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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Senator David Y. Ige, Chair |
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Senator Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair |
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Rep. Denny Coffman, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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DATE: |
Monday, January 26, 2009 |
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TIME: |
2:45 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The purpose of this joint legislative informational briefing is to update the Committee on Health and Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection by providing an overview of the history of the existing state water quality standards and current condition of the City and County of Honolulu’s treatment facilities at the Sand Island and Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plants. The informational briefing will also discuss how the existing state water quality standards differ from the water quality standards that are currently recommended by the EPA and the DOH and the delay in updating and correcting the existing water quality standard affects for the City and County of Honolulu and its residents.
The following state and county agencies have been invited to
participate and provide insight on the subject matter:
City and County of Honolulu – Mayor Mufi Hannenmann
Carrie Okinaga
State Department of Health – Lawrence Lau and Alec Wong
The following individuals have also been invited to present information to the committees:
Dr. James Kumagai - Environmental Management
Dr. Hans Krock - (Professor of Ocean Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Dr. Fujioka - (Professor of Water Resources at University of Hawaii at Manoa)
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6363
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________________________________________ Senator Mike Gabbard Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Hermina Morita Chair |