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EILEEN O’HARA AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding Officer MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID
KAREN EOFF
DRU MAMO KANUHA
HERBERT M. “TIM” RICHARDS, III SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
Vice Chair VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
JENNIFER RUGGLES
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
th
10 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
February 20, 2018
1:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 1:14 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.
EMC-10 February 20, 2018
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 678: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY RICK BENNETT, PH.D., ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION CHAIR, REGARDING THE COMMISSION’S
POLICY PROPOSALS FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
From Council Member Karen Eoff, dated December 28, 2017.
Postponed: January 23, 2018
(Note: There is a motion by Ms. Eoff, seconded by Ms. Poindexter, to close file on
Comm. 678.)
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair O’Hara – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT – 2:16 p.m.
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 with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this
meeting should call 961-8245 by February 15, 2018. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact
our office.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the
Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via videoconference. If audio stream
between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated.
Council Members will be present at the following location:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401.
(Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Aaron S. Y. Chung will be
participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.)
Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location.
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Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in
the event public testimony has not been completed:
Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; and
Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109.
Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has
been completed:
Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway; and
Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au.
If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,
the scheduled meeting will continue.
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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.
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 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 is Available on Public, Education, and Government Television. Please call
Na Leo TV at (808) 935-8874 for Channel 55 schedule of Council and Committee meetings.
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