 5
Total: 17
Ages of Pensioners:
60's 5
70's 3
80's 9
90's 3
100 0
Youngest Pensioner: Dean Tanaka, County Band Pensioner; age 61
Oldest Pensioner: Juana Mendoza, Band Pensioner Spouse; age 99
Deaths to date in 2019: 1
New pensions awarded to date in 2019: 0
Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer