2014-07-03 Hearing Transcript - Glover SPP 14-162

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COTTLE: Page 2. So the middle of the page is addressing Hawaiian petrel and Newell’s shearwaters. Those are seabirds. It says they may traverse the project area at night during the breeding season, and they go on to talk about their concern is outdoor lighting at the site could result in the seabird being disoriented which leads to injury or mortality. And then they go onto recommend that if, if the applicant does intend to work during nighttime with outdoor lighting, thth that they not do that between September 15 and December 15, which is the seabird fledging period. So, if the Commission would like, we could draft a condition similar to the other US Fish and Wildlife recommended Condition Nos. 7 and 8 with--with language either allowing nighttime quarrying activities except for those months or limiting outdoor lighting during the entire year? It’s really up to the Commission. ONO: Mr. Director, I’m sorry, I’m not familiar with the nuances of this—the industry, so what would be your recommendation as to what the suggestions are? I’m not familiar with the idea that we should limit the time between six and six or rather the lighting would be sufficient to continue quarrying during this period of time, so I guess I need to give it out to staff to make a suggestion. COTTLE: I would suggest asking the Applicant what—whether that’s very limiting to their operations or whether they would be agreeable to not operating at night during the fledging season. VITOUSEK: Yeah, if I may, Mr. Chairman. MIYASATO: Yeah, go ahead. VITOUSEK: What if we, on Condition 3, what if we you know said work may occur at other times depending on demand except, except during the months of September 15 to whatever the date was. I’m sorry, I don’t remember what the dates are and just put that in there for now, and just leave it like that. Keep it simple. In other words, permit it during that period except during th the months of September 15 to whatever the date was. th MASUNAGA: December 15. thth. VITOUSEK: September 15 to December 15 Cause we’re gonna be you know going to the Land Use Commission also, and so, but I think for now that will be a fine change that would address the Planning Department’s and the Fish and Wildlife’s concerns and allow us to move. MIYASATO: Thank you. Any further discussion, Commissioners? ONO: Do we also need this—Chair? Do we also need to discuss the suggestions by the Applicant? The additions? MIYASATO: It’s open for discussion. ONO: Would you care to go over them one by one again so that we can— 8 EXHIBIT B