HomeMy WebLinkAboutLEPC MEETING AGENDA 081425Local Emergency Planning Committee August 14, 2025
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LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
AGENDA
DATE: Thursday, August 14, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM
PLACE: Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center and via Zoom
920 Ululani Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Committee members will participate in person, via ZOOM, or by teleconference. Members
of the public may attend this meeting either in person at the meeting location or by ZOOM
using the provided link below:
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1607972010?pwd=TatCgpyccgd7EF8bv8LokgXA6VnX6S.1
The meeting shall be automatically recessed for up to thirty (30) minutes to restore
communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members
participating in the meeting and 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 section
within thirty (30) minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting shall be
automatically terminated.
Public testimony: The public may provide oral testimony either in-person at the meeting
location or via ZOOM. Pursuant to HRS Section 92-3, interested persons who want to provide
oral testimony may do so either at the time the Board takes public statements on items on the
agenda or at the time the specific agenda item is called.
1. Call to Order
a. Introduction of any new members
2. Statements from the Public on Agenda Items
a. Oral testimony may be presented to the Committee either at the outset of this
meeting or immediately prior to the applicable agenda item.
3. Approval of Minutes
a. May 22, 2025
4. County Reports
a. Civil Defense, Fire/Hazmat/EMS, Police
5. Industry Partners
a. BEI, PGV, Hamakua Energy Partners, Pacific Biodiesel, HELCO, Media.
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6. State Reports
a. DOH HEER, DOH, DOE, HMC, HSERC, DOA
7. Old Business
a. Pipeline update
b. 2025 NASTTPO Workshop update
8. New Business
a. HSERC update: HazMat Annex Project
9. Next Meeting
a. December 4, 2025 – tentatively set
10. Adjournment
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact
Jordyn Mantz at jordyn.mantz@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 932-2904 as soon as possible.
Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. Upon
request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
Submitting Written Testimony: The Commission encourages the public to submit thoughts,
comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Commission members
prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day
prior to the meeting by (1) e-mail jordyn.mantz@hawaiicounty.gov , (2) facsimile to (808)932-
2928, or (3) mail to the Local Emergency Planning Committee at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2501,
Hilo, Hawai’i 96720. All written testimony, regardless of the time of receipt, will be part of the
permanent record.
Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawai’i Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the Commission packed
provided to members of this commission for the meeting is available for public inspection during
regular business hours at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603, Hilo, Hawai’i 96720.
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai’i County Clerk within five days of
becoming a lobbyist [Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai’i 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), Hawai’i County Code]. Registration forms and expenditure
report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street,
Hilo, Hawai’i 96720