HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP RAWEEMC 008 2021/03/16 2020-2022 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE,WATER,
ENERGY,AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DATE: March 16, 2021 Re: Comm.No. 167
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 3:31 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management,
to which was referred Communication No. 167, reports as follows:
Communication No. 167,transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated February 23, 2021,
submits for the Council's review and confirmation the nomination of Elyse Robinson of Council
District 2 to the Environmental Management Commission. A motion to move Communication
No. 166,to full Council with a positive recommendation was made by Council Member Ashley
Kierkiewicz; seconded by Council Member Heather Kimball.
Introduced by Pomaika`i Bartolome, Executive Assistant to Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, Elyse
Robinson is a 35-year resident of Hawai`i, a member of the Zonta Club of Hilo, and the Japanese
Chamber of Commerce. With a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Ms. Robinson is a financial
advisor for Edward Jones. If confirmed, Ms. Robinson will serve a term ending December 31,
2025.
Nominee Robinson addressed Your Committee noting how an economics background—which is
a study on how people use resources—assists in addressing environmental sustainability.
Council Members echoed nominee Robinson's qualities as brilliant, humble, and one with an
incredible vision for a sustainable Hawai`i. With a favorable vote, Committee Chair Herbert M.
"Tim"Richards, III advised Ms. Robinson that she was not required to appear at the
confirmation.
Your Committee on Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management
is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication No. 167, and recommends
confirmation of the nomination of Elyse Robinson to the Environmental Management
Commission.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE
INABA x AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY,AND
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER x ENVIR NMENTAL MANAGEMENT
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X ejl
LEE LOY x HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS, III, CHAIR
RICHARDS X RAWEEMC REPORT NO.: 8
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: APR 0 7 202