HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE AWESC 10/02/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONS
J Yoshimoto Fred Blas,
Member
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C Brenda Ford
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Donald Ikeda,
Member
Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member
K. Angel Pilago,
Member
Pete Hoffmann Brittany Smart,
Member
Dominic Yagong,
Vice-Chair Member
HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
WATER & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
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12 Session
DATE: October 2, 2012 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 9:46 a.m.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA
REFERRAL(S)
Comm. 845: PRESENTATION BY THIRD THURSDAY THRIVE REGARDING THE LOWER
HĀMĀKUA DITCH
From Council Chairperson Dominic Yagong, dated September 14, 2012, requesting time for a
presentation by Third Thursday Thrive regarding the importance of the Lower Hāmākua Ditch
for residents of Hāmākua.
CLOSE FILE:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Ikeda,
Pilago, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Yoshimoto – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann and Onishi - 2.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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WESC-12 Page 2 October 2, 2012
ADJOURNMENT – 10:30 a.m.
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legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to
the proposal.
The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this
meeting should call 961-8245 by September 27, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office.
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, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5
Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the
scheduled meeting will continue.
Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at
http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245.
Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting
distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
(1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to
Please submit separate testimony for each
(808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
item.
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Relations Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 9 and 16 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee
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meeting - Thursdays, October 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday,
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October 13 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State
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