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HI County LEPC Meeting Minutes County Building Puna Conference Room December 5, 2017 10:00am Members Present: Gerald Kosaki, Chair; John Bowen, Hazmat consultant; Michel Uchida, HFD Hazmat; John Peard, DOH HEER; Chris Leonard, New West Broadcasting; Cal Westergard, Dept. of Ag; Muriel Ahuna-Leong, PGV; Jarrett Enriques, BEI Hawaii; Chenoa Haa, HELCO; David Guinn, Big Island Biodiesel. Non-Members: Sharon Leonida, DOH-HEER; Colin Hashiro, Hawaii Gas; Micah Marumoto, HFD Hazmat. I. Call to Order Meeting called to order at 10:10 am by Chair Gerald Kosaki. II. Minutes Approval of the September 12, 2017 meeting minutes. Minutes was approved as circulated. Chair Kosaki to post minutes of the meeting on the county website. III. Continuing Challenge Recap There were four personnel from HFD who attended. Mike Uchida reported for the 4 HFD personnel who attended this training conference. Mike brought up some concerns about getting approval earlier for class selection and to catch an earlier flight due to the time change. John Peard inquired about the sensors being discontinued and concerns about the capabilities of the hazmat team and Sharon inquired about the life span of the equipment. Their reports were circulated and will be posted on the LEPC website. IV. County Reports 1. Fire/Hazmat – a. Colin Hashiro from Hawaii Gas attended the meeting and spoke about the propane tanker truck that overturned in Honomu. There were a few questions about the product in the tank and where it was leaking. The report to HIOSH was completed and the case is now considered closed. b. Mike Uchida spoke about the incident at South Point green sands that involved a 55 gallon drum of a corrosive material that was leaking that was reported by a fisherman. The incident was mitigated by putting the drum in an over packing container and HEER was notified. 2. Dept. of Ag – Cal Westergard stated that there was a tabletop exercise here on the big th island on Nov. 7 and they are planning a full scale exercise in 2018. V. Industry Partners Report 1. Media – Chris Leonard stated that he is still trying to get the state plan revised and updated. He gave several examples of the breakdown in communications to the public and spoke about possible solutions. Lots of good information.