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BRENDA FORD KAREN EOFF
GREGGOR ILAGAN
Chair and Presiding Officer
DRU MAMO KANUHA
ZENDO KERN
MARGARET WILLE DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
Vice Chair
J YOSHIMOTO
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY &
MASS TRANSIT
th
14 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
January 21, 2014
2:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER - 2:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
PSMTC-14 January 21, 2014
Comm. 385: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE
(Bill 109) 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE
RELATING TO THE RESTRICTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED
ORGANISMS
From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated August 13, 2013. Prohibits the
cultivation, development, or use of any genetically modified organism (GMO), or
to genetically modify any specific or non-specific parts of an organism’s genome.
Exempts state or federally licensed medical or agricultural research institutions
provided all activity is located in a biosafety level 3 containment facility. Allows
those currently engaged in GMO practices to continue for a period of 30 months,
provided operations are not increased or expanded, and that those operations be
registered with the Department of Environmental Management within 90 days of
the effective date of the ordinance with a registration fee of $100 per location per
year.
Referred to Department of Environmental
Management and Environmental
Management Commission: September 23, 2013
(Note: There is a pending motion by Mr. Yoshimoto and duly seconded by
Mr. Onishi to recommend passage of Bill 109 on first reading.)
Bill 109 forwarded to Council with a negative recommendation:
Ayes: Committee Member Ford - 1.
Noes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kern, Onishi,
Poindexter, and Acting Chair Wille - 6.
Absent: Committee Members Kanuha and Yoshimoto- 2.
; and
Comm. 385.209: From Environmental Management Commission Chair Anne Lee, dated
October 31, 2013, submitting comments and recommendations.
ADJOURNMENT - 2:50 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.
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January 16, 2014
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PSMTC-14 January 21, 2014
Member attendance via videoconference: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes §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:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and
Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A.
(Pursuant to Council Rules of Procedure and Organization, Rule No. 2-6, it is hereby stated that
Council Member J Yoshimoto will be attending the meeting from the Hilo Council Chambers.)
Public attendance via videoconference is available at the above and following locations:
County Facility (former Bank of Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala;
Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle;
Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street; and
Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
If audio stream between any site is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be
terminated.
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
copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
the 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.
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).
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Finance and Planning Committee meetings - Tuesdays, January 28 and February 4 at 7:00 a.m. and
6:30 p.m. Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meeting - Thursdays, January 30 and February 6
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