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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
August 7, 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,
August 7, 2019, at 9:11 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
Minutes of the July 24, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by Councilmember Kuali`i, seconded by
Councilmember Brun, and unanimously carried, the Minutes of the
July 24, 2019 Committee of the Whole Meeting was approved.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
ES-998 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4 and
92-5(a)(2), and (4), 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, and liabilities as it relates to this agenda item: Councilmember Chock
moved to convene in Executive Session for ES-998, 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:
COW COMMITTEE MEETING 2 AUGUST 7, 2019
Council Chair Kaneshiro: Seeing none, roll call vote to go into Executive
Session.
The motion to convene in Executive Session for ES-998 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.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:12 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jes 'ca Young
Council Services A ssistant
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on August 21, 2019:
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ARR KANESHIRO
Chair, COW Committee