HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2025-03 Kaʻū CDP AC SB869 Testimony Letter FinalCounty of Hawai‘i
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Jeffrey W. Darrow
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C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
Mayor
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Managing Director
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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 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 Community Development Plan Action Committee voted unanimously to support this
measure.
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 CDP Action Committee believes the passage of SB869 will greatly increase the ability of all of
participation in local government.
Mahalo,
Jason Masters, Chair
Communication No. 2025-03