HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GREDC 2013/07/09 2012-2014Dennis "Fresh" Onishi
Chair
Greggor Ilagan
Vice Chair
Karen Eoff, Member
Brenda Ford, Member
Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member
Zendo Kern, Member
Valerie T. Poindexter, Member
Margaret Wille, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
71h Session
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DATE: July 9, 2013
PLACE: Council Chambers
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Hawaii County Building
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25 Aupuni Street
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Hilo, Hawaii
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TIME: 11:00 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
Comm. 319: URGES THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
(Res. 133 -13) AND THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO ASSIST IN CREATING A SAFE
SWIM AREA NEAR THE POHOIKI BOAT RAMP IN THE DISTRICT OF PUNA
AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A FEASIBLITY STUDY
From Council Member Zendo Kern, dated June 17, 2013. The Pohoiki Boat Ramp
(State facility) is adjacent to the 15.65 acre County owned and operated Kepo`okalani
Isaac Hale Beach Park.
Comm. 324: DISCUSSION REGARDING THE 2014 HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES (HSAQ LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated June 29, 2013. The discussion
will include HSAC's Legislative Package process and upcoming deadlines to submit
legislation.
ADJOURNMENT
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations
for this meeting should call 961-8245 by July 3, 2013. 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 testimony has not been completed:
• Kona Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokilole Highway, Building A;
• Pqhoa Council Office, Pqhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 304; and
• Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following location until 3:00 p.m., or later in the
event public testimony has not been completed:
• Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle.
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 items 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 Written 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 aco.hawaii.hi.us. Please
submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)
to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The
email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item
(communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each
video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three
individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played
during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of
the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in
compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony).
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
Public Safety and Mass Transit, Planning, Human Services and Social Services, and Governmental
Relations and Economic Development Committee meetings - Tuesdays, July 16 and 23 at 7:00 a.m. and
6:30 p.m. Environmental Management and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, July 18 and 25 at
7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, July 20 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These
airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by
Na Leo '0 Hawaii. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo '0 Hawaii
website at htti)://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channel-52/.