The county is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on various boards and commissions. Members of most of these panels serve for staggered terms of five years on a voluntary basis.
The following vacancies need to be filled:
• Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency (one vacancy).
• Cultural Resource Commission (three vacancies).
• Environmental Management Commission (Council Districts 1, 3, 5).
• Fire Board of Appeals: (five vacancies from any council district), applicants shall have education/experience in the following areas: Engineering or architectural design; or building code enforcement; or fire department operations or fire code enforcement; or fire protection contraction; or general contracting; or legal.
• Fire Commission (Council Districts 4 and 6).
• Hamakua Community Development Plan Action Committee (nine vacancies).
• Kailua Village Design Commission (three positions): Applicants shall be representative of the following: registered architect/landscape architect, business owner/resident within Kailua Village district, possess knowledge of historic Kona, cultural values and resources.
• Ka‘u Community Development Plan Action Committee (nine vacancies).
• Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee (five vacancies).
• Leeward Planning (one vacancy: South Kohala).
• North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee (two vacancies).
• Merit Appeals Board (two vacancies).
• Police Commission (Council District 8).
• Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC) (Council District 5).
• Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee (two vacancies).
• Salary Commission (Council District 3).
• South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee (five vacancies).
• Transportation Commission (Council Districts 3, 8, 9).
• Water Board (Council Districts 2 and 5).
• Windward Planning Commission (at large, North Hilo-Hamakua; at large, South Hilo-Ka‘u).
For all boards and commission, travel expenses to and from meetings are reimbursed.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and residents of Hawaii.
The Mayor’s Office will fill the vacancies from a list of applicants. Application forms are available online at www.hawaiicounty.gov/office-of-the-mayor .
For more information, contact Rose Bautista, executive assistant to the mayor, at 961-8211 or rose.bautista@hawaiicounty.gov.
