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Brittany SmartFred Blas,
Member
Brenda Ford,
Chair Member
Pete Hoffmann,
Member
Donald Ikeda, r
Membe
K. Angel Pilago Dennis "Fresh" Onishi,
Member
Dominic Yagong,
Vice ChairMember
J Yoshimoto,
Member
HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
th
7 Session
DATE:
September 20, 2011 (Tuesday)
PLACE:
Council Chambers
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kona, Hawai‘i
TIME:
8:30 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER - 8:33 a.m.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRAL
Comm. 341: PRESENTATION BY JAN SCHIPPER AND MEMBERS OF THE BIG ISLAND
INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEE (BIISC) ON CRITICAL INVASIVE SPECIES
ISSUES
From Council Member Donald Ikeda, dated September 6, 2011, requesting time for
the above presentation.
CLOSE FILE:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann,
Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Yagong,
Yoshimoto and Chair Smart.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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Comm. 342: PRESENTATION ON ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE BY
DR. RICK HARDING, SCOTT THORNTON, ROBERT SHEEHAN, ESQ., AND
RICHARD NELSON OF WASTE REFINEMENT, LLC; AND UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAI‘I DEAN OF AGRICULTURE, DR. WILLIAM STEINER
From Council Member Brenda Ford, dated September 7, 2011, requesting time for
the above presentation.
CLOSE FILE:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann,
Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Yagong,
Yoshimoto and Chair Smart.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ADJOURNMENT - 11:00 a.m.
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special
September 15, 2011
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . 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 Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i
County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Council Members will be
present at the following locations:
Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A;
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401.
Public Attendance Via Videoconferencing is available at the locations above and at the Waimea Council
Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa 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.
fourteen (14)
Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring
before 12:00 noon on the business
copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
day prior to the meeting
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo,
Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to
Please submit separate testimony for each item.
counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
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Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52:
Planning; Environmental Management; and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 27 and
October 4, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Governmental
Relations Committee meetings - Thursdays, September 29 and October 6, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30
p.m. All five Committee meetings - Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These
airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, or to change by Na Leo ‘O
Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at
http://www.naleo.tv/schedule.