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DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding Officer MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID
KAREN EOFF
GREGGOR ILAGAN
MARGARET WILLE DRU MAMO KANUHA
Vice Chair DANNY PALEKA
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
17 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
November 15, 2016
2:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 2:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 944.42: FINAL REPORT OF THE HAWAIʻI ISLAND PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY
INITIATIVE STAKEHOLDERS TASK FORCE FOR COUNCIL TERM 2014-2016
From Council Member Daniel K. Paleka, Jr., dated October 28, 2016.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan,
Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Onishi – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kanuha – 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 1180: REQUESTS A DISCUSSION AND REPORT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE ON ZERO WASTE EFFORTS
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated October 21, 2016, requesting a report
on efforts to implement Res. 525-14, recommendations included in the 2009 “Zero
Waste Implementation Plan for the County of Hawaiʻi,” and the Aloha + Challenge.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan,
Paleka, Wille, and Chair Onishi – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Kanuha and Poindexter – 2.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 712-16: REQUESTS A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR THE HAWAIʻI ISLAND
PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE STAKEHOLDERS TASK FORCE
If extended, this task force would be comprised of two council members, as selected
by current task force members Paleka and Wille, several community organizations
and business interests, and the departments of Environmental Management and
Research and Development. The task force would meet once every three weeks and
provide quarterly reports to the Council.
Reference: Comm. 1152
Intr. by: Mr. Paleka
WITHDRAWN BY INTRODUCER
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
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ADJOURNMENT – 4:31 p.m.
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