2009 Programs
January 2009 — West Hawai‘i State Representatives Plans for 2009 State Legislature Session
Senator Josh Green, District 3, Kohala and North and South Kona;
Representative Cindy Evans, District 7, North Kona and South Kohala;
Representative Denny Coffman, District 6, North Kona and Keauhou.
Meeting format: Individual presentations and Roundtable talk story.
February 2009 — Economic Outlook for West Hawai‘i in 2009
Nancy Crawford, Hawai‘i County Director of Finance
George Applegate, Executive Director Big Island Visitors’ Bureau
Robert A. Ferrari, Director Kona Board of Realtors
Greg Ogin, President Clark Commercial Group
Councilmember Pete Hoffmann substituted for Brenda Ford and provided a Council update
March 2009 — Hawai‘i County Property Taxes
Greg Gerard, Realtor Broker, Clark Realty
Peter Lasich, Licensed Appraiser, Pacific Rim Appraisal
Stan Sitko, Hawai‘i County Real Property Tax Administrator
Pete Hoffmann, Hawai‘i County Councilman District 9
Councilmember Brenda Ford provided a Council update
April 2009 — Mayor Kenoi and Cabinet
Mayor Billy Kenoi
Public Works Director, Warren Lee
Parks and Recreation Director, Bob Fitzgerald
Planning Director, Bobbie Jean Leithead-Todd
Deputy Managing Director, Wally Lau
Environmental Management Director, Lono Tyson
Civil Defense Director, Quince Mento
May 2009 — Renewable Energy, Part Two
Randy Kurohara, Hawai‘i County R & D Department Director
Ted Peck, Hawai‘i State DEBDT Energy Administrator
Guy Toyama, Chief Operating Officer, H2 Technologies
Bill Brooks, President of Energy Specialists Hawai‘i
Representative Cindy Evans
Representative Denny Coffman
September 8, 2009 — West Hawai‘i Road Project Status and Update
Jiro Sumada, Department of Transportation
Warren Lee, Hawai‘i County Department of Public Works
October 13, 2009 — Open and Transparent Government
County Charter Revision
Redistricting
Vote By Mail
Public Financed Elections
November 17, 2009 — West Hawai‘i Parks
Old Kona Airport Park Design
Ala Kahakai Trail
Palamanui district and Kealakehe regional park plans
December 8, 2009 — Mayor Kenoi Talk Story and Interactive Discussion