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ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
c/o Office of the Mayor, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Members: Jill Wagner (Chair), Michelle“Michi”Hanano (Vice Chair),
George Applegate, Jill Kubojiri, Ty Medeiros, and Joel Rathje (Planning
Director’s Designee).
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Arborist Advisory
Committee of the County of Hawai‘i in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92,
Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS), and -58 (in conjunction with
HRS, Section 58-2). This meeting will be held in person at the location listed in this notice and
by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT) through Zoom.
DATE: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Remote Meeting via Interactive Conference Technology
Puna Conference Room
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1501
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
ZOOM LINK:
WEBINAR ID:
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT): A meeting held by ICT shall be
automatically recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual
communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the
in-person location identified in this notice. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual
communication is restored or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful
attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as
provided in this subsection within 30 minutes after an interruption to communication, the
meeting will be automatically terminated.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or
attending in-person at the physical location listed above. Although not required, to register in
advance for oral testimony please contact staff at micah.alameda@hawaiicounty.gov or (808)
961-8211. Pursuant to Section 92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral
testimony may do so either at the time the committee takes public statements at agenda item II,
or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Public testimony may be limited to three (3)
minutes in length per agenda item. Testifiers may testify once on an agenda item. Testimony
must be related to an item that is on the agenda.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Committee members attending the meeting from private locations shall advise if any
person is with them (except for the names of minors).
II. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Interested people who want to provide oral testimony on any agenda item may do so
now or when the specific agenda item is called. Public testimony may be limited to 3
minutes per agenda item.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. April 29, 2026, Meeting Minutes
IV. BUSINESS
a. Review exceptional tree applications
The Committee will evaluate and make determinations on the following exceptional
tree applications:
1) TMK: 2--001:167, Robert Talbert (Applicant), Tahina Spectabilis or Tahina
Landowner
Botanical Garden. This item is carried over from the previous meeting.
2) TMK: 5-2-009:053, Susan Naomi Cox (Applicant and Owner), Mango Tree,
This item is carried over from the
previous meeting.
3) TMK: 3-7--008-057-0000, Jill Wagner (Applicant and Owner), Wili Wili
Grove, -Kona. This item is carried over from
the previous meeting.
TMK: 383-010--0000, Cynthia B. Reynolds (Applicant and Trustee of the
This item is carried over from
the previous meeting.
5) -5-010:088, -5-010:090, Alison Higgins & Nicole Garcia (Applicants),
Cuban Mahogany Grove, Lehua Street, This item is
carried over from the previous meeting.
b. Discussion on the status of the Moreton Bay Fig Exceptional Tree in Kailua Village,
North Kona.
Committee members will discuss the status of an exceptional tree located at TMK: 7-
5-6:12, on the designated exceptional tree list as set forth in -65
of .
c. Powers and Duties
Arborist
Advisory Committee as defined in Article 10, -59, of the
Code, in conjunction with HRS, Section 58-3.
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
VI. ADJOURNMENT
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, 25 Aupuni St.,
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Board Packet: Pursuant to HRS § 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this
Commission for this meeting is available for public inspection three full business days before the
meeting date, during regular business hours at the Office of the Mayor, 25 Aupuni St., Suite
2603, Hilo, HI 96720.
NOTE: The in-person location for this meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. If you
require an accommodation, auxiliary aid/service,or other accommodation due to a disability,
contact Micah Alameda at micah.alameda@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8211 as soon as
possible. Requests made as early as possible allow adequate time to fulfill them. Upon request,
this Agenda is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
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