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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
June 19, 2024
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 Ross Kagawa, Presiding Officer, at the Council
Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kaua`i, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024,
at 9:08 a.m., after which the following Members answered the call of the roll:
Honorable Addison Bulosan
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Bill DeCosta
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Excused: Honorable Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Mel Rapozo
Minutes of the June 5, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by Councilmember Cowden, seconded by
Councilmember DeCosta, and carried by a vote of 4:0:3 (Council Chair Rapozo,
Councilmember Kuali i, and Councilmember Carvalho were excused), the
Minutes of the June 5, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meeting was approved.
The Committee proceeded on its agenda items, as shown in the following
Committee Reports, which are incorporated herein by reference:
CR-COW 2024-13: on COW 2024-06 Communication (05/02/2024) from
Councilmember DeCosta, requesting the
presence of Beth Amaro, Member Services
and Communications Manager, Kaua`i Island
Utility Cooperative, to provide a briefing
relating to fire mitigation. (Received for
the Record.)
(Note: The Committee recessed from 9:32 a.m. to 9:41 a.m. during discussion
on COW 2024-06 due to technical difficulties.)
COW MEETING 2 JUNE 19, 2024
CR-COW 2024-14: on COW 2024-07 Communication (06/06/2024) from
Councilmember Kagawa, requesting the
presence of the Director of Economic
Development, the Director of
Parks & Recreation, the State of Hawai`i
Department of Agriculture, and the Kaua`i
Invasive Species Committee to provide a
briefing to discuss the effort to curb the
spread of invasive species such as Little Fire
Ant, Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, and Rose
Ringed Parakeet, also the damage they cause
on food production. (Received for the
Record.)
CR-COW 2024-15: on Bill No. 2912 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADDING A
NEW ARTICLE TO CHAPTER 6, KAUAI
COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS
RELATING TO FINANCE (Received for
the Record.)
CR-COW 2024-16: on Bill No. 2921 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2023-891,
AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY
OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2024, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
FUNDING EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES
CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINS AND SEVERE
FLOODING WHICH STARTED ON
APRIL 11, 2024, BY REVISING THE
AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE
GENERAL FUND (Approved.)
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:26 a.m.
Respectfull submitted,
Shari L. Rabaino
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on July 3, 2024:
AWAAAIL,
MEL RAPOZO
Chair, COW Committee