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9. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next meeting is June 23, 2021, 9 a.m., and it will be virtual again. Chair Adamssaid Secretary Sur has set up a YouTube channel for recordings of these meetings Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNxKmPKobKpXQINMHPPL5Q Commissioner Cardwell said there will be a Zero Waste summit on May 28, 2021. Zero Waste Hawaii is sponsoring it this year. It’s all online and free, and on Zoom from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sen. Laura Acasio is sponsoring it. It’s going to feature panel discussions focused on building efficient reuse systems in Hawaii and creating pathways to community composting. Guest speakers include Lt. Gov. Josh Green, Rep. Nicole Lowen, and a keynote address by Kamana Maikalani Beamer. Chair Adams said there is a new round of USDA composting grants, and she asked Mr. Hayducsko, the Recycling Coordinator, to comment. Mr. Hayducsko said there are a lot of different directions we can go in, so we are still in discussion. We are meeting with Sarah Freeman, Food Access Coordinator with the Department of Research and Development, to discuss in more details a plan to capture a grant. Right now what we are looking at is developing an educational outreach program for backyard composting. And then try to get the funding for the backyard composting. If we look at the environmental impact of what we do on the island, it is much more effective if people do manage that product on their own property. But we need to make sure people are doing it correctly, hence the need for education. That’s what we are looking at right now. Chair Adams encouraged the County to continue seeking the money. 10. ADJOURNMENT Motion, second, and vote: Commissioner Olson made a motion to adjourn, to which Vice Chair Gaffney seconded, and the motion was adopted. Ayes: 7 (Adams, Cardwell, Fulton, Gaffney, Olson, McIntosh, Robinson); Nays 0; Absent 2(Hoopii, Burns). Meeting adjourned at 11:37 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Peter Sur, Secretary 24