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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DATE: July 7, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 410
PLACE: Council Chambers
Ben Franklin Building III
333 Kilauea Avenue, 2" Floor
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 11:45 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Environmental Management, to which was referred Communication No 410,
reports as follows
Communication 410 from Mayor Billy Kenoi dated June 16, 2009, requests confirmation of the
appointment of Scott Enright of Council District 1, to the County of Hawaii Environmental
Management Commission Communication No 410 notes that Mr Enright was the Project Manager
for ITC Water Management, Cultivation and Irrigation Superintendent for Hamakua Sugar, and
Orchard Superintendent for Kilauea Agronomics
Mr Enright states he is a Democrat and if confirmed, will serve a term to end on December 31, 2013,
replacing Samuel Sumner whose term expired on December 31, 2008
Pursuant to Article VI, §6-5 5, Hawaii County Charter, members of the Environmental Management
Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council
At the July 7, 2009 meeting of the Committee on Environmental Management, Corporation Counsel
Lincoln Ashida was present on behalf of Mayor Kenoi He affirmed the selection of Mr Enright's
appointment to the Environmental Management Commission and asked for favorable consideration
by the Council Councilmember Yagong stated that Mr Enright is a very prominent and well
respected individual who takes great interest in the Hamakua district Mr Yagong noted the
importance of the Environmental Management Commission especially in light of the eventual close
of the Hilo landfill and potential new technologies which will require very important decisions to be
made Councilmember Greenwell stated his desire to discuss the future of solid waste with
Mr Enright as well as the opportunities that now exist which were nonexistent a few months ago
The Committee agreed to waive Mr Enright's appearance before the full Council for final
i' confirmation
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Your Committee on Environmental Management recommends confirmation of Mr Scott Enright to
the Environmental Management Commission
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ENRI UES X
FORD X COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
GREENWELL X MANAGEMENT
HOFFMANN X
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'IE YAGONG X C REPORT NO 5
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED
OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY
Meeting: July 22, 2009 - Council Meeting (18`h Session)
Action: Due to a lawsuit (West Hawaii Today vs. County of Hawaii) re the Council meeting
held on June 16, 2009, all matters voted upon following the reorganization
(Resolutions 201-09 and 200-09) were considered void and had to be re-voted upon The
Council reverted back to its original organization on August 4, 2009 (Resolution 217-09)
This nomination was automatically confirmed pursuant to Hawaii County Code,
Section 13-4(1)
Re: C-410/EMC-5