HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP RAWEEMC 009 2021/04/06 2020-2022REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, WATER,
ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DATE: April 6, 2021
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 182
Your Committee on Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management,
to which was referred Communication No. 182, reports as follows:
Communication No. 182, transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated March 23, 2021,
submits for the Council's review and confirmation the nomination of Carrie Hoopii of Council
District 3 to the Environmental Management Commission. A motion to move Communication
No. 182 to full Council with a positive recommendation was made by Council Member Lee Loy;
seconded by Council Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
Introduced by P6maika`i Bartolome, Executive Assistant to Mayor Mitchell D. Roth,
Carrie Hoopii is a lifelong resident of Keaukaha, Hawaii, a graduate of Waidkea High School,
and will soon graduate from the Hawaii Community College this spring. Being an energetic
member of the Keaukaha Community Association and employed as a Housing Locator and
Outreach Team Leader for HOPE Services Hawaii, Ms. Hoopii will bring a different viewpoint
to the Environmental Management Commission. If confirmed, Ms. Hoopii will serve a term
ending December 31, 2025.
Nominee Hoopii addressed Your Committee of her desire to serve her island community further,
and how the environmental aspect has always been a focus of Keaukaha residents with a
wastewater treatment plant along their coastline. She elaborated that as an avid Keaukaha
Community Association member, she is very aware of the water quality issues in our ocean and
the continual efforts taken by the community to ensure the safety for its residents. Additionally,'
she believes it beneficial in realizing the link between homelessness and the environment as it
identifies added concerns that could potentially have been overlooked.
Various Council Members noted the interesting perspective nominee Hoopii would bring to the
Environmental Management Commission, having a sense of place and community connection,
along with an understanding of environmental issues relating to our island's homeless
population. They echoed each other sharing that a community perspective is just as important as
a science perspective when addressing environmental management issues and stewarding our
environment of our island.
RAWEEMC Report No. 9
RAWEEMC-9 Page 2 April 6, 2021
Your Committee on Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management
is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication No. 182 and recommends
confirmation of the appointment of Carrie Hoopii to the Environmental Management
Commission.
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Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III, CHAIR
RAWEEMC REPORT NO.: 9
ADOPTED: APR 2 1 2071
AYES NOES ABS EX
CHUNG
X
DAVID
X
INABA
X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
LEE LOY
X
RICHARDS
X
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTURE, WATER, ENERGY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III, CHAIR
RAWEEMC REPORT NO.: 9
ADOPTED: APR 2 1 2071