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Highway Safety Council - Inactive
Purpose: To advise the Mayor on matters relating to highway safety.
Authority: Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 286-6.
Appointment: Mayor, no confirmation required. Members are co-terminus with the Mayor.
Full Membership: The following or their designated representatives: the Mayor, Chief of Police, Prosecuting Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Traffic Engineer, Chairman of Traffic Commissioner Safety Program Coordinator, and not more than 15 others.
Requirements: Members must have an interest in highway safety and a knowledge of local conditions.
Current Members
All terms expire December 1, 2016
Sharon Vitousek, Chairperson
Jeffrey Castillo, NHCH
Bobby Command, Mayor’s Office
Jesse Ebersole, HI County Fire Dept/EMS
Louise Fincher, Hilo Medical Center
Jennifer Ng, Corporation Counsel
Gunner Mench, South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee
Ken Obenski, Kona Traffic Safety Committee
Jon Olson, Puna Traffic Safety Committee
Sal Panem, Dept. of Transportation, Highways Division
Robert Pauole, HI County Police Dept./Traffic Services
Mitchell Roth, Prosecuting Attorney
Kevin Hashizaki, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Gerald Takase, Liquor
Ronald Thiel, Dept. of Public Works - Traffic
Wendi Wagner, Kona Community Hospital
Neil Yoshioka, Fire Department/EMS
Sharon Vitousek, Chairperson
Jeffrey Castillo, NHCH
Bobby Command, Mayor’s Office
Jesse Ebersole, HI County Fire Dept/EMS
Louise Fincher, Hilo Medical Center
Jennifer Ng, Corporation Counsel
Gunner Mench, South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee
Ken Obenski, Kona Traffic Safety Committee
Jon Olson, Puna Traffic Safety Committee
Sal Panem, Dept. of Transportation, Highways Division
Robert Pauole, HI County Police Dept./Traffic Services
Mitchell Roth, Prosecuting Attorney
Kevin Hashizaki, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Gerald Takase, Liquor
Ronald Thiel, Dept. of Public Works - Traffic
Wendi Wagner, Kona Community Hospital
Neil Yoshioka, Fire Department/EMS
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