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<br />DAPHNE HONMA <br />EDMUND HAITSUKA CASEY JARMAN <br />Chairman JAMAE KAWAUCHI <br />JOSEPH KEALOHA <br />DAVID FUERTES <br />ALAPAKI NAHALE-A <br />Vice Chair <br />SUSIE OSBORNE <br />TODD SHUMWAY <br />SCOTT UNGER <br />2009-2010 <br />HAWAI‘I COUNTY <br />CHARTER COMMISSION <br />To: Chair Edmund K. Haitsuka and <br /> Members of the Hawai‘i County Charter Commission <br />From: Levi K. Hookano, Attorney <br />Date: August 4, 2009 <br />RE: Relating to CA-1: Legality of Charter Amendment Renaming the Manager of the <br />Department of Water Supply to “Manager-Chief Engineer” <br />Dear Chair Haitsuka and Members of the Hawai‘i County Charter Commission, <br /> During the July 17 meeting of the Hawai‘i County Charter Commission (“Commission”), <br />I was tasked with verifying the legality of various proposed charter amendments. This memo <br />will discuss the legality of charter amendment CA-1, which renames the manager of the <br />department of water supply to the “manager-chief engineer.” This amendment also replaces the <br />designation of the “chief engineer” in section 8-2 to the “director of public works” to conform <br />with the designation of the director of public works in article VI, chapter 2 of the charter. <br /> In my opinion, there are no legal issues with proposing this amendment. This <br />amendment merely renames the title of the manager position. This change would be consistent <br />with the qualification of the manager of the department of water supply since the manager must <br />also be a registered engineer. <br /> If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact <br />me. <br /> Levi Hookano <br /> Charter Commission Attorney <br /> Charter Commission Attorney <br /> Charter Commission Attorney <br />1 <br />