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Home My WebLink AboutAGE AWESC 2013/12/17 2012-2014 ACTIONS MARGARET WILLE KAREN EOFF BRENDA FORD Chair and Presiding Officer GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN VALERIE T. POINDEXTER DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI J YOSHIMOTO Vice Chair COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY th 10 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i December 17, 2013 1:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) 1:07 p.m. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 507: PRESENTATION BY DANIELLE DOWNEY, APICULTURE SPECIALIST WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DOA), ON HAWAI‘I ISLAND’S BEE POPULATION From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated October 30, 2013. The presentation will include the history of honey bees on Hawai‘i Island, the size of the industry, production and pollination, recent changes and threats to the industry, and DOA services available to beekeepers. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Poindexter, Yoshimoto, and Chair Wille – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer AWESC-10 December 17, 2013 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES UNFINISHED BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT - 2:10 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce 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 December 12, 2013 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Public attendance via videoconference is also 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; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until 3:00 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  County Facility (former Bank of Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala;  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; and  Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street, Pāhoa. 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)before 12:00 noon on the copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted business day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, 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. Page 2 AWESC-10 December 17, 2013 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov 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 Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item submittal. . 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, Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, December 24 and 31 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Planning; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, December 26 and January 2 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, December 28 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 ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/tv- schedules/channel-55/. Page 3