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III. UNFINISHED BUSINESS/CO1yI1VIITTEE REPORTS A. Guidelines and Administrative Procedures for Na Ala Hele - Councilmember Debbie Chang revealed some of the issues that surfaced as a result of her meeting with councilmember Nancy Pisicchio: 1) A suspicion that not all the trails and roads affected by land use action are being referred for review. 2) A need to list all land use applications (State and County) which would trigger a referral to Na Ala Hele. 3) Clear guidelines on how the various historic trails and old government roads will be handled. 4) At the beginning of each calendar year, benchmarks be established by the council as goals to be achieved. 5) Activities that could be undertaken by the council that would be helpful to the program. An example wo~ild be to conduct ir_snections of various trails outside the immediate area of concern of staff. 6) How would a councilmember represent his or her constituency. 7) Guidelines for attendance and non-attendance of the monthly council meetings. In summary, the basic goal was how to get program trails open, how to improve as a council and increasing the predictability and consistency in which trails of various types are treated. B. Na Ala Hele Update 1. DLNR and Na Ala Hele have been named in a lawsuit that we improperly allowed defendant Oceanside 1250 to damage and destroy sections of the ala loa. Afield trip was conducted on December 14, 2000, at the request of Deputy Attorney General Linden Joesting. 2. We have a letter from Hawaii Forest and Trails indicating they will be ceasing commercial operations on the Pololu Trail on February 28, 2001. We also indicated ou.r desire to remove the Pololu Trail from the commercial list. 3. Na Ala Hele was successful in getting FEIVIA funding for damages incurred by flooding in November, 2000. Ainapo Road $72,725 O'okala Road 6,965 4. Staff attended meeting on December 2, 2000, with Waipio valley farmers and various commercial operators to attempt to resolve some of the problems in the valley. Senator Lorraine Inouye attended the meeting. IV. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 p.m. The next Na Ala Hele Advisory Council meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2001, at the Kamuela State Tree Nursery, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.