Hawaii County Arborist Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 27.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
PLACE: Pueo Conference Room, and via Zoom
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2601 Hilo, HI 96720
Zoom Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1605616331?pwd=bWhWdHVHOUtLZWhVZWQxdmsyRW94UT09
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 via ZOOM. To sign up for access to the meeting via ZOOM, please contact Alexey Katko at alexy.katko@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8504 no later than 12 noon, Monday, February 26, 2024. Anyone wishing to testify orally via ZOOM must sign up by 12 noon, Monday, February 26, 2024, by contacting Alexey Katko.
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
2. Statements from the Public on Agenda Items
3. Approval of Minutes
November 11, 2023, meeting.
4. Public Testimony
5. Old Business
a. Hawaii County Arborist Position
6. New Business
a. Assisting County Departments with Tree Care Recommendations/Specifications
b. Banyan Drive Banyan Trees
i. Exceptional List
ii. County Oversight
iii. Encroachment vegetation from golf course
7. Announcements
8. Next Meeting
To be discussed.
9. Adjournment
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Pomaika'i Bartolome at (808) 961-8504 or by email at pbartolome@hawaiicounty.gov 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 Committee encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Committee members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) email to alexy.katko@hawaiicounty.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-6553, or (3) mail to the
Arborist Advisory Committee at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603, 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 Committee packet provided to members of this committee for this 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), Hawaiʻi 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.
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