2023_07_18 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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TG: The Kolekole? AA: Yeah, Kolekole… TG: OK. AA: Yeah. TG: So, we originally allowed the County under interim conditions that they – for Kolekole Beach Park – that they maintain the grass, they keep our signs up to say, hey, no camping, don’t dig, no fires and don’t go into this fenced area because you run the risk of a lead uptake and contamination. So, we allowed the park to open and then when the bridge had engineering failure it was closed because they were worried about metal and things falling while they were working on the bridge. I believe the park is re-opened now and I’ve given the County paperwork that they can go in and do ADA upgrades to pavilions, restrooms, things like that, which means – it’s instructions – when you go to dig in contaminated soil with a lead contamination – protect your workers with certain engineering controls, PPE and if you dig in these areas you have to dispose of your leaded contaminated soil properly in a landfill and not re-use it or haul it off and again, that’s all online – available to the public in our IHER database. You can go click on the dot for Kolekole and read all the submissions that come in with their proposals and our concurrent or corrections of things they need to fix to get to work. AA: OK. Any last questions or comments from the Commission? Not seeing any, I’d like to make a motion to draft up a letter to support the remediation plan for the Hakalau Beach Park. TG: Send it quick, July 30 is the end of our 30-day comment window. SW: \[Unclear\] TG: You can just send me an email that says… SW: So, um… TG: ….we the GMAC…. SW: ….Deputy Corporation Counsel, Sylvia Wan. I’m sorry, the reason why that is – it has to do with Sunshine laws so, um… TG: I understand… SW: ….even though GMAC may decide to accept a proposal to draft a letter of support, the draft has to be approved by GMAC, which won’t be until next meeting which is… TG: So, all the separate entities… SW: Yeah… 18