HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE AWESC 03/02/2011 2010-2012J Yoshimoto
Chair
Pete Hoffmann
Vice Chair
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
WATER & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
2 "a Session
DATE: March 2, 2011 (Wednesday)
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Fred Bias, Member
Brenda Ford, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
K. Angel Pilago, Member
Brittany Smart, 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
REFERRAL
Comm. 73: PRESENTATION BY `AINA KOA PONO, LLC. ON THEIR PROPOSAL TO
DEVELOP A NEW BIOFUEL PROCESSING FACILITY IN THE KA`U DISTRICT
From Councilmember Brittany Smart, dated January 20, 2011, requesting
30 minutes for the above presentation.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for
this meeting should call 961 -8245 by February 24, 2011. 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.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
AWESC -2 Page 2 March 2, 2011
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, at the West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A;
• 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. 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.
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Economic Development and Mass Transit; Agriculture, Water and
Energy Sustainability; Finance; Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety Committee meetings -
Tuesdays, March 8 and 15, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Governmental Relations; Agriculture, Water and
Energy Sustainability; and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, March 10 and 17, 2011 at 7:00 a.m.
and 8:30 p.m. All seven Committee meetings - Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These
airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.