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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
9:02 a.m. to 1:22 p.m.
West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Kona, and Zoom
A video recording is made part of these minutes, which is available at
(part 1) and (part 2)
Timestamps are provided for reference in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 92, Hawaii
Revised Statutes.
Disclaimer:
or completeness
and accuracy.
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I. Call to Order & Roll Call
order at 9:02 a.m. \[SEE YOUTUBE
00:00:34\].
o Present:
Jim Beets (District 1) Zoom
Laura Acasio (District 2) Zoom
Dell Otsuka(District 3) Zoom
Erica Perez
Lee McIntosh(District 6) In-person
Gonzalo Garcia(District 7) In-person
Dorothy Norris -person
o District 5 seat vacant
II. Approval of Minutes from November 27, 2024
1 to approve minutesby Dorothy Norris; seconded by Commissioner Garcia.
Vote: Approved unanimously (Ayes: 8). \[SEE YOUTUBE PART 1 TIMESTAMP 00:05:45\]
III. \[SEE YOUTUBE PART 1 TIMESTAMP
00:07:27\]
Keaau
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these issues, stressing the
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addressed.
V. \[SEE YOUTUBE PART 1 TIMESTAMP 00:17:12\]
Chapter 21
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Vote: Approved unanimously (Ayes: 8). The board
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VI. Reports/Correspondence \[SEE YOUTUBE PART 2 TIMESTAMP 00:19:01 – 00:35:08\]
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i.
Waste events:
Center
March 1, 2025 in Waimea
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C. Wastewater Division update
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the
trained operators to manage
on addressing these
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ii. – No discussion
iii. – No discussion
iv. – No discussion
v. – No discussion
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community to a private treatment
tegrated
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The commission requested that updates on t
ii. – No discussion
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nn Kagiwad
addressing c
EMC.
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communi
by Commissioner Acasio, seconded by Commissioner Perez. Vote: Ayes 5:
(Acasio, Beets, Otsuka, Perez, Norris, Adams). Nays
adopted.
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Commissioner Norris nominated Erica Perez for Chair; Commissioner
Acasio seconded
Commission.
Vote: Approved unanimously (Ayes: 8).
SEE YOUTUBE PART 2 TIMESTAMP
Commissioner McIntosh nominated Dot Norris for Vice Chair. Commissioner
-elected as Vice
Chair.
Vote: Approved unanimously (Ayes: 8).
VIII. \[SEE YOUTUBE PART 2 TIMESTAMP 01:35:43\]
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IX. Announcements \[SEE YOUTUBE PART 2 TIMESTAMP 01:35:41 – 01:35:57\]
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and noted she
X. Adjournment
6 to approve by Commissioner McIntosh; seconded by Commissioner Garcia.
Vote\[SEE YOUTUBE PART 2
TIMESTAMP 01:38:58\]
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