HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE HSEDC 02/18/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS
Emily L Naeole Guy Enriques, Member
Chair -4''F i'Brenda Ford, Member
Kelly Greenwell, Member
` Pete Hoffmann, Member
J Yoshimoto Donald Ikeda Member
Vice Chair Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2nd Session
DATE: February 18, 2009 (Wednesday)
PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa
78-128 Ehukai Street
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 1:00 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. 135: PRESENTATION BY WENDY MORRIARITY OF OHANA HEALTH PLAN
HAWAII ON THEIR FREE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE PROGRAM
From Councilmember Emily Naeole, dated February 5, 2009, requesting 30 minutes
for the above presentation.
CLOSE FILE.
Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell,
Hoffmann, Onishi, Yagong, and Chair Naeole.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Yoshimoto.
Comm. 136: PRESENTATION BY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY CEO
JEFFERY SMITH ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS AND
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
From Councilmember Brenda J. Ford, January 21, 2009, requesting 30 minutes for the
above presentation.
CLOSE FILE.
Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann,
Ikeda, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Naeole.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
HSEDC-2 Page 2 February 18, 2009
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by February 12, 2009. TTY users may use
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, Suite 5, Waimea. For further
information, please call 961-8245.
Videoconferencing is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public
witness testimony has not been completed:
• Hilo Councilroom at the Ben Franklin Building, Second Floor; and
• Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is
disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
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 fourteen (14) 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
counciltestimon Va,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 - Channel 52: Finance, Public Safety and
Parks & Recreation, Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, and Environmental Management
Committee meetings -Tuesdays, February 24 and March 3, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Human
Services & Economic Development and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, February 26 and
March 5, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. and all six Committee meetings - Saturday, February 28, 2009
at 8:00 a. m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State
Legislature.