Hawaii County Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy & Environmental Management Committee will meet May 31.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5.
Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:
• Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A; Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:
• Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; and
• Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109.
If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email
councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Friday, May 27, 2022.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, May 27, 2022, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 807: NOMINATION OF AUSTIN GRIFFEY TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated May 11, 2022, requesting the Council’s review and confirmation.
Requires Council Confirmation by: June 24, 2022 (Section 13-4(k) Hawaiʻi County Charter)
Comm. 811: NOMINATION OF TRAVIS GOODWIN TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated May 16, 2022, requesting the Council’s review and confirmation.
Requires Council Confirmation by: June 29, 2022 (Section 13-4(k) Hawaiʻi County Charter)
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 180: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CHARTER (2020 EDITION), RELATING TO THE WATER BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY
Adds a representative from the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to serve as an ex-officio member of the Water Board, requires the manager-chief engineer to submit an annual report to the County Council, and establishes protection for Native Hawaiian law training for Water Board members and certain personnel of the Department of Water Supply.
Reference: Comm. 819
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder
ADJOURNMENT
Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal.
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If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by May 26, 2022. If a response is received after these dates, every effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there is no guarantee the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
Agendas and agenda items are available on the County website at www.hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For any questions, please contact Council Services at 961-8255.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony).
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