2012-3-21, Committee on People with Disabilities Minutes

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MAYOR’S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES c/o Hawai‘i County Office of Aging, 1055 Kino‘ole Street,Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 MINUTES Wednesday, March 21, 2012 The County of Hawai‘i Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities met at 10:00 a.m. in the Aging and Disability Resource Center Training Room, 1055 Kino‘ole Street, Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720, with Chair Paige De Lima presiding. MEMBERS PRESENT: Paige De Lima, Chair; Wesley Tanigawa, Vice Chair; Pauline Aughe, Chris Cholas, Edeltraud Hanoa, Janice Mancini, Laura Tobosa. EXCUSED: Jessica Arruda, Jesslie Hook, Jean Navarro, Dareth Pung-Boteilho, James Souza, Dr. Ron Wagner-Wright. OTHERS PRESENT AND GUESTS: Renee Schoen, Corporation Counsel; Sandra Arriola, HCOA; Teri Spinola-Campbell, Human Resources; Sam Nagasawa, Aloha Independent Living Hawai‘i; Wendi Cortez, Governor’s Liaison, and Joyce Imaino. CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. Everyone introduced themselves. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1, 2012 MEETING: L. TobosaW. Tanigawa moved to approve the minutes. seconded. All were in favor; none opposed. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Agenda Items): P. Aughe spoke as a member of the public regarding the lack of accessibility in Hawi. The sidewalks, buildings, the stores, a lot of the restaurants are not wheelchair accessible. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Discussion of the Committee’s Goals and Objectives for 2012 The Chair stated someone suggested that the Mayor operate a wheelchair for a whole day so he could be more aware of what people go through daily trying to get accessibility. Until you experience it, you don’t realize what is involved or the