HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/09/2014 Special Economic Development & IGR Committee Agenda (Water Workshop) SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SUSTAINABILITY /
AGRICULTURE / FOOD / ENERGY) &
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
WATER WORKSHOP
NOTICE AND AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
1:00 P.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER - 4:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING
4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201
LIHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766
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A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
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B. ROLL CALL.
OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY CLERK
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. COUNTY OF I<Ql1A'I
D. PUBLIC COMMENT.
Pursuant to Council Rule 13(e), members of the public shall be allowed a total of
eighteen (18) minutes on a first come, first served basis to speak on any agenda
item. Each speaker shall be limited to three (3) minutes at the discretion of the
Chair to discuss the agenda item and shall not be allowed additional time to speak
during the meeting. This rule is designed to accommodate those who cannot be
present throughout the meeting to speak when the agenda items are heard. After
the conclusion of the eighteen (18) minutes, other members of the public shall be
allowed to speak pursuant to Council Rule 12(e).
E. WATER WORKSHOP:
1. The Kaua`i County Council's Economic Development (Sustainability /
Agriculture / Food / Energy) & Intergovernmental Relations Committee will hold
a non-decision making, informational workshop to discuss water issues in
Kaua`i's Puna District which have been raised by the community group Hui
Ho`opulapula Na Wai o Puna ("Hui"). The Workshop is being held so that the
Committee can become better informed and to engage the community in the
broader issue.
SPECIAL EDR MEETING 2 OCTOBER 9, 2014
WATER WORKSHOP
Professor D. Kapua'ala Sproat, with the Ka Huh Ao Center for Excellence in
Native Hawaiian Law and the Environmental Law Program at the University of
Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law and her students will be
making a presentation.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has provided funding to Professor Sproat's
Environmental Law Clinic this fall to assist the Hui and the County of Kaua`i in
better understanding this issue.
Professor Sproat and her law students will present the following:
• Overview of water law in the Hawaii State Constitution and State Water
Code.
• Overview of the designation process for water management areas and the
role of the Kaua`i County Council.
Also making a presentation will be Dr. Adam Asquith, from the University of
Hawai`i at Manoa Sea Grant program, who will provide an overview of water in
South Puna and current conditions.
The Department of Water has also been invited to attend and share their input
and feedback as it relates to the presentations being made during this
Workshop.
F. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §92-7(a),
the Council may, when deemed necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda
item without written public notice if the executive session was not anticipated in
advance. Any such Executive Session shall be held pursuant to HRS§92-4 and shall
be limited to those items described in HRS §92-5(a). (Confidential reports on file in
the County Attorney's Office and/or the County Clerk's Office. Discussions held in
Executive Session are closed to the public.)
G. ADJOURNMENT.
H. NOTE: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER AND INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING PERSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE, TO THE
COUNTY CLERK, 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 209, LIHU`E,
KAUAI, HAWAII, 96766. TELEPHONE NO. (808) 241-4188.
FACSIMILE NO. (808) 241-6349.