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HOUSING & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
August 30, 2023
A meeting of the Housing & Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the
Council of the County of Kaua`i, State of Hawai`i, was called to order by
KipuKai Kuali`i, Committee Chair, at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street,
Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kaua`i, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at 8:32 a.m., after which
the following Members answered the call of the roll:
Honorable Addison Bulosan
Honorable Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. (excused at 1:00 p.m.)
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Bill DeCosta
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Ross Kagawa, Ex-Officio Member
Honorable Mel Rapozo, Ex-Officio Member (excused at 1:00 p.m.)
The Committee proceeded on its agenda item, as shown in the following
Committee Report, which is incorporated herein by reference:
CR-HIR 2023-02: on HIR 2023-02 Communication (06/21/2023) from Committee
Chair Kuali`i and Committee Vice Chair
Bulosan, requesting the presence of the
Housing Director and James Koshiba,
Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, to
provide a briefing on sheltering and housing
the unsheltered people on Kaua`i, including
the various categories of people affected:
kapuna, keiki, `ohana, indigent, disabled,
medically-compromised, veterans, Native
Hawaiians, and others who are suffering.
(Received for the Record.)
(Note: Councilmember Carvalho was noted as not present from 8:58 a.m. to
9:02 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 9:41 a.m. to
9:59 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 10:15 a.m. to
10:44 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
HIR COMMITTEE MEETING 2 AUGUST 30, 2023
(Note: The Committee recessed from 10:31 a.m. to 10:44 a.m. for a caption
break.)
(Note: Councilmember Carvalho was noted as not present from 10:44 a.m. to
10:46 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
(Note: Council Chair Rapozo was noted as not present from 10:44 a.m. to
10:49 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 10:44 a.m. to
10:53 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 11:00 a.m. to
11:04 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
(Note: Council Chair Rapozo was noted as not present from 11:15 a.m. to
11:22 a.m., during discussion on HIR 2023-02.)
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:46 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on September 13, 2023:
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KIPU I KUALI`I
Chair, HIR Committee