HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE RAWEEMC 2022/02/08 (2020-2022) ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS III t„OF AARON S. Y. CHUNG
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ChaMAILE MEDEIROS DAVID
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MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
HOLEKA GORO INABA
Vice Chan r°- —Mo;�� HEATHER L. KIMBALL
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''E SUSAN L. K.LEE LOY
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE,
WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
16'h Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
February 8, 2022
1:00 P.M.
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CALL TO ORDER—1:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 571: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC REGARDING
CLEAN ENERGY AND ITS RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO
From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated November 30, 2021.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Chair Richards —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy— 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—2:16 p.m.
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