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Susan L.K. Lee Loy w •'•, Office: (808)961-8396
Council Member Fax: (808)965-8912
District 3 Email: sue.leeloy@hawaiicounty.gov
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
25 Aupuni Street,Hilo,Hawaii 96720
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DATE: August 19, 2019
TO: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chairperson;
and Members ofthe Hawaii County Council
FROM: 6/1susan L.K.Lee Loy, Council Member
SUBJECT: Request for a presentation regarding electric buses, energy sustainability, and
disaster resiliency.
1 am requesting at least 60 minutes for a presentation and discussion with Mr. Justin Scalzi of
BYD Coach& Bus LLC regarding battery/electric-powered buses and their role in energy
sustainability and disaster resiliency.
I would like to invite representatives of the Mass Transit Agency, Hawaii Electric Light Co.,
and the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency to participate in this discussion.
Please place this item on an appropriate Committee agenda for September 17, 2019, at the West
Hawaii Civic Center.
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CC: Brenda Carreira, Mass Transit Agency
Talmadge Magno, Civil Defense Agency
Sharon Suzuki, Hawaii Electric Light Co.
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