HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE EMC 09/01/2009 2008-2010
Kelly Greenwell
Chair
Brenda Ford
V,ce Chair
DATE:
PLACE:
TIME:
HAW AI'I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
12tb Session
September 1,2009 (Tuesday)
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa
78-128 Ehukai Street
Kallua-Kona, Hawal'l
2:30 p.m.
Guy Ennques, Member
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Emily I Naeole, Member
Denms "Fresh" Omshl. Member
Dommic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
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(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.472:
(Res. 220-09)
A RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION REQUIRING
THE LABELING OF ALL FOOD PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT
HAVE BEEN GENETICALLY ENGINEERED OR CONTAIN INGREDIENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN GENETICALLY ENGINEERED
From Council Chair J Yoshimoto, dated August 3, 2009, transmitting the above
resolution.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawat', County IS an Equal Opportumty Provider and Employer
EMC-12 Page 2 September 1, 2009
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by August 27, 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. For further information, please
call 961-8245.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the
Hawaii County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference.
Councilmembers will be present at the following locations:
• Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kona; and
• County Councilroom, Ben Franklin Tower, 2"d Floor, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo.
Public Attendance Via Videoconferencing is available at the locations above and at the Waimea Council
Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5 until 4:30 p.m., or later in the
event public witness testimony has not been completed. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost
for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated.
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 ya,co.hawaii.hi.us.
Please submit separate testimony for each item. Copies will be distributed at the meeting 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 Committee meeting - Tuesdays, September 8 and 15, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and
Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, Public Safety and Parks & Recreation, Environmental
Management, and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, September 10 and 17, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.
and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.