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Mitchell D. RothGeorjean Adams
MayorChair
Ramzi I. MansourRick Gaffney
Director, Department ofVice Chair
Environmental Management
County of Hawai‘i
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
•Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720•Ph: -8083 •-8086
MEETING AGENDA
This meeting will be onlinewith a location open to the public. The public may attend eitherin
person,online,or by telephone.
DATE:March 16, 2022
TIME:9:00 a.m.
IN PERSON:Hawai‘i County Building
Puna Conference Room
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo
ONLINE:Via Zoom
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16031058165
(Meeting ID: 16031058165)
PHONE:+1 669 254 5252(Enterthemeeting ID, see above)
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 peter.sur@hawaiicounty.govor (2)
facsimiles to (808) 961-8086. When submitting written testimony, please specify for which
agenda item it is being submitted. All written testimony will be part of the permanent record.
Oral testimony will be taken, subject to applicable statutes and rules of procedure.
1.CALL TO ORDER
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2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 16, 2022
3.STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIR
4.PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
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Draft minutes: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=115268
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Status report on 2022 EMC Priorities – Each lead commissioner to provide brief
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report on their priorities.
b. Status report on action items from previous meeting
i. Update on DEM utilizing County text notification system to inform residents
about unforeseen closures of all or portions of any transfer station, in a timely
manner.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion on the need for immediate options for the disposal of many kinds of
batteries (household, vehicle, power system, etc.) to mitigate the environmental
impact and the danger of disposal of these hazardous products on our island.
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b. Discussion regarding DEM Operating and Capital budgets for FY 22-23- (Bill 126
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& Bill 127)
c. Upcoming proposals to amend the County Code.
7. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
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a. Legislative update– Executive Assistant Steve Bader or other County personnel
b. Requests for updates: The commissioners have requested informational updates on
the following:
a. Transfer Station
b. Status of Kealakehe WWTP sand filter donation and timeline for its
installation
c. Plans for inspection of sewer laterals on Ali‘i Drive from Kuakini Highway to
Huallai Road
c. Solid Waste Division Projects and Updates
d. Wastewater Division Projects and Updates
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. Follow up on action items determined today.
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2022. Regular business to begin at 9 a.m. and
the continuation of the contested case hearing regarding appellant Kai Ala Partners LLC
to begin at 2:15 p.m. The meeting will be online with a location open to the public at the
West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Meeting Hale (Building G), 74-5044 Ane
Please contact the Department of Environmental Management or
monitor the website for updates.
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EMC priorities: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=114388
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Bill 126 & 127 excerpts pertaining to DEM:
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=115341
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Bill 126, Draft 1, Operating Budget: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/0/doc/1031266/Page1.aspx
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Bill 127, Draft 1, Capital Budget: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/0/doc/1031267/Page1.aspx
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Legislative update: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=115343
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Note: A meeting held by interactive conference technology shall be automatically recessed for
up to 30minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be
maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the “in person” location
identified in this agenda. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is
restored, or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore
audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this
subsection within 30 minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting will be in
recess and will attempt to reconvene at 1:00 p.m. on the same day, using the same meeting ID
listed on Page 1 of this agenda. If at that time a quorum of remote members and the in-person
members are unable to establish and maintain at least an audio-only connection by 1:15p.m.,
then the meeting shall be automatically terminated.
The regular meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an auxiliary aid or
language translation, please call (808) 961-8083 five days prior to the meeting date. Comments
may be sent to the Department of Environmental Management, 3
cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov.
Notice to lobbyists:
five days of becoming a lobbyist. \[Chapter 2, Article 15, Section 2-
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.” \[Chapter 2, Article 15, Section 2-
and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25
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