Committee Agenda & Actions

Council business is divided among sub-units of the Council, referred to as Committees.  Committees expedite the business of the Council.  It is the duty of the Committees to thoroughly consider and make policy recommendations concerning the legislative matters referred to them. Their recommendations are forwarded to the Council for placement on a future Council agenda.

Committee meetings are held twice a month either at the Council Chambers at the County Building in Hilo, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1401, or in the Council Chambers at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center in Kona at 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A.  The public can also participate at the Pāhoa Council Office at the Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 105, and at the Waimea Council Office, at the Holumua Center, 64-1067, Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5.

We invite you to attend and participate in Committee discussions.  For a complete list of Council Committees, access to COMMITTEE AGENDA and meeting actions for specific meeting dates, please see below. For instructions on the use of the Committee Agenda database and for retrieving agenda documents click on Instructions for using Agendas & Actions Taken.

Oral Public Testimony: Oral public testimony is heard at the beginning of each Committee meeting for items on the agenda.  Oral public testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per agenda item.

Written Public Testimony:  The deadline for submission of written public testimony is 24 business hours prior to the scheduled meeting day.  The Office of the County Clerk will accept receipt of your written public testimony by mail to the Office of the County Clerk at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720, by facsimile to (808) 961-8912 or by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.  Please submit separate written public testimony for each agenda item.

Written Public Testimony Submitted Past Deadline:  If you miss the deadline for written public testimony, the Office of the County Clerk will accept your written public testimony at the Committee meeting.  When submitting written public testimony at a Committee meeting, please see a Committee Services staff person stationed at the front entrance of the Council room and provide them with your written public testimony.  The Office of the County Clerk advises that you bring fourteen (14) copies of the written public testimony to expedite distribution to the Council members during the meeting.

COMMITTEE AGENDAS:

Agriculture, Water & Energy Sustainability Committee
Chair J Yoshimoto, Vice Chair Pete Hoffmann

Economic Development & Mass Transit Committee 
Chair Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Vice Chair Brittany Smart

Environmental Management Committee
Chair Brittany Smart, Vice Chair K. Angel Pilago

Finance Committee
Chair Brenda Ford, Vice Chair Dominic Yagong

Governmental Relations Committee
Chair K. Angel Pilago, Vice Chair Brittany Smart

Human Services, Social Services & Public Safety Committee
Chair K. Angel Pilago Vice Chair J Yoshimoto

Planning Committee
Chair Pete Hoffmann, Vice Chair K. Angel Pilago

Public Works and Parks & Recreation Committee
Chair Fred Blas, Vice Chair Brenda Ford

Questions and Assistance:  Should any assistance be required to locate information in these pages, please feel free to contact us at Council Web Feedback.