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Kelly Greenwell Guy Enriques, Member
Chair o~+<:`~,•`• "+y, Brenda Ford, Member
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+c c. Donald Ikeda, Member
Dominic Yagong _ Emily L Naeole, Member
Vice Chair ''~rE o. M~'''~ Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
2"d Session
DATE: February 3, 2009 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Councilroom
Ben Franklin Building, 2"d Floor
333 Kilauea Ave.
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 98: APPOINTMENT OF LONO TYSON AS COUNTY OF HAWAII DIRECTOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated January 7, 2009, requesting the confirmation of
the above appointment, pursuant to Article VI, §6-5.3, Hawaii County Charter.
Mr. Tyson will serve a term co-terminus with the Mayor. This appointment was
effective at noon on January 2, 2009.
Recommends the confirmation of Lono Tyson to the County of Hawaii Director
of Environmental Management.
Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda,
Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Greenwell.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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Comm. 99: MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT ON THE UPDATE OF THE INTEGRATED
Close file SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (in addition to the monthly report by
CH2M Hill, consultants from Zero Waste will be present to give a final report on the
findings of their study
From Solid Waste Division Chief Mike Dworsky, dated January 14, 2009, providing
a proposed schedule and requesting a total of one hour, 30 minutes for each report.
Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann,
Naeole, Onishi and Vice Chair Yagong.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Greenwell, Ikeda and Yoshimoto.
ADJOURNMENT
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Relay Service 711-961-8245 to contact our office.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web
page at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas and actions.htm, the County Clerk's Office,
333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103,
Kailua-Kona; the Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109,
Kailua-Kona; and the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway,
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Videoconferencing is available at the following locations unti14:30 p.m., or later in the event public
witness testimony has not been completed:
• Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; and
• Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center
Videoconferencing from the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility will not be available. If for technical or
other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the
scheduled meeting will continue.
In the event of an unanticipated emergency situation, including but not limited to: severe adverse
weather conditions, road closures, or natural disasters, the Hawaii County Council and its Committees
may conduct its meetings via videoconference pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. If that
occurs, individual Councilmembers may be at either the meeting site or one of the videoconference
sites. If the audio stream is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated.
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Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff.
Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fifteen (15) copies for distribution.
Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St.,
Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to
counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Copies will be
distributed only if they are received before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. All
oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television -Finance, Public Safety and Parks &
Recreation, and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings -Tuesdays, February
10 and 17, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Environmental Management and Planning Committee
meetings -Thursdays, February 12 and 19, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. and all five Committee
meetings -Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to
preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature