County seeks applicants for boards, commissions

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.