Below is a brief description of the seventh public meeting, the fifth in a series of nine regional meetings. The agenda, minutes, testimony and responses to follow-up questions will be posted when they become available.

Description
Agenda (including links to speakers' written statements and follow-up questions)
Minutes (pdf, 23kb)

The Commission held its seventh public meeting, the Hawaii and Pacific Islands Regional meeting, May 13 and 14, 2002, at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel, Bora Bora/Moorea Ballroom, 1777 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Hawaii and Pacific Islands Regional Meeting provided regional, state and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations the opportunity to discuss with the Commission ocean and coastal issues of interest or concern to the islands. There was also a specific public comment period during the meeting. The Commission will use the information received at the meeting to help formulate its recommendations for a coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy, as required by the Oceans Act of 2000.

Issues highlighted at the meeting include:

• Management of International Living Resources
• Tourism, Development and Coastal Management
• Coral Reefs
• Oceans and Climate
• Ocean Use and Management

Tuesday, May 14

MONDAY, MAY 13

1:00 -2:00 p.m. - Convene Public Meeting - Official Welcome

• Ms. Snowbird Bento – Traditional Aloha Welcome
• Mr. Nainoa Thompson (pdf, 72kb) – Trustee, Kamehameha Schools
• The Honorable Pedro A. Tenorio (pdf, 252kb) - Resident Representative, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Response to Commission's Follow-up Questions (pdf, 152kb)
• The Honorable Gilbert Coloma-Agaran (pdf, 152kb) - Chairperson, Board of Land and Natural Resources
  • Response to Commission's Follow-up Questions (pdf, 160kb)

2:00-2:45 p.m.

• VADM Conrad Lautenbacher, U.S. Navy (Ret.) (pdf, 114kb) – Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Response to the Commission’s Follow-up Questions (pdf, 136kb)
    

2:45-2:55 p.m. - Break

2:55-5:00 p.m. - Management of International Living Resources

• Ambassador Mary Beth West (pdf, 152kb) – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State – Major Developments in International Fisheries
• Ms. Kitty Simonds (pdf, 84kb) – Executive Director, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
  • Response to the Commission’s Follow-up Questions (pdf, 72kb)
• Mr. Tom Webster (pdf, 76kb) – Captain, F/V Havana – Longline Fishing
• Dr. Scott Eckert (pdf, 172kb) – Senior research Biologist, Hubbs Marine Lab-Sea World research Institute and Member Council Science Advisory Panel
• Professor Jon Van Dyke (pdf, 100kb) – William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii
  • Response to Commission's Follow-up Question (pdf, 152kb)

5:00-6:00 p.m - Commission Business

6:00 p.m. - Adjourn

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TUESDAY, MAY 14

8:30-10:10 a.m. - Tourism, Development and Coastal Management

• Mr. David Blane (pdf, 121kb) – Director, Office of Planning, State of Hawaii
• Ms. Gene Brighouse (pdf, 56kb) – Coastal Program Manager, American Samoa – Pacific Island Perspective on Tourism, Development and Coastal Management
• Mr. James Coon (pdf, 104kb) – Vice President, Trilogy Excursions
• Mr. Scott Werny (pdf, 112kb) – Oahu Chapter, Surfrider Foundation – Engaging the Public to Protect Our Beaches and Oceans
  • Response to Commission's Follow-up Question (pdf, 152kb)

10:10-10:20 a.m. - Break

10:20-12:20 a.m. - Coral Reefs

• Ms. Suzanne Schwartz (pdf, 672kb) – Director, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Marine Debris
  • Response to Commission's Follow-up Question (pdf, 152kb)
• Dr. Charles Birkeland (pdf, 108kb) – Assistant Leader, Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, USGS\University of Hawaii – An Assessment of the Status of Coral Reefs
  • Response to Commission's Follow-up Question (pdf, 64kb)
• Dr. Robert Richmond (pdf, 412kb) – Professor of Marine Biology, University of Guam – U.S. Coral Reef Task Force: Coral Reef Mapping and Information Issues
• Mr. David Raney (pdf, 1.6mb) – Chair, National Marine Wildlife and Habitat Committee, Sierra Club – A Non-governmental Perspective on Coral Reef Issues in the Pacific

12:20-1:20 p.m. - Lunch Break

1:20-2:35 p.m. - Oceans and Climate

• Dr. Roger Lukas (pdf, 180kb) – Professor of Oceanography, University of Hawaii - Understanding the Ocean’s Role in Climate
• Dr. Nancy Davis Lewis (pdf, 128kb) – Director, Research Program, East-West Center – Cooperative International Efforts on Climate
  • Response to Commission's Follow-up Question (pdf, 152kb)
• Dr. John Craven (pdf, 56kb) – Founder and President, Common Heritage Corporation – Alternative Energy Sources: Outlook and Issues

2:35-2:45 p.m. - Break

2:45-4:00 p.m. Ocean Use and Management

• Rear Admiral Robert F. Willard (pdf, 124kb) – Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Fleet – U.S. Navy Stewardship and Encroachment Issues
  • Response to the Commission’s Follow-up Questions (pdf, 708kb)
• Mr. Lelei Peau (pdf, 52kb) – Deputy Director, Department of Commerce, American Samoa - Pacific Island Approaches to Ocean Resource Management
  • Response to the Commission’s Follow-up Questions (pdf, 68kb)
• Mr. Timothy Johns (pdf, 76kb) – Chief Operating Officer, Estate of Samuel Mills Damon - NW Hawaiian Islands Process

4:00 p.m. - Public Comment

• The Honorable Pedro A. Tenorio (pdf, 40kb)
• Dr. John Van Dyke (pdf, 92kb)
• Ms. Suzanne Schwartz (pdf, 1MB)
• Mr. Scott Werny (pdf, 144kb)
• Dr. Charles Birkeland (pdf, 80kb)
• Dr. Nancy Davis Lewis (pdf, 152kb)
• Ms. Kitty Simonds (pdf, 72kb)
• Rear Admiral Robert F. Willard (pdf, 708kb)
• VADM Conrad Lautenbacher (pdf, 136kb)
• Mr. Lelei Peau (pdf, 68kb)

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