NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY (BWS), CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING in the Board Room, Public Service Building, 630 South Beretania Street, on Monday, May 22, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. or soon thereafter, where all interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity of being heard on the adoption of the Proposed to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budget of the Board of Water Supply, beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
Limited seating will be available for in-person testifiers in the Boardroom. The public may also view the livestream of the meeting from the lobby of the Board of Water Supply, Public Service Building, 630 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96843.
TESTIMONY CAN BE SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:
Written testimony should include the submitter’s address, email address, and phone number. Testimony should be received by Monday, May 22, 2023, at noon. Submit written testimony by:
Email to board@hbws.org
Online at boardofwatersupply.com/testimony
Mail to Board of Water Supply, 630 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96843
Fax to (808) 748-5079
Oral testimony will be accepted remotely and in person during the meeting. Pre-registration is encouraged to facilitate as much remote and in-person testimony as reasonably possible during the time allotted. Testifiers should also consider submitting a written version of their oral testimony.
To testify remotely by phone or video using the Zoom videoconferencing platform, please submit your request by:
Email to board@hbws.org
Online at boardofwatersupply.com/testimony
Zoom registration instructions, as well as participant guidelines, will be sent to the contact information provided. Once confirmed as registered, testifiers will receive an email containing the links and instructions to join the Zoom session. Submit your request to testify remotely by Friday, May 19, 2023, at noon.
To testify in person at the Board of Water Supply, Public Service Building, 630 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96843, please pre-register by submitting your request by Monday, May 22, 2023:
Email to board@hbws.org
Online at boardofwatersupply.com/testimony
In-person testifiers should check-in with building security and then with testimony staff located in the lobby. Testifiers will be escorted to and from the Board Room. On-site registration will be available for walk-in requests.
Testimony is limited to two (2) minutes and shall be presented by the registered speaker only. Testimony submitted in writing or orally, electronically or in person, for use in the meeting process is public information. All testimony will be included as part of the approved meeting minutes at boardofwatersupply.com/boardmeetings.
MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Meeting materials (“board packet” under HRS Section 92-7.5) are accessible at boardofwatersupply.com/boardmeetings.
VIEWING THE MEETING
The meeting will be viewable via live streaming on the BWS website: www.boardofwatersupply.com/live. Video will appear on screen. You may have to click the arrow on video to start it. You may have to unmute audio as muted audio tends to be the default setting.
SPECIAL REQUESTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS
If you require special assistance, an auxiliary aid or service, and/or an accommodation due to a disability to participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language interpreter; interpreter for language other than English, or wheelchair accessibility), please call (808) 748-5172 or email your request to board@hbws.org at least three business days prior to the meeting date. If a response is received after the requested three business days before the meeting date deadline, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that request will be filled.
Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
(SA1415151 5/11/23)
