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Chair and Presiding Officer �'�� • '%.,.• MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID
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MARGARET WILLE • ' DRU MAMO KANUHA
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Hawai`i County Building •
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i
October 4, 2016
2:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 944.40: HAWAII ISLAND PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
STAKEHOLDERS (HIPSIS) TASK FORCE REPORT
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated September 16, 2016, submitting
the mid-range report and appendix from the HIPSIS Task Force.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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Bill 245: AMENDS CHAPTER 14, HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS
AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TO DECREASE PUBLIC
EXPOSURE TO TOXIC HERBICIDES
Prohibits the use of toxic herbicides in County owned or maintained public parks
and along all County owned or maintained roads, bikeways, sidewalks, trails, and
waterways.
Reference: Comm. 1075
Intr. by: Ms. Wille
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT
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 for this meeting should call 961-8245 by September 30, 2016. 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 Hawaiʻi 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:
Conference room adjacent to Intergenerational Building, Kamehameha Park Complex,
54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapaʻau;
Nāālehu State Office Building, 95ʻ -5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nāālehu; ʻ and
Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,
the scheduled meetings 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.
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.
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Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring
fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on
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
counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address
(url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the
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
submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may
contain 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; Finance; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Planning; Agriculture,
Water and Energy Sustainability; Environmental Management; and Governmental Relations and Economic
Development Committee meetings – Tuesdays, October 11 and 18, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and
Saturday, October 15, 2016, at 8 a.m. and 5 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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