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EDMUND HAITSUKA
Chairman
DAVID FUERTES
Vice Chair
DAPHNE HONMA
CASEY JARMAN
JAMAE KAWAUCHI
GUY KAULUKUKUI
JOSEPH KEALOHA
ALAPAKI NAHALE-A
SUSIE OSBORNE
TODD SHUMWAY
SCOTT UNGER
2009-2010
HAWAI‘I COUNTY
CHARTER COMMISSION
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TO: HAWAI'I COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION
FROM: ALAPAKI NAHALE-A, CHAIRPERSON, AD HOC COMMITTEE
FORMED TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF AMENDING
ARTICLE III SECTION 3-2 OF THE HAWAI'I COUNTY CHARTER
RE: COMMITTEE REPORT AND FINDINGS
The Ad Hoc Committee formed to investigate the possibility of amending Article III
Section 3-2 of the Hawai'i County Charter consists of Chairperson Alapaki Nahale-a and
members Daphne Honma, Joseph Kealoha, and Todd Shumway.
The Committee discussed and considered, among other things, if the composition of the
county council should remain as one member from each of the nine districts, if council
terms should increase from two years to four years, what the council term limits should
be if the term of office was increased from two to four years, and if staggered terms
should be utilized if council terms are extended from two to four years.
After thoughtful deliberation, the Committee recommends that the charter be amended to
extend council terms from two years to four years and in conjunction that term limits be
decreased from four terms to two terms. Your Committee also recommends that elections
for council not be staggered and that all council seats are up for election every four years.
Although your Committee was in favor of the concept of staggered terms, they believe
that reapportionment could create an untenable situation whereby two sitting council
members could end up residing in the same council district. We believe having all seats
up for election every four years resolves this conflict.