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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE FESC 08/02/2010 2008-2010 ACTIONSBrenda Ford Chair Pete Hoffmann Vice Chair Guy Enriques, Member Kelly Greenwell, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Emily L Naeole- Beason, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FOOD & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY 18 Session DATE: August 2, 2010 (Monday) PLACE: Councilroom 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawai i TIME: 9:00 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. 880: PRESENTATION BY RENE UMBERGER, HAWAII REEF FISH RECOVERY PROJECT, ON AQUARIUM TRADE IMPACTS AND FISH SUSTAINABILITY (to provide information on the aspects of harvested species, threats and impacts from common trade practices, conflicts with existing laws, and the trade's economic consequences) From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated July 19, 2010, requesting 30 minutes for the above presentation. Close File Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Greenwell, Naeole- Beason, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, and Onishi. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FESC -18 Page 2 August 2, 2010 Comm. 883: PRESENTATION BY TINA OWENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOST FISH COALITION, ON AQUARIUM FISH COLLECTION AND THE IMPACT ON THE FISH POPULATION (to provide information on the efforts to manage the aquarium industry, the economic impact, and the effects of an unregulated industry on the fish population) From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated July 20, 2010, requesting 30 minutes for the above presentation. Close File ADJOURNMENT Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Greenwell, Naeole- Beason, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann, Ikeda, and Onishi. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by July 28, 2010. Relay users please call 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 location(s): • County Councilroom, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo; and • 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, Waimea. Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the locations(s). If audio stream between Waimea, Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Submitting Testimony Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Public 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. FESC -18 Page 3 August 2, 2010 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Food & Energy Sustainability, Finance and Human Services & Economic Development Committee meetings - Tuesdays, August 10 and 17, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Planning and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings - Thursdays, August 12 and 19, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.