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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
- MOTIONS, POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND VARIOUS REQUESTS -
(2020 to present)
G Adams draft updated 11/18/22
EMC
Meetings
Item
(written)*
Description Action Response EMC
Follow-Up/Lead
01/22/20 Motion Motion for the EMC to issue a directive or
recommendation that the $400,000 saved from the
rollback of the BSH contract be kept & reserved
for recycling programs
completed Not allowed per se,
already reallocated
monies
3/12/20: EMC sent
letter to Council Chair
Chung/?
02/26/20 Request That the director update the EMC on the progress
on following the ISWMP recommendations
Template provided
for reporting
Monitor reports
Director said he’ll
make it a standard
item in his report,
but not
consistent/lack of
staff
Repeat request for
formal reporting/Chair
9/28/22 chair’s email
to Rivera
03/25/20 MEETING CANCELLED
04/22/20 MEETING CANCELLED
05/27/20 Motion Send letter to Director Kucharski & the County
Council (to look into a public-private partnership
to create recycled/reclaimed water?)
8/19/20: Letter
sent to CM
Richards, cc
Director
Konno TBD
05/27/20 Motion Subcommittee to draft the above letter & bring
back to EMC for review on 6//24/20
completed
06/24/20
07/22/20 Motion Send a letter in support of the Integrated Solid
Waste Management Plan to the County Council
Letter sent 2/5/21 Council approved
ISWMP 2019. Res
21-73
Continue requests for
updates on
implementation/Chair
08/26/20 Motion Send a letter to Council and administration
requesting they immediately begin the process of
implementing ESPCs, and request the director to
provide details for the RFP for those ESPCs
Letter sent to
Council 10/26/20
None Provide education to
RAWEEMC and
encourage DEM
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proposal/Chair and
Vice Chair
9/23/20
10/28/20
11/25/20 MEETING CANCELED
12/16/20
Date Item Description Action Response EMC
Follow-Up/Lead
1/27/21
2/24/21
3/24/21 Motion Council to fund financial consultant to look at
funding mechanisms for wastewater treatment,
including Enterprise Fund model.
Letter to Council
5/14/21
Not budgeted.
DEM seeking and
has obtained
alternate funds from
state and federal
grants
Routine agenda item
on funding options.
Meet with
RAWEEMC
chair/vice-chair/ Chair
and Vice-chair
4/28/21 Motion Support funding for Life Cycle Assessment of
recycling operations
Letter to Council
5/21/21
Council said no,
DEM found funds
for $50K. Study
underway expected
end of 2022
Initial assistance and
check in on
progress/Chair
5/26/21
6/23/21
7/28/21
8/25/21
9/22/21 Motion County should establish water resource
management vs wastewater management policy
toward Kealakehe WWTP, eliminate saltwater
intrusions via private laterals, use agronomic
principles in reusing water
Letter to Council
10/19/21
DEM exploring
reuse as part of
upgrade planning
but skeptical of
customers for R1 or
2, investigating
sources of saltwater
Alii Dr.
Continued requests for
updates. Independent
work with Honokahou
Harbor/Gaffney
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Pretreatment rule
being drafted may
address laterals
TBD.
10/27/21
11/24/21
Date Item Description Action Response EMC
Follow-Up/Lead
1/28/22
2/16/22
3/16/22
4/27/22
5/25/22
6/22/22 recommendation Need for county-wide integrated master
wastewater management plan
Meetings with
RAWEEMC Chair
and Vice-chair,
Letter to DEM on
components of
integrated plan
sent 6/23/22
Shared with new
Planning staff and
consultant doing
district plans
Monitor consultant
work and routine
agenda item/Chair and
Vice-chair
6/22/22 recommendation Priorities for Public Information Officer position Letter to DEM on
draft priorities
sent 6/23/22
Pending hire Update when new hire
is in place/Chair
7/27/22
8/24/22 recommendation
s
Provided suggestions for cesspool conversion
group draft to DEM Director
Comments at
meeting and
individual
communication
Drafting in progress
by CCWG
Provide comments at
request of DEM
director
9/28/22 MOTION Support Abandoned Vehicle Bill 200 Letter sent to
Council 9/29/22
Council passed Review for necessary
improvements, eg fees
end of first year/?
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*Written communications only are listed in the table. Dialog and “sense of the Commission members” are an important component of meetings
with DEM staff. These topics would have to be teased out of the individual meeting minutes. Examples:
- Support for additional staffing and funding options
- Favorability of distributed composting vs single site
- Private/public partnerships and innovative ways to deal with “Konno decision”
- Support for working with EPA to redesign previous AOC commitments
- ISWMP priorities implementation
- Encouraging individual Commission members to submit comments on Council and State legislation when there is inadequate time to submit
EMC-approved testimony
10/26/22
11/30/22