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PUBLIC SAFETY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
October 25, 2023
A meeting of the Public Safety & Human Services Committee of the Council of
the County of Kaua`i, State of Hawai`i, was called to order by Felicia Cowden, Chair,
at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kauai, on Wednesday,
October 25, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., after which the following Members answered the call
of the roll:
Honorable Addison Bulosan
Honorable Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Bill DeCosta, Ex-Officio Member
Honorable Mel Rapozo, Ex-Officio Member
The Committee proceeded on its agenda item, as shown in the following
Committee Report, which is incorporated herein by reference:
CR-PSHS 2023-04: on PSHS 2023-03 Communication (10/09/2023) from Committee
Chair Cowden and Councilmember Bulosan,
requesting the presence of the Emergency
Management Administrator, the Fire Chief,
and the Hawai`i Wildfire Management
Organization to provide a briefing on
community fire protection, outreach,
planning, and emergency notifications.
(Received for the Record.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 8:42 a.m. to
8:45 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 8:59 a.m. to
9:08 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Councilmember Bulosan was noted as not present from 9:25 a.m. to
9:27 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Councilmember Bulosan was noted as not present from 9:42 a.m. to
9:43 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Councilmember Carvalho was noted as not present from 9:44 a.m. to
9:50 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
PSHS COMMITTEE MEETING 2 OCTOBER 25, 2022
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 9:54 a.m. to
9:56 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Council Chair Rapozo was noted as not present from 10:03 a.m. to
10:09 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Councilmember DeCosta was noted as not present from 10:03 a.m. to
10:05 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Councilmember DeCosta was noted as not present from 10:08 a.m. to
10:09 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: The Committee recessed from 10:26 a.m. to 10:44 a.m. for a caption
break.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 11:00 a.m. to
11:02 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
(Note: Councilmember Carvalho was noted as not present from 11:32 a.m. to
11:33 a.m., during discussion on PSHS 2023-03.)
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:04 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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DonnaLee Brinkerhoff
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on November 8, 2023:
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CIA COWDEN
Chair, PSHS Committee