HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Chair

Rep. Elle Cochran, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Amy A. Perruso

 

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Lynn DeCoite

Sen. Brenton Awa

Sen. Karl Rhoads

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

TIME:

11:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 423

 

 

 

A live stream link of this meeting will be available online shortly before the scheduled start time.

 

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A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to discuss the findings and recommendations from the Cesspool Conversion Working Group's recent report to the Legislature. The Cesspool Conversion Working Group was created pursuant to Act 132, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2018, to develop a long-range, comprehensive plan for the safe, environmentally responsible conversion of all cesspools statewide by 2050.

                                                                                                   

Presentations will be made by:

·         Dr. Roger Babcock, Director of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu

·         Dr. Cari Ishida, Carollo Engineers

·         Dr. Christopher Shuler, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

·         Sina Pruder, Wastewater Branch, Dept. of Health

·         Ted Bohlen, Cesspool Conversion Working Group Member

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-8400 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-8400.

 

 

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair

 

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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Chair

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Senator Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

 

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House