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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI
MEETING AGENDA
Based on the Mayor’s Proclamation regarding COVID-19, this meeting will be online. This is to
prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to maintain social distancing. The public may attend either
online or by telephone.
DATE: May 27, 2020
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Zoom: bit.ly/HawaiiEMC
Ph: (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 335 609 0553
(Note: Zoom needs to be installed to use the link; otherwise, the
Meeting ID can be entered for access to the meeting.)
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Anyone wishing to provide written testimony on an agenda
item may do so by submitting it in writing or by fax. To ensure timely delivery to commissioners
prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business
day prior to the meeting by (1) email to mary.fujio@hawaiicounty.gov or (2) facsimile to 961-
8086. When submitting written testimony, please specify what agenda item it is being
submitted for. All written testimony will be part of the permanent record.
Testimony in real time will be permitted to the extent possible.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 26, 2020
3. STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIR
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Continued discussion on alternative uses for waste (i.e., waste-to-energy,
reclaimed water, etc.)
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion on U.S. Supreme Court ruling on County of Maui vs. Hawaiʻi Wildlife
Fund and its potential impacts on the County of Hawaiʻi.
b. Discussion on possible funding mechanisms for the Solid Waste Division to
improve the quality of services.
c. Discussion on the recommendations in the draft 2019 Integrated Solid Waste
Management Plan Update.
7. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
The Director will provide informational updates on the following:
(1) Status of the proposed Pāhala and Nāālehʻu Wastewater Treatment Plants.
(2) Status of the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant R-1 Upgrade Project.
(3) Status of sewer inflow and infiltration on Aliʻi Drive (requested by
Commissioner Gaffney to be provided at each meeting).
(4) Status of the implementation of the Integrated Solid Waste Management
Plan.
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Commissioners can suggest items they would like placed on the next agenda.
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting is scheduled for June 24, 2020, at a location to be determined or
online. Please contact the Department of Environmental Management or monitor the
website for updates.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The regular meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an auxiliary aid or
language translation, please call 961-8083 five days prior to the meeting date. Comments may
be sent to the Department of Environmental Management, 345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41, Hilo,
Hawaiʻi 96720, or emailed to cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov.
Notice to lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaiʻi County Clerk within five days of becoming
a lobbyist. \[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaiʻi County Code.\] A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or
other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose
of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with
public officials.” \[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaiʻi County Code.\] Registra?on forms and expenditure report
documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720.
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