HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE FESC 09/15/2009 2008-2010 ACTION
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi Guy Enriques, Member
Chair Brenda Ford, Member
Kelly Greenwell, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Pete Hoffmann o----- Emily L Naeole Member
Vice Chair 4-OF 'MDominic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON FOOD & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
7'h Session
DATE: September 15, 2009 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Councilroom
Ben Franklin Bldg., 2nd Floor
333 Kilauea Ave.
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 10:45 a.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
REFERRAL
Comm. 503: PRESENTATION BY DR. HOON PARK ON NATURAL FARMING (biologically
based farming practices incorporating cultivation of indigenous microorganisms to
improve soil and production)
From Councilmember Dennis Onishi, dated September 2, 2009, requesting
40 minutes for the above presentation.
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell,
Ikeda, and Vice Chair Hoffmann.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Naeole, Yagong, Yoshimoto,
and Chair Onishi.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations
for this meeting should call 961-8245 by Septemberl0, 2009. Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to
contact our office.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
FESC-7 Page 2 September 15, 2009
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.
Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in
the event public witness testimony has not been completed:
• Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and
• Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
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 submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14)
copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior
to the meeting (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.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Environmental Management and Food & Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Tuesdays,
September 22 and 29, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations,
Planning, and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, September 24 and October 1, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.
and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.