LEPC meeting 082422 (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

HI County LEPC Meeting Minutes August 24, 2022, 10:00 am Members Present: Gerald Kosaki, Chair; Darwin Okinaka, HFD Fire, Kilipaki Kanae, HFD EMS; Talmadge Magno, CD; Thomas Gilmore, DOH HEER; David Cummings, Hamakua Energy; Alfred Leung, Pacific Biodiesel; Ron Quesada, PGV. Non-members: Sharon Leonida, DOH; Jules Kuo, Pacific Shipyards; Adam Teekell, DOH HEER. L CALL TO ORDER - Meeting called to order at 9:00 am by Chair Gerald Kosaki. Introduction of all attendees. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — May 19, 2022 meeting, Talmadge moved to approve and Tom Gilmore seconded III. COUNTY REPORTS Civil Defense — Talmadge mentioned that there were some concerns with the previous fire at PTA that they termed "Leilani" fire. This caused some confusion as to the location of the fire. He stated that there were also some community concerns that the fire would release depleted uranium from areas on the mountain. This was not the case and there was no threat of radiological release or exposure. HFD/EMS — Kili stated that there has been some uptake with Fentanyl incidents. He also stated that there are many misconceptions with the effects of Fentanyl. Chief Okinaka stated that the hazmat team had responded to a special service at the National Park to monitor their vaults for radiation. They also responded to Mauna Kea observatories for an odor with negative findings. Adam Teekell informed HFD that the State Radiological team is available as a resource for emergency or non -emergency responses to radiological incidents. He will share their information. Police — No report IV. INDUSTRY PARTNERS • Hamakua Energy — David reported that the project that Air Gas was doing to replace their Anhydrous Ammonia piping is complete. • PGV — Ron reported that they are still drilling the KS9 production well and should be completed soon. They also conducted an Environmental Impact Study meeting in Pahoa and welcomed public questions and comments. They dispelled the rumor that PGV is drilling for energy to supply power to TMT. • Pacific Shipyards — Jules informed us about a spill at Pearl Harbor of paint waste into the ocean. Gerald informed Jules that we will put her in contact with the Honolulu LEPC since this is where her company resides in. • Pacific Biodiesel — Al informed us that the Keaau Fire station personnel visited their facility and wanted to set up training with them. Chief Okinaka stated that they did a preplan and mapped the area out. Gerald added that this is good since there have been past fires in the area.