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ZENDO KERN KAREN EOFF
BRENDA FORD
Chairand Presiding Officer
GREGGOR ILAGAN
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
DRU MAMO KANUHA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
MARGARET WILLE
Vice Chair
J YOSHIMOTO
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
th
11 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
February 4, 2014
9:00 a.m.
Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.
CALL TO ORDER - 9:04 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 619: UPDATE BY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON
SOLID WASTE ISSUES
From Council Chair J Yoshimoto, dated January 14, 2014; and
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille,
Yoshimoto, and Chair Kern – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
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Comm. 480: UPDATE BY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON
SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated October 17, 2013. The update on Solid
Waste Programs will include status on current contracts, requests for information,
request for proposals, and an overview of research on solid waste technologies; and
Close file:
Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille,
Yoshimoto, and Chair Kern – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Comm. 480.1: From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated November 22, 2013, correcting a
typographical error in Communication 480.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT - 10:45 a.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
January 31, 2014
accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call
711(961-8245) to contact our office.
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Public attendance via videoconference is also 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 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 public testimony
has 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.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made
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
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).
Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
Environmental Management, Governmental Relations and Economic Development, and Human
Services and Social Services Committee meetings - Tuesday, February 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30
p.m. Planning and Finance Committee meetings - Thursday, February 13 and February 20 at 7:00 a.m.
and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, February 15 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/.
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