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VNge Y�,®i M4 <br /> County ofHawai`i cR•` '•'�+,, Phone: (808)961-8564 <br /> Council District 9- (808)887-2069 <br /> North and South Kohala Email: trrn richnrds`a>hcrwaiicU�cnty.tau <br /> Chair: Committee on Agriculture, <br /> g Vice Chair: Committee on Finance <br /> Water, Energy,and Environmental f°F <br /> Management <br /> HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III <br /> IHAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> District 9 <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402, Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> C <br /> DATE: February 13, 2020 =LL' <br /> TO: Aaron Chung, Council Chair; and <br /> Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> .r _t <br /> r <br /> FROM: Tim Richards, Council Member <br /> Council District 9 -North and South Kohala <br /> SUBJECT: Report of Attendance at the Mahi`ai a Ola—Farm to Table Celebration <br /> In accordance with HRS §92.2.5(e), I report my attendance along with that of Council <br /> Members Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and Rebecca Villegas, at the Mahi`ai a Ola—Farm to Table <br /> Celebration and award ceremony for the "Mahi`ai Matchup"held on February 7, 2020 at <br /> the Mauna Lani Beach Club, sponsored by Kamehameha Schools and The Kohala <br /> Center. <br /> Kamehameha Schools and The Kohala Center have partnered to create Mahi`ai a Ola; an <br /> initiative to support local farmers, increase agricultural education and provide innovative <br /> solutions to improve our island's food security. Working together,they have supported a <br /> successful agricultural business plan competition with a 5-year ,rent-free land lease and a$10,000 <br /> prize, other scholarship opportunities and creative networking projects that seek solutions <br /> within our agriculture sector. This year's winner is Mana `Olena, an East Hawaii farm <br /> business operated by Richards Kodani and `ohana, growing certified organic orange and black <br /> `olena(turmeric) and conventional `ulu. It was a great event celebrating Hawaii Island <br /> agriculture. <br /> HRS §92.2.5(e) states that two or more members of a board, but less than a quorum,may attend <br /> an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to office board duties, including a <br /> community meeting,provided that the meeting or presentation is not specifically and exclusively <br /> organized for or directed toward members of the board, and that the board members shall report <br /> their attendance and the matters presented and discussed that related to official board business. <br /> Please place this communication on the next available Council agenda. 312 . <br /> Comm. /no. <br /> Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. To: 4� nCl <br /> Ref, Date FEB 13 2020 <br />