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WATER BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE POWER COST CHARGE
Department of Water Supply, Operations Center, Conference Room, 889 Leilam Street, Hilo
December 21, 2010
PRESENT: Mr. Dwayne Mukai, Chairperson
Mr. Robert Meierdiercks, Vice - Chairperson
Mr. David Greenwell, Board Member
Mr. George Harai, Board Member
Mr. Ken Kaneshiro, Board Member
Mr. Delan Perry, Board Member
Mr. Joe Reynolds, Board Member
Mr. Art Taniguchi, Board Member
Mr. Milton Pavao, Manager -Chief Engineer, Department of Water Supply
(ex- officio member)
Mr. Quirmo Antonio, Jr., Deputy
Mr. Richard Sumada, Waterworks Controller
Mr. Daryl Ikeda, Chief of Operations
Ms. Kathy Garson, Assistant Corporation Counsel
CALL TO ORDER: 9:45 a.m.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAL Will the Public Hearing on the proposed new Cost of Power Adjustment Clause
please come to order? The notice of this public hearing was published in the
Hawai' i Tribune - Herald and in the West Hawai' i Today on November 28, 2010.
Good morning. My name is Dwayne Mukai. I'm the Chairperson of the Water
Board, and will the members of the Board please introduce themselves. We'll go
right to left. (Members introduce themselves.) Ken Kaneshiro; George Harai;
David Greenwell; Bob Meierdiercks; Art Taniguchi; Delan Perry; Joe Reynolds.
Good morning, gentlemen.
The Department of Water Supply is operated and controlled by the Water Board
as provided by the Hawaii County Charter. Section 63 of Part III, Chapter 54,
HRS, and it reads as follows:
"The Board of Water Supply may fix and adjust rates and charges for the
furnishing of water and for water services so that the revenues derived therefrom
shall be sufficient to make the waterworks and water systems self - supporting and
to meet all expenditures authorized by this part; the Board may establish variable
rates among the several districts of the County, or among the areas served by the
individual water systems within the County, for the purpose of establishing
charges as closely as possible to the necessary amount required for the
maintenance and operation of the particular individual water systems; provided
no rates and charges shall be fixed or adjusted prior to the holding by the Board
of a public hearing, public notice of which shall have been given not less than
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twenty days before the date set for the hearing. The notice shall state the time
and place for the hearing and the proposed rates and charges to be considered
thereat. The time within which the notice shall be given shall be computed by
including the first day, and excluding the last day."
We are here to receive comments or testimony on the proposed amendment to
the Power Cost Charge, from $1.66 to $1.75. The Department recommends
increasing the Power Cost Charge from $1.66 to $1.75, based on October 2010
calculations of the Power Cost Charge.
As stated in the hearing notice, all comments or testimony were to be filed in
writing before the time of the hearing or are to be presented in person at the time
of the hearing. We would like to follow this format as closely as possible;
however, because there may be some of you who do not have any written
statements but would like to testify or comment, we would like to afford you this
opportunity to do so, but would like to limit such presentations to five minutes
because of the time limit.
And again, Bob Meierdiercks is the official timekeeper and will be raising the
one minute flag as your time is about to expire.
The hearing is now open for comments from the floor. Will you please wait until
you are recognized by the Chair; and for the record, could you please step
forward, state your name and the organization which you represent, if any.
Is there anyone here to provide oral testimony? For the record, please state your
name and organization, if any.
Okay, hearing none, there being none, I would like to entertain a Motion that this
Public Hearing be closed.
MR. MEIERDIERCKS: So moved.
MR. GREENWELL: Second.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAL All those in favor, say "aye." Opposed, nay?
BOARD MEMBERS: Unanimous ayes.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAL Motion carried. The meeting is adjourned.
(Public Hearing adjourned at 9:49 a.m.)
Senior Clerk- Stenographer
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity employer and provider.
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