HomeMy WebLinkAboutArborist Advisory Committee Fact SheetARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(updated March 2023)
Purpose: To advise the Mayor and Council on matters relating to the
designation and safeguarding of exceptional trees in the County
of Hawaii.
Authority: Hawaii County Code, Sections 14-58 and 14-59 (in
conjunction with Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 58-2).
Appointment: Mayor, no confirmation is required. Members are co -terminus
with the Mayor.
Full Membership: six members, including the Planning Director or his designee
Specific Representation: none required.
Requirements: One member must be actively employed in the practice of
landscape architecture and no less than three others must be
selected on the basis of active participation in community
beautification or research programs or organizations involved in
the ecological sciences, including ethnobotany or Hawaiian.
Meeting frequency: no specific requirement
Financial Disclosure: not required to submit
Reappointment: per Mayor's discretion.
Qualities: Respected by the community as being community -minded and
oriented. Able to focus on the community needs as a whole
without catering to special or self-interest.
Current Members: Leonard Bisel,
Jonathan Sudler,
Robert Command, Planning Director designee.
Mark Odell
James Boyd Friday
Jill Wagner
Secretary/Contact: Office of the Mayor, 808-961-8211
Attorney Assigned: Jean Campbell, Deputy Corporation Counsel
*The information on this sheet is condensed. For full information see appropriate
Sections of the County Charter, County Code, and/or Hawaii Revised Statutes.