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<br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />FEBRUARY 6, 2014 <br /> <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the discussion regarding action on claims for the release of <br />funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund and recommendations from the claims adjuster for <br />community approved geothermal impact mitigation projects was called to order at 11:20 a.m. in <br />the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with <br /> <br />Chairman Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr. presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr., Ronald Gonzales, Charles <br />Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Myles Miyasato, and Raylene Moses. <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Stephen Ono. <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Bobby Command (Deputy Planning Director), Molly Stebbins (Deputy <br />Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William Brilhante (from 10:09 <br />a.m. to 10:28 a.m. and from 10:58 a.m. to 12:01 p.m., Deputy Corporation Counsel for the <br />Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija <br />Cottle (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Secretary). <br /> <br />And approximately 12 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />CLAIMANT: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br />Discussion regarding action on claims for the release of funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund <br />and recommendations from the claims adjuster, for the following community approved <br />geothermal impact mitigation projects: <br />Air Quality Monitoring Equipment Purchases - $174,000 <br />a. <br />New fixed and hand held air quality monitors to be purchased by Hawai‘i County Civil <br />Defense to improve emergency response to geothermal events and to provide community <br />members with hand held monitors, on a pilot basis. <br />Ground Water Sampling in the Kīlauea East Rift - $45,000 <br />b. <br />Contract with USGS to conduct ground water sampling of existing wells and selected <br />warm ponds along the Lower Puna coast to test for the presence of chemicals used in the <br />geothermal energy process that might have mixed with ground water in the region. The <br />study follows up a 1994 Study by USGS and addresses a specific recommendation in the <br />study group’s report to conduct such studies. <br />Meta-Analysis of Health Effects of Low to Moderate H2S Exposure; John A Burns <br />c. <br />School of Medicine - $55,000 <br /> <br />The study will synthesize results of available published studies on the impacts of low to <br />moderate exposures of H2S from geothermal and other sources globally. The report will <br />highlight consistent research findings using independent biostatisticians and <br />epidemiologist and lay the ground work for future health studies in the Puna Region. <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT F <br /> <br /> <br />