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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
December 12, 2018
A meeting of the Committee of the Whole of the Council of the County of Kaua`i,
State of Hawai`i, was called to order by Arryl Kaneshiro, Chair, at the Council
Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kaua`i, on Wednesday,
December 12, 2018, at 10:12 a.m., after which the following Members answered the
call of the roll:
Honorable Arthur Brun
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Luke A. Evslin
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
ES-973 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4 and
92-5(a)(2), (4), and (8), the purpose of this Executive Session is to consider matters
that require confidentiality under state law, to wit, the hiring of a County Auditor,
including interviewing any candidates, and terms and conditions of employment. The
further purpose of this Executive Session is to meet with the Council's legal counsel
on questions and issues relating to the Council's powers, duties, privileges,
immunities, liabilities, claims, potential claims, as such powers, duties, privileges,
immunities, liabilities, claims, and/or potential claims relate to the foregoing item,
and to take such action as the Council deems appropriate: Councilmember Kagawa
moved to convene in Executive Session for ES-973, seconded by Councilmember Brun.
Council Chair Kaneshiro: Anyone in the audience wishing to testify on
this item?
There being no objections, the rules were suspended to take public testimony.
There being no one present to provide testimony, the meeting was called back
to order, and proceeded as follows:
Council Chair Kaneshiro: Seeing none, roll call vote to go into Executive
Session.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 2 DECEMBER 12, 2018
The motion to convene in Executive Session for ES-973 was then put, and
carried by the following vote:
FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION: Brun, Chock, Cowden, Evslin,
Kagawa, Kuali`i, Kaneshiro TOTAL — 7,
AGAINST EXECUTIVE SESSION: None TOTAL — 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL — 0,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL — 0.
ALLISON S. ARAKAKI, Council Services Assistant: Seven (7) ayes.
Council Chair Kaneshiro: In ten (10) minutes, we will head into
Executive Session. Micah, you are free to go. The Committee Meetings are now
adjourned. Congratulations on your first meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:13 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Allison S. Arakaki
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on January 17, 2019:
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ARRY NESHIRO
Chair, COW Committee