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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0363.002 2016-2018 P / EMC COMM. 363 OTHER ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITY CURRENTLY By Terri L. Napeahi Aug.1, 2017 =� cc, DOT AIRPORT ---1 D.<r- 1. Request information on commercial aircrafts, and -" ,.P, military fight schedules, especially "touch and go's." 2. What language was used in leasing Department of Hawaiian Home lands and what compensation was agreed upon in case of a hazard? 3. Updates on monitoring devices and data if any. 4. Disclosure on expansions if it is being planned. 5. Are commercial airlines required to participate in the monitoring? DLNR and DOH 1. What are the permit language and processes in approving ° the permits for storage facilities? 2. Department of Health DOH. What criteria.for approval p did you use for the storage facilities on toxic chemicals , next to shoreline? 3. What are the Army Corp of Engineers agreements for the use of lands to the Keaukaha Community? 4. DHHL should disclose all agreements for the use of lands to the Keaukaha Community. 5. The County's agreements in their permitting approval should be public information. 6. How far out on the shoreline is DLNR's jurisdiction? Com. Ref. To: p1olvi.L Ref. Dote AUG 01 2017 HELCO 1. Update on EPA's status on HELCO's emissions? 2. What are DOH's emission laws if any on HELCO? As a public utilities company? 3. What is HELCO's schedule for burning fossil fuels? 4. What if any insurance or hazard plan do they have for their storage facilities on site? Spillage and fire? 5. Wind patterns of currents on maps regarding emissions data. HARBORS DOT 1. Cruise ships, fuel transportation, ship to land, spillage and hazard plan. 2. What emission policies or regulations does cruise ships have? Other harbors are not next to a community in close proximity. 3. What are the agreements or regulations that were agreed upon in permitting for cruise ships and what insurances do they have in covering hazardous fuel spillage? 4. What do they do with waste? 5. Young Brothers and Matson update on what they store and where they store them? 6. Do they have a hazard plan? For fire and spillage? Hawaiian Home Lands Contribution to Public, whether they approved or not. 1. Airports 2. Shopping Centers 3. Industrial areas 4. Sewage Treatment 5. Hazard Storage facilities 6. Beaches 7. Resources 8. Recreational Activity 9. Harbors, shipment of goods, interisland and abroad. 10. Transportation, trucks, cars, and all the equipment used today come from these facilities. 11. Military and commercial businesses Conclusion The whole economy on the island from past to present benefited from the use of Hawaiian Home lands. So County is way overdue and obligated to at least uphold their • responsibilities and accept the quest for remedy for the health and safety of their lives and the sacrifices the Hawaiian Home beneficiaries have endured. There have been poor administrative decisions made in the past by Government officials and they should be held accountable.