County of Maui
Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027)
CONTACT INFORMATION Office of Council Services, 200 South High Street, Wailuku, Hawai‘i 96793 Tel: (808) 270-7838 COMMITTEE STAFF Kasie Apo Takayama, Clarissa MacDonald, Maria Leon, Peter Hanano, and Nālani Fujihara CONNECTIVITY This meeting is being conducted in accordance with Section 92-3.7, HRS. Nothing said in the meeting or included in the agenda is intended to create obligations in excess of those required under Section 92-3.7, HRS. If Teams connectivity affecting quorum is lost, the Committee will be in recess. It will not be considered a loss of quorum unless connectivity cannot be restored within 30 minutes. If the Teams connection is prematurely terminated, for whatever reason, please log back into the same link. If connectivity affecting quorum cannot be restored within 30 minutes, the meeting will automatically reconvene the following Tuesday at 9 a.m., using the same virtual connections, unless the Committee announces a different date and time. OFFICIAL LOCATIONS AND TESTIMONY Video testimony via Teams link: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link. In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i Oral testimony is limited to 3 minutes per item. An individual’s request to testify shall be deemed withdrawn if the individual does not answer when called to testify. Testimony must pertain to items on the meeting agenda. Testifiers must direct their remarks to the presiding officer and not to any individual Councilmember or individual in the audience. If audiovisual connection is lost at the official location for in-person testimony and viewing, the committee will be in recess for up to 30 minutes to restore connectivity. If connectivity cannot be restored within 30 minutes, the meeting will automatically reconvene the following Tuesday at 9 a.m., at the same official location for in-person testimony and viewing, unless the Committee announces a different date, time, and location. If a meeting participant wishes to testify anonymously, they should log in to the meeting with an appropriate anonymous name and virtually raise their hand. If a testifier connects to the meeting by phone, the Chair will call the last four digits of the testifier's phone number. The Chair may mute or remove testifiers from the meeting who violate the Council's Standards of Decorum. Written testimony will be accepted via eComment. Search for the meeting date on mauicounty.us/agendas, click on the eComment link, then select the agenda item to submit comments on. Alternatively, written testimony will be accepted via email to GREAT.committee@mauicounty.us or postal service to GREAT Committee, Maui County Council, 200 S. High St., Wailuku HI 96793. For more information on testifying, please visit www.mauicounty.us/testify or contact the Office of Council Services. COURTESY PHONE TESTIMONY Dial 1-808-977-4067 and enter meeting code 423 765 169# If courtesy phone testimony becomes unavailable, the meeting will continue without that option. COURTESY TESTIMONY SITES - COUNCIL RESIDENCY AREA OFFICES East Maui: 80 Hau‘oli Road, Hāna, (808) 248-7513 Lāna‘i: 814 Fraser Avenue, Lāna‘i City, (808) 565-7094 Makawao-Ha‘ikū-Pā‘ia: Heritage Hall, 401 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 102, Pā‘ia, (808) 793-0099 Molokai: Moloka'i District Complex, 100 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai, (808) 553-3888 South Maui: MEDB Building, 1305 North Holopono St., Suite 4A, Kihei, (808) 793-0012 West Maui: 60 Kenui Street, Lahaina Councilmembers may or may not participate from Courtesy Testimony Sites. If any Courtesy Testimony Site loses its audio connection to the meeting, the meeting will continue without that location, irrespective of whether a Councilmember is participating from there. Subject to change and staffing availability without notice. Visit mauicounty.us for more information. COURTESY LIVE CABLECAST AND WEBCAST VIEWING Akaku: Maui Community Media, Channel 53. mauicounty.us/agendas to access meeting videos Subject to change without notice. Visit mauicounty.us for more information. If Akaku prematurely ceases broadcasting the meeting, the meeting will continue via interactive conference technology and a recording will be sent to Akaku to be included with archived meeting videos. DISABILITY ACCESS Anyone requesting an auxiliary aid or service or an accommodation due to a disability should contact the Office of Council Services at least three working days prior to the meeting date at (808) 270-7838 or county.council@mauicounty.us. _____________________________________________________________________ Agenda items are subject to cancellation.
この委員会の役割
政府関係・倫理・透明性委員会(2025~2027年の任期)は、政府間関係、倫理規定規定、ロビー活動規制、選挙資金規則、政府の透明性要件に関連するホノルル市議会の法律を検討します。また、憲章修正案や、評議会が州および連邦機関と相互作用する方法の変更も検討します。
なぜ関心を持つべきか
倫理と透明性の規則は、住民が政府の内情をどの程度見ることができるかを定義します。この委員会は、ロビー活動の開示、選出された役人の利益相反、またはホノルル市および郡に対するオープンガバメントの要件を強化する提案に関する懸念を表明するのに適した場所です。