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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 – 10:00 a.m.
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230
(Conference Room)
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the March 12, 2008, Regular Session.
Minutes of the March 12, 2008, Executive Session.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
a.Communication No. 2008-37: From Lincoln Ashida to Hope Cermelj, dated March
14, 2008, regarding Ms. Cermelj’s request to withdraw her petition.
b.Communication Nos. 2008-39 and 2008-40: Informal Advisory Opinions regarding
Petition Nos. 2008-1 and 2008-2 from Elizabeth Hultman-Salfen.
c.Communication No. 2008-38: Informal Advisory Opinion regarding Petition No.
2008-3 from Barbara Lively.
d.Communication No. 2008-35: Renee Schoen’s March 11, 2008, letter to Wayne
Joseph regarding the Executive Session minutes of February 13, 2008.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a.Petition No. 2008-5: From Councilmember Bob Jacobson, requesting an opinion on
the use of his photograph on his Council stationery letterhead.
b.Review and possible pursuit of an amendment to Section 2-85(b) of the Hawai‘i
County Code (the Ethics Code) regarding the prohibition of contracting with former
employees and retirees.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a.Report from counsel on the status of the Board’s request for a time limit for
incumbents who are seeking reelection in an election year on sending mail-outs using
County funds.
b.Report from counsel on whether the Board is allowed to make grammatical and
typographical corrections to its Rules of Practice and Procedure without following the
public hearing requirements of Section 91-3 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
c.Report from counsel on the status of Council Bill 209, relating to the imposition of
administrative fines for violations of the County Code of Ethics (includes
Communication 2008-42, an email from Lincoln Ashida, Corporation Counsel).
d.Ongoing discussion on the Sunshine Law.
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
(closed to the public)
a.Review of Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms filed pursuant to Section 2-
91.1(d), Hawai‘i County Code, by County board and commission members, where
personal matters will be reviewed:
Board, Commission,
NamePositionor Department
1 David Abelaye Assistant Building Public Works Department
Inspector
2 Wallace Adviento Plumbing Inspector Public Works Department
3 Donovan Akau Building Inspector Public Works Department
4 Rodney Astrande Supervising Public Works Department
Plumbing Inspector
5 Daniel Banks Member Workforce Investment Board
6 Lawrence Brown Planner Planning Department
7 Colin Childs Planner III Planning Department
8 Rodney Crusat Building Inspector Public Works Department
9 Angela Debina Building Inspector Public Works Department
Aide
10 Susan Gagorik Planner VI Planning Department
11 Perry Harada Supervising Project Public Works Department
Construction Inspector
12 Bertram Hashimoto Member Workforce Investment Board
13 Peter Hendricks Member Board of Appeals
14 Jonathan Holmes Planner III Planning Department
15 Mark Jacobsen Building Inspector Public Works Department
16 Gary Kahoohanohano Electrical Inspector Public Works Department
17 Kelvin Kelii Electrical Inspector Public Works Department
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Board, Commission,
NamePositionor Department
18 Bernard Konanui Member Water Board
(re-review)
19 Francis Kuailani Member Water Board
(re-review)
20 Alison Lee (re-review) Member Workforce Investment Board
21 Andrew Levin 1-Executive Director 1-Mayor’s Office
2-Member 2-Workforce Investment Bd.
22 Karen Maedo Member Board of Appeals
23 Debra Maiava Member Workforce Investment Board
24 Robert Meierdiercks Member Water Board
25 Thomas Murray Assistant Building Public Works Department
Inspector
26 Stanley Nakamura Electrical Inspector Public Works Department
27 Joseph Nakao Supervising Public Works Department
Plumbing Inspector
28 Antoinette Nakatani Engineering Environmental Management
Technician III Department
29 Sara Narimatsu Member Workforce Investment Board
30 Merton Ogata West Hawai‘i Environmental Management
SuperintendentDepartment
31 Shelly Ogata Commissioner Planning Commission
32 Owen Okamoto Building Inspector Public Works Department
Aide
33 Dana Okano Planner IV Planning Department
Construction Inspector
34 Richard Omija, Jr. Public Works Department
35 Michael Quinajon Supervising Public Works Department
Electrical Inspector
36 Alvin Rho Commissioner Planning Commission
37 Wayne Saiki Supervising Public Works Department
Electrical Inspector
38 Doris Taketa Building Inspector Public Works Department
Aide
39 Tod Tanimoto Building Inspector Public Works Department
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a.The Corporation Counsel is presenting “Sunshine Law” training for County personnel
and board and commission members on April 17, 2008, in Kona and on May 1, 2008,
in Hilo (see“Training Notice”).
b.The Corporation Counsel is presenting “Government Records Law Training” for
County personnel and board and commission members on April 30, 2008, in Kona
and on May 15, 2008, in Hilo (see“Training Notice).
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c.The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics is scheduled for May 14, 2008, at
10:00 a.m. at the Department of Liquor Control’s conference room at 101 Aupuni
Street, Suite 230, Hilo.
9. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: If you require an accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services to
participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language, interpreter, large print), please call
961-8304, ext. 101).
NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a
lobbyist (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code).
A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five
hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative
or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.”
(Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code.)
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-
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Council, Ben Franklin Building, 333 Kilauea Ave., 2 Floor, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.
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