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DOMINIC YAGONG <br />Council Chairperson <br />Council District 1 <br />Date: January 12, 2012 <br />Hawaii County Council <br />County of Hawai `i <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 <br />To: Brittany Smart, Chair <br />Environmental Management Committee <br />From: Dominic Yagong, Chairperson <br />Email: dyagong @co.hawaii.hi.us <br />Phone: (808) 961 -8264 <br />Fax: (808) 961 -8912 <br />N <br />PV <br />Re: A Request for a Presentation from the Department of Environmental Management and <br />the Department of Civil Defense regarding Marine Debris from the March 11, 2011 <br />Japanese Tsunami. <br />The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) estimated that roughly 25 <br />million tons of marine debris was generated by the Japanese Tsunami of March 11, 2011. Some <br />of this debris is estimated to hit the Hawaiian Islands as early as the beginning of this year. <br />I would like to request time during the January 31, 2012, meeting of the Environmental <br />Management Committee for a joint presentation from the Department of Environmental <br />Management and the Department of Civil Defense to provide the Council and the public an <br />update on what these departments are doing to monitor and track the debris. The Council would <br />also like to know if the departments have devised a plan to deal with the debris once it hits the <br />shoreline. <br />I estimate that 30 minutes will be sufficient for this presentation, which will include time for <br />questions from the Council Members. <br />Thank you for so much for your cooperation. <br />Warmest Aloha! <br />DY /bc <br />Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />Comm. No. 5 «3 <br />Ref. To: CMG <br />Ref. Date JAN 13 2012 <br />