HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE RAWEEMC 2022/05/31 (2020-2022) ACTIONS HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS III +v OF a AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chan and Presiding Officer ?vN h+�� MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
HOLEKA GORO INABA _
Vice Chair �ir�:�;o.:-�, HEATHER L. KIMBALL
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
20'h Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
May 31, 2022
9:30 a.m.
Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive
conference technology (ICT)pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5.
Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:
• Kona Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A;
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:
• Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and
Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109.
If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,the scheduled meeting will continue.
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email
councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain
meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Friday, May 27, 2022.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written
testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, May 27, 2022,by: (1) email to
counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3) mail to the County Clerk's
Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt,
will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
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CALL TO ORDER—10:10 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 807: NOMINATION OF AUSTIN GRIFFEY TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT
ADVISORY COMMISSION
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated May 11, 2022, requesting the Council's
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: June 24, 2022 (Section 13-4(k)
Hawaii County Charter)
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder
Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and
Acting Chair Inaba—7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Chung and Richards —2.
Excused: None.
Comm. 811: NOMINATION OF TRAVIS GOODWIN TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT
ADVISORY COMMISSION
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated May 16, 2022, requesting the Council's
review and confirmation.
Requires Council
Confirmation by: June 29, 2022 (Section 13-4(k)
Hawaii County Charter)
WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 180: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CHARTER (2020 EDITION), RELATING TO THE WATER
BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY
Adds a representative from the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to serve as an
ex-officio member of the Water Board, requires the manager-chief engineer to
submit an annual report to the County Council, and establishes protection for
Native Hawaiian law training for Water Board members and certain personnel of
the Department of Water Supply.
Reference: Comm. 819
Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder
FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITH A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and
Acting Chair Inaba—2.
Noes: Committee Members Chung, David, Kierkiewicz,
Kimball, Lee Loy, and Villegas —6.
Absent: Committee Member Richards — 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—11:32 a.m.
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed
to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify
support of or opposition to the proposal.
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961-8255.
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Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)
to videotestimony(a]hawaiicouno�.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The
email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item
(communication, bill, resolution or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each
video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three
individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played
during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office
of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in
compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony).
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