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<br /> <br />Interagency Task Force on VOG <br />Wednesday, February 29, 2012 <br />7:00 p.m. <br />Pahala Community Center <br />96-3159 Maile Street <br />Pahala, Hawaii <br /> <br />Present: John Drummond, Chair, Salvador Panem, Merilyn Harris, Fred Blas, Newton Inouye for Aaron <br />Ueno, Robert Herkes, Gerald Kosaki, Brittany Smart, James Weller for Eric Kawamoto, Jason Moniz, <br />Victor Gustafson <br /> <br />Not Present: Gilbert Kahele, Loretta Fuddy, George Applegate, Faye Hanohano, Robert Irvine, and Mary <br />Correa, <br /> <br />Others Present: Benedict Fuata , Julia Neal, Lynn Hamilton, Ron Ebert, Chelsen Jensen, Lani Petrie, <br />Raymond Marques, Jessie Marques, Mike Pearson, and Marlene Hapai. <br /> <br />John Drummond called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Approval of December 22, 2011 minutes. Motion to pass by Brittany Smart, seconded by Fred Blas. <br />Motion passed. <br /> <br />Robert Herkes stated the task force is a sounding board and we would get back to you on your <br />questions. <br /> <br />John Drummond thanked Julia Neal for the coffee and refreshments. <br /> <br />Reports: <br /> <br />Unfinished Business: <br /> Community Outreach <br /> Statements from the Public <br /> <br />Julia Neal with the Ka”u Calendar. How the new disaster shelter will accommodate people. Will it have <br />equipment to clean the air? How will they power up the equipment if there is an emergency? The safe <br />room will it accommodate more than 20 people? <br /> <br />Robert Herkes The gym is a school facility, but the Department of Education will not spend the money <br />on the gym if the facility is not a classroom. So the money was transferred to the County and it is a <br />County project, which needs to be hurricane resistant. <br /> <br />Someone will have to get back. Contract needs to be signed by June 1, 2012 or July 1, 2012. <br /> <br />Ron Ebert – He tracks vog . His concern is a lot of gas collects in Wood Valley, could another monitoring <br />station be established in Wood Valley? The task force concern is for people’s health. During <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />