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KAʻŪ COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
January 29, 2025
The Honorable Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair Senate Committee on Government Operations and The Honorable GIenn Wakai, Chair
Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Hawaii State Capitol, Conference Room 225 415 South Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawai’i 96813
RE: Testimony in Support of SB869: RELATING TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH BOARDS.
Dear Chair McKelvey, Chair Wakai, and Members of the Committees,
I am Jason Masters and Chair the Kaʻū Community Development Plan Action Committee. I am writing
to ask for your support of SB869: RELATING TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH BOARDS. On January
28, 2025 the Kaʻū Community Development Plan Action Committee voted unanimously to support this
measure.
Since the creation of the County of Hawaiiʻs advisory CDP Action Committee Program in 2009 we have
had to convene our meetings under the strict regulatory Sunshine Law requirements required of all
decision-making bodies, such as the County Council.
SB869 proposes to make minor updates to Part VII Chapter 92.81 related to Neighborhood Boards. In
addition, SB869 proposes the adoption of a new generic definition for community outreach boards under
92-2 HRS.
The Kaʻū CDP Action Committee believes the passage of SB869 will greatly increase the ability of all of
Hawai’i Countyʻs CDP Action Committees to better serve our communities and encourage public
participation in local government.
Mahalo,
Jason Masters, Chair Kaʻū CDP Action Committee
Jason Masters (Jan 29, 2025 13:47 HST)