The Kaua'i County Council held its regular meeting on July 29, 2026, starting with recognitions and then addressing consent items, communications, resolutions, and bills. The main agenda item was Resolution 2026-24 urging the administration to prioritize waste diversion, curbside recycling, and a materials recovery facility (MRF) as the Kekaha Landfill nears capacity. After extensive presentations and public testimony, the resolution passed 7-0 with an amendment requesting an implementation plan.
Morning everyone and welcome to our council meeting. Today is July 29th. Before we get started, we have a couple of things to take care of before we get into the official agenda. First of all, uh today is our county clerk's birthday, Jade Tony Galli. Happy birthday to you. Woo. Happy birthday. Happy birthday to you. She will kill me. All right, next up we are honored today to present a certificate to some very special people. So with that, I'll turn it over to Mr. Cavallio, who is sponsoring the certificate. So thank you, Chair. Yeah, this time we'd like to call upon uh Sergeant Jonathan Anderson and Caimana McDermott saw. So we're so thankful, you know, for you folks, of course, being here, and uh we're proud of you folks, and we have a certificate for both of you. So I'm actually gonna read it, and at the end, it kind of separates both of you on what your awesome, you know, times it has been. So I'm gonna read it right now, okay. So the country uh the council of the county of Kauai proudly recognizes Sergeant Jonathan Anderson and Caimana McDermott saw for their outstanding achievement in earning the gold medal in the United Doubles bowling at the twenty twenty-six Special Olympics USA games in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their dedication, perseverance, teamwork, and sportsmanship exemplify the true spirit of the Special Olympics and serve as an inspiration to our community. Through his commitment or through their commitment and hard work, they have represented the state of Hawaii and the island of Kauai with excellence, pride, and aloha on the national stage. In addition to the gold medal performance, both of them also contributed to strong fourth place finish in the unified team bowling division alongside teammates Herbert Taton Fong and Brandon Taton Fong. Further demonstrating their commitment to teamwork and unified competition. Now for Sergeant Jonathan, Sergeant Anderson's remarkable accomplishment is a testament to the power of inclusion, determination, and the belief that every athlete can achieve greatness. Through the power of inclusive sports and the sport of his united partners, he has gained confidence, discovered purpose, and found a community that celebrates his abilities. Okay, go. Being in Minnesota is very good to get a place where it stays warm. But the one thing in the worst part is cold. Like, oh, I'd be freezing it. Wow. Well, I love Millson and most. Wanting like a ball with Mills is kind of fun. You can chat around the whole area, right? The train go everywhere you go. The most fun like mod is the basketball team. They did very good as basketball team. They did very good. Especially track and fuel. And bowling too. For bowling. Three strikes in a row. I got a turkey. Four strikes, four banger on the last free. Oh! Okay. Anything else? Yeah, we need to think of this. We've got the evidence of the card in the card. Oh, no scores. Oh, he got the just in case uh you guys were wondering. Uh these are the score cards for me and Kaimana and our scores.