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DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI AARON S. Y. CHUNG
MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID
Chair and Presiding Officer
KAREN EOFF
GREGGOR ILAGAN
MARGARET WILLE DRU MAMO KANUHA
DANNY PALEKA
Vice Chair
VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
th
6Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Civic Center
Hawai‘i
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
July 23, 2015
3:00 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER - 4:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
EMC-6 July 23, 2015
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 32: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS
AMENDED) BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF
REFUSE IN A MANNER THAT REWARDS THOSE WHO SEPARATE THEIR
RECYCLABLES AND COMPOSTABLES FROM LANDFILL REFUSE
Requires the Environmental Management Director to implement a partial pay-per-bag fee
program for refuse to be landfilled, which allows each household and business one
33-gallon bag of refuse per week to be landfilled without any bag fee.
Reference: Comm. 199
Intr. by: Ms. Wille
Referred to Environmental Management
Director and Environmental Management
Commission: March 31, 2015
Bill 32 Withdrawn by Introducer (Ms. Wille).
; and
Comm. 199.4: From Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated July 7, 2015, transmitting an
unfavorable recommendation by the Environmental Management Commission due to a
lack of quorum.
; and
Comm. 199.5: From Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated July 7, 2015, transmitting the
Environmental Management Commission’s comments and suggestions in support of the
intent of Bill 32.
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Bill 33: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 40, SECTION 2-202; CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3,
SECTIONS 20-31, 20-35, AND 20-36; AND CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 5,
SECTION 20-43 AND SECTION 20-52, AND ADDS A NEW SECTION TO
CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983
(2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REFUSE
Prohibits the disposal of compostable or recyclable material at any County landfill or
transfer station as of January 1, 2018. Also establishes additional requirements and
fees for commercial haulers with regard to the disposal of compostable or recyclable
materials.
Reference: Comm. 200
Intr. by: Ms. Wille
Referred to Environmental Management
Director and Environmental Management
Commission: March 31, 2015
Bill 33, as amended to Draft 2, referred back to the Environmental Management
Director and Environmental Management Commission for comment and
recommendation:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka,
Poindexter, and Wille - 8.
Noes: Committee Chair Onishi - 1.
Absent: None.
; and
Comm. 200.2: From Council Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated July 7, 2015, transmitting an
unfavorable recommendation by the Environmental Management Commission due to a
lack of quorum.
ADJOURNMENT - 5:30 p.m.
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support of or opposition to the proposal.
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July 21, 2015
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Public attendance via courtesy site is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the
event public testimony has not been completed:
County Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and
Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
Public attendance via courtesy site 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;
Nāʻālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nāʻālehu; and
Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
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Hawai‘i 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to
Please submit separate testimony for each item.
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Each
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. Video submittals may contain up to three
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compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony).
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