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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER
AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
8th Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i
October 4, 2016
2:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
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.
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 242: AMENDS CHAPTER 16 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION,
AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO
IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE PRINCIPLES FOR THE
LONG-TERM WELLBEING OF THE COUNTY AND ITS INHABITANTS
Requires an affirmative finding of consistency with the goals of long-term
environmental, cultural, and economic wellbeing, as set forth in the Hawaii Revised
Statutes (Section 46-1.5(13)), the Hawaii County Charter(Section 13-29), and the
Hawaii State Constitution (Article XI, Section 9), by the Planning Department and the
Leeward and Windward Planning Commissions prior to any approval of an application,
determination, or advisory recommendation.
Reference: Comm. 1062
Intr. by: Ms. Wille
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 Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; and
• Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa 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, Kapa`au;
• Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Na`alehu; and
• Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation 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 htip://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) 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, Hawaii 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3)by e-mail to
counciltestiinonyLq)hawaiicouno�. ov. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address
(url) to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.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 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:
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
Hawaii. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `O Hawaii website at
http://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.)
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