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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
7 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
August 4, 2015
2:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 2:48 p.m.
August 4, 2015: Recessed at 5:41 p.m.; Reconvened on August 18, 2015, at 9:31 a.m. in the Council
Chambers, Kailua-Kona
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 71: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS
AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TO DECREASE PUBLIC
EXPOSURE TO TOXIC HERBICIDES
Prohibits toxic herbicides in all County owned or maintained public parks and along
all County owned or maintained roads, bikeways, sidewalks, trails, and waterways.
Reference: Comm. 392
Intr. by: Ms. Wille
Withdrawn by Introducer
ADJOURNMENT – 11:06 a.m. on August 18, 2015
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 accommodations
July 31, 2015
for this meeting should call 961-8245 by Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact
our office.
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:
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 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.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made or
is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on
Council Meetings on the County’s homepage at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov.
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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 business
copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted
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@hawaiicounty.gov.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting
to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov . The
email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item
Each
(communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal.
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:
Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Planning, Finance, and Environmental Management
Committee meetings - Tuesdays, August 11 and 18 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, August 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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