1. Should all county officers--mayor, county council, and prosecuting attorney--be elected in nonpartisan elections, with no party identification appearing on the ballot?

2. Should the managing director be given additional responsibilities over all county departments and agencies, and be confirmed by the county council?

3. Should there be a fire commission to appoint the fire chief and advise the fire department?

4. Should the solid waste, wastewater, and recycling programs of the county be transferred from the department of public works to a new department of environmental management, with a new environmental management commission?

5. Should members of boards and commissions whose terms expire continue in office for ninety days if successors have not been appointed and confirmed?

6. Should the duties and positions of the safety coordinator’s office be transferred to the department of civil service, and the safety coordinator's office then be abolished?

7. Should the title of the chief engineer be changed to "director of public works," and should there be stronger qualifications for the following officers:

8. Should the police department have a statement of policy, and the police commission be required to review the operations of the department and to perform an annual evaluation of the chief of police?

9. Should the water commission be renamed the water board, and one board member be a resident of each county council district?

10. Should the salary commission set the compensation for all appointed directors and deputy directors of departments and executive agencies?

11. Should there be a cost of government commission to promote improvements to the economy and efficiency of government?

12. Should the Hawaii Redevelopment Agency be abolished, and its functions transferred to the planning department?

13. Should the county council be required to meet at least once every three months in North or South Kona?

14. Should the liquor commission be increased from seven to nine members, and should one member be a resident of each county council district?

15. Should a statement of purpose be added to the code of ethics?

16. Should a member of a board or commission with a district residency requirement be eligible to serve out the full term, and represent the district to which the member was appointed, if redistricting changes the boundaries so that the member no longer resides within the district?