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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
February 27, 2019
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,
February 27, 2019, at 12:04 p.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 KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Not Present: Honorable Ross Kagawa
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
ES-981 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4 and
92-5(a)(4), and Kaua`i County Charter Section 3.07(E), the Office of the County
Attorney, on behalf of the Council, requests an Executive Session with the Council to
provide the Council with a briefing on Planning Department of the County of Kaua`i
vs. Greg Allen, Jr. et al. (Civil No. 19-1-0019) and Greg Allen Jr. vs. Planning
Department et al., (Planning Contested Case 2017-11). This briefing and consultation
involves the consideration of the powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and/or
liabilities of the Council and the County as they relate to this agenda item:
Councilmember Chock moved to convene in Executive Session for ES-981, seconded
by Councilmember Brun.
Council Chair Kaneshiro: Is there 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 FEBRUARY 27, 2019
The motion to convene in Executive Session for ES-981 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.
(*Pursuant to Rule No. 5(b) of the Rules of the Council of the County of Kauai,
Councilmember Kagawa was noted as silent (not present), but shall be recorded as an
affirmative for the motion).
ALLISON S. ARAKAKI, Council Services Assistant I: Seven (7) ayes.
Council Chair Kaneshiro: With that, we will go into Executive Session.
Councilmembers, we do need to be back. We are going to take our lunch break now.
We will be back at 12:15 p.m. We have four (4) certificates. Once the certificates are
done...1:15 p.m. Be back at 1:15 p.m. for our certificates. Once the certificates are
done we will go into Executive Session. •
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Allison S. Arakaki
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on March 20, 2019:
ARRYL NESHIRO •
Chair, COW Committee