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Home My WebLink About2026-09-18 Merit Appeals Board AgendaC. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Gabriella M. Cabanas Mayor Chair William V. Brilhante, Jr. Suzi Bond Managing Director Vice-Chair Merrick Nishimoto Deputy Managing Director County ofHawai‘i MeritAppeals Board AupuniCenter 101PauahiStreet, Suite2 Hilo, Hawai‘i96720 808) 961-8361 Fax (808) 961-8617 AGENDA Date: September 18, 2026 (Friday) Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Hilo Council Chambers - Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401, Hilo, HI 96720 Members ofthe public may attend this meeting either in-person at the meeting location orvia ZOOM: Join ZoomGov Meeting https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1654877666?pwd=iOGUjFp3gSHkLQV0lgjOT2wzntRL d8.1 Meeting ID: 165487 7666 Passcode: Sep18MAB Dial In: 1669 254 5252 Meeting ID: 165487 7666 Passcode: 23843683 The members of the Merit Appeals Board will attend thismeeting in-person atthe Hilo Council Chambers and via Zoom. The meeting shall be automatically recessed foruptothirty (30) minutes torestore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with allmembers participating in the meeting and with the in-person location identified inthis agenda. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, oraudio-only communication isestablished after anunsuccessful attempt torestore audiovisual communication. Ifitisnot possible toreconvene the meeting as provided inthis section within thirty (30) minutes after aninterruption to communication, the meeting shall beautomatically terminated. Gilbert J. Aguinaldo, Daniel “Niel” Thomas, Members Hawai‘iCounty isanEqualOpportunity Provider andEmployer. MeritAppeals Board September 18, 2026 1) Call toOrder 2) Addendum toAgenda (Requires fourvotesandmustcomply withHawai‘iRevised Statutes § 92-7(d)) 3) Statements from the Public onAgenda Items – Oraltestimony maybepresented totheBoard eitheratthe outset ofthismeeting orimmediately priortotheapplicable agenda item. 4) Approval ofMinutes July23, 2026 5) Director’sReport A. MABMonthly Divisional Activity Report: September 2026 o Administrative Services Division o Classification & PayDivision o Equal Opportunity/ADA Division o Health & SafetyDivision o LaborRelations Division o Personnel & Organizational Development Division o Recruitment & Examination Division o Workers’ Compensation Division B. 15-Minute Briefing Concerning Training Programs Offered/Conducted bythe Divisions WithintheDepartment ofHuman Resources: o Briefing bytheHealth andSafety Division o MABmaydetermine which Division willprovide abriefing atitsnextmeeting C. Department ofHumanResources Glossary ofCommon Terminology/Acronyms 6) Communication(s) None.) 7) New Business (fordiscussion andappropriate action) None.) 2 MeritAppeals Board September 18, 2026 8) Unfinished Business (fordiscussion andappropriate action) Note: Thismatter waslisted ontheAugust28, 2026, MeritAppeals Board agenda. TheBoardrequested theDeputy Attorney General’sOfficetoaddress questions tobelimited tothecontents oftheOrder itself: Communication No. 25-06.06, received August 5, 2026, from Deputy Attorney General Trisha C. Gibo, transmitting the “OrderDeclining toIssueDeclaratory Rulings andOrder Sua Sponte Remanding Case toMeritAppeals Board, County ofHawaii.” Executive Session TheMeritAppeals Board anticipates convening oneormoreexecutive meetings regarding theabove matter, pursuant toHRSSections 92-4and92-5(a)(4), forthe purposeofconsulting withtheBoard’sattorney on questions andissues pertaining totheBoard’spowers, duties, privileges, immunities, andliabilities. A 2/3votepursuant toHRSSection 92-4isnecessary toholdanexecutive meeting. 9) Announcements 10) Schedule Next Meeting Date TheMeritAppeals Boardwillconvene itsnextmeeting onFriday, October 2, 2026, at9:00a.m., attheHilo Council Chambers, Hawaii CountyBuilding, 25Aupuni Street, FirstFloor, Room1401, Hilo, HI96720. 11) Adjournment AuxiliaryAid and/orService: Ifyouneedanauxiliary aid/serviceorother accommodation duetoadisability, pleasecontact GlynisYamada at 808) 961-8361 orbyemailatGlynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.govassoonas possible. Requests made asearlyaspossible willallowadequate timetofulfill yourrequest. Uponrequest, this notice isavailable inalternate formats suchas large print, Braille, orelectronic copy. Submitting WrittenTestimony: TheBoardencourages thepublictosubmit thoughts, comments, andinputviawritten testimony. Toensure timelydelivery toBoardMembers priortothemeeting, writtentestimony should besubmitted before12:00noononthebusiness daypriortothemeeting by: (1) email to Glynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8617, or (3) mailto theMerit Appeals Boardat101Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawaii96720-4224. Allwrittentestimony, regardless oftime ofreceipt, willbepartofthepermanent record. 3 MeritAppeals Board September 18, 2026 Board Packet: Pursuant toHawaii Revised Statutes Section92-7.5, theboard packetprovided tomembersofthisboard forthismeeting isavailable forpublic inspection during regularbusinesshours at101PauahiStreet, Suite2, Hilo, Hawaii96720. Lobbyist: Ifyouarealobbyist, youmustregister withtheHawai‘iCounty Clerk within fivedaysofbecoming alobbyist \[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i CountyCode\]. Alobbyist means “anyindividual engaged forpayorother consideration whospends morethan fivehours inanymonthor $275inany six-monthperiod forthepurpose ofattempting toinfluence legislative or administrative action bycommunicating orurging others tocommunicate with public officials.” \[Article 15, Section2-91.3 (a)(6), Hawai‘iCountyCode\]. Registration formsandexpenditure reportdocuments areavailable attheOffice oftheCounty Clerk-Council, 25Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i96720. 4