VOTING MEMBERSDAVID IGESUZANNE CASE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURALRESOURCESGOVERNOR OF HAWAIIJOSH GREEN

PHYLLIS SHIMABUKURO-GEISERDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORKATHLEEN HO, D.Env
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHANIA WIECZOREK, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIHAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL
1151 PUNCHBOWL ST, #325
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813

MARY ALICE EVANSDEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT & TOURISMDAVID RODRIGUEZ
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONPUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council
August 17, 2022; 1:00 PM
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Board Room (Rm 132)
1151 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813
Considering the evolving COVID situation, protecting the health and welfare of the community
is of utmost concern. As such, the meeting will have the option to attend in-person or virtually. If
attending in-person, the meeting will be held in the DLNR Board Room at the address listedabove. If attending virtually, the meeting will be livestreamed to the HISC YouTube channel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFT6SAASZIUxd_XgZMCjGsQ. Council members,
legislative participants, and staff participating via online will be provided a separate meeting
link.
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AGENDA
Call to order
Introductions
Approval of minutes from August 30, 2022 meeting
Submittal: Requesting approval of a recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Public Comments
Adjournment

The Council may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a) (4), Hawaii Revised
Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Council’spowers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities.
Testimony may be provided in person or in writing, submitted electronically to
Chelsea.l.Arnott@hawaii.gov. To give Board members sufficient time to consider written
testimony, please submit the testimony no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
Any late written testimony will be retained as a part of the record.
Individuals requesting special accommodations (e.g., large print materials, sign-language
interpreters) are asked to contact the staff below at least three days prior to the meeting.
For information, contact:
HISC Support staff: 1151 Punchbowl St, #325, Honolulu, HI 96813; Fax: 587-0160
Chelsea Arnott, Coordinator: Chelsea.L.Arnott [at] hawaii.gov
Leyla Kaufman, Project Coordinator: leyla [at] hawaii.edu
Elizabeth Speith, 643pest.org Report Facilitator: speith [at] hawaii.edu

PROTOCOL FOR SUBMITTING TESTIMONY
Protocol for providing testimony for remote meetings of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council
Testimony may be provided in person or in writing, submitted electronically toChelsea.l.arnott@hawaii.gov.
To give Board members sufficient time to consider written testimony, please submit thetestimony no later than 24 hours prior to the Board Meeting. Any late written testimony will be
retained as a part of the record, but we cannot assure that Board members will receive it with
sufficient time for review prior to decision-making. Written testimony will be acknowledged atthe meeting.
To provide live oral/video testimony during the online meeting, email your request toChelsea.l.arnott@hawaii.gov at least 24 hours in advance, with your name, phone number, email
address, computer identification name (check your device settings), and the agenda item you
would like to testify on live during the meeting, and whether you will be attending in-person orvirtually.
For virtual attendance, once your request has been received, you will receive a Zoom link via
which to testify if you are attending virtually. You will need a computer with internet access,video camera and microphone to participate. If you require access by phone only, please indicatethat in your email request. Public testimony will be taken when each agenda item is discussed.
You can monitor meeting progress via YouTube livestream at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFT6SAASZIUxd_XgZMCjGsQ. Testifiers will be calledon by a co-Chair to offer testimony. Until that time, you will be placed in a “Waiting Room”.
While waiting to provide testimony, you will need to mute your microphone and turn off yourvideo. When it is your turn to speak, you will be given full access to the meeting. At that time, if
you are watching the YouTube livestream, you will need to mute the YouTube livestream toavoid feedback.
When testifying, please state your first and last name for the record. If you are testifying on
behalf of an organization, please include the name of the organization as well. Testimony will belimited to a maximum of three (3) minutes. You will be given notice when 30 seconds remain. If
you continue to testify beyond your allotted time, a co-Chair will kindly ask you to complete
your testimony. If you have submitted written testimony and have also signed up to deliver itorally, the Chair will ask you to kindly summarize your points.
For virtual attendees, you will be placed back in the “Waiting Room.” Please stay there until
your agenda item is complete in case Council Members have questions. Staff will be monitoring
people joining the Board meeting by video and will do their best to take each person in anorderly fashion. Please be patient as we continue to navigate this new platform.