HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP RAWEEMC 014 2022/05/31 2020-2022 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, WATER,
ENERGY,AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DATE: May 31, 2022 Re: Comm. No. 807
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 10:10 a.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. 807, reports as follows:
Communication No. 807,transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated May 11, 2022,
submitting for the Council's review and confirmation the appointment of Austin Griffey to the
Game Management Advisory Commission pursuant to Section 6-9.3 of the Hawai`i County
Charter.
A motion to move Communication No. 807 to full Council with a positive recommendation was
made by Council Member Susan Lee Loy; seconded by Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz.
Pomaika`i Bartolome, Executive Assistant to Mayor Roth, introduced nominee Austin Griffey to
Your Committee noting that he is a lifelong Hawaii resident, a graduate of Konawaena High
School, self-employed by Griffey Construction, Inc., and a member of the Hawai`i Game
Management 2022. If approved, nominee Griffey would serve a term ending December 31, 2022.
Nominee Griffey introduced himself to Your Committee, stating he is a local boy raised in South
Kona and a lifelong hunter who wants to ensure hunting and gathering for future generations.
Your Committee on Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Environmental Management
is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication No. 807, and recommends
confirmation of the appointment of Austin Griffey to the Game Management Advisory
Commission.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMM E ON .' GENERATIVE
INABA x A e 'ICULTURE, ' ATER, ENERGY, AND
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER x NVI' EEN A MANAGEMENT
KIERKIEWICZ X 1
KIMBALL X L_.
LEE LOY X ',ERBERT M. "TIM" RIC- - ' I S, III, CHAIR
RICHARDS X ':' EMC REPORT NO.: 14
VILLEGAS x ADOPTED: JUN 1 5 2022