Posted at 1:17 p.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Lana'i council to discuss boating & ocean recreation
Advertiser Staff
Natural resource issues and coastline use for boating and ocean recreation will be discussed at the Governor's Lana'i Community Advisory Council will meet at 5 p.m., Tuesday, at the Lana'i Senior Center, 309 Seventh Street, Lana'i City.The public is invited to attend and hear from Russell Tsuji, First Deputy Director of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. He will update the community on efforts to protect and manage environmental and cultural resources, and protect the coastline use by boating and ocean recreation.
Gov. Linda Lingle created community advisory councils to give the neighbor islands a stronger voice in state government. The Lana'i Community Advisory Council holds monthly public meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month to seek community input and advise the governor on important issues
The members of the Governor's Lana'i Community Advisory Council are Christine Costales, Darlene Endrina, Michael Lopez, Matthew Mano and Douglas Rolefson.
For additional information on Neighbor Island Community Advisory Councils on the Web, including meeting minutes and agendas, visit www.hawaii.gov/gov.
