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DATE: October 31, 2019
TO: Aaron S. Y. Chung, Council Chairperson
And Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Council Member
SUBJECT: Handout to accompany Communication 534 t 0 ,
Please find attached a handout to accompany Communication 534, which requests a 30 minute discussion
with the Hawaii State Board on Geographic Names to provide an update on the naming of Fissure 8.
We kindly request the supporting material be shared for the discussion and we appreciate the support
from Council Services to accommodate our request.
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Hawaii County Council Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee Meeting
Name Proposals for the 2018 Kilauea Eruption
November 5, 20'10
' awai`i County Council Resolution No. 640
In August 2018 the Hawai'i County Council's
Governmental Relations and Economic
Development on'unittee passed Resolution No. Establishment of the Permitted Interaction Group (PIG)'..
640 proposed by Councilwoman Sue tee-Loy. The, After determining the best way to proceed, on February 25, 2019
resolution urged "the State Board on Geographic j the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names (HBGN) approved the
Names to consult with community raewbecsestablishment of a Permitted interaction Croup (PiG). The scope
who have direct traditional, cultural, and of the PIFs investigation is to
familial ties to the areas of Puna and Ka'd that set a submission deadline for any new name proposals
have been impacted by the recent volcanic activity,i 'For Fissure 8, ,_ 00,E
in order to establish appropriate names for the review all the proposed names for features associated
Fissure 8 vent or any other features of the 2018 with the 2018 Kilauea eruption event, and
eruption of K-11auea volcano." report back to the full Board with its recorm"nenrlations no
later than december 31, 2019.
The PIG decided to focus on creating a
process for Fissure 8 that could be 0)"
used for used on naming other features
,,.,,,,. associated with the 2018 auea
Ig eruption event.
Community Meetings at Pahoa Community Center
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May 16, 2019, 5:00—7:00 pm (set new name
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proposal submission deadline, June 30, 2019)
0 September 19, 2019 6:00—8:00 pm (set new name
proposal submission short list)
1. Ahu Wla`au, refers to Goals:
an altar to the volcano
") 0 Introduce the origin and function of the HCN
b deity `Aila`au ® Explain the process the PIG will use in its
2. Poia`ena, meaning recommendations
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"explong rage
l Provide progress report
3. a Ahi `Ena`ena,
I meaning "raging fire"
4. Keahiluawalu 0 Pele,
meaning "fire pit 8 of Note: "'��y P
t PPIGo�suaur�decision based on I-95C9� Guidelines on Poui��msul�tatmcui�°m armtllh� Pui�°:o Illcdgcadlc
int e Corimuni'ty e:alllwrs. Highest priority is given to N@44jve Hawaiian speaking
members from the community where the geographic name is located. Dames to
the left most closely follow the HBGN Guidelines.
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