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70 • The current lack of stewardship for Waimea's skateboard park (graffiti, etc.). 71 • Status of the Kamuela Post Office—if the post office should ever vacate its structure, it 72 would be of value to the Senior Center as an adjunct building because of its proximity. 73 Council Member Richards recalled that a student from HPA put together a caretaking group for 74 the Waimea skateboard park (similar to a "friends of the park" situation) prior to COVID-19. He 75 drew attention to the park users often being the individuals most interested in caring for the 76 park. 77 b. Committee Member Alos: Ms. Alos gave an overview of initiatives that the Waikoloa 78 Community Leadership Council and Waikoloa Village Association, including the Firewise 79 Committee, have been working on (i.e., Park related sponsorships through 501c3s). 80 Mayor Roth, Council Member Richards, and various County directors, including Fire Chief Kazuo 81 Todd, have been engaged in meetings with the Waikoloa community to work on short and long 82 term concerns. Concerns include emergency sirens, better emergency communications, and a 83 request to work with State agencies on the issue of widening certain fire breaks. The Firewise 84 Committee have discussed lessons learned from the recent Mana Road fire and are working on 85 evacuation plans. A community evacuation/fire survey will soon go into circulation. 86 Ms. Alos has been working with the Planning Department on the feasibility of a Wildland Urban 87 Interface designation (WUI), which does not exist within the State of Hawai'i. More access to 88 fire-related funding may be a benefit of a WUI designation. 89 3. Letter to the Planning Director— Emergency Preparedness and Access Routes: 90 Committee Member Hendricks moved to discuss the letter to the Planning Director. Motion 91 seconded by Committee Member Sanborn. 92 Chair Smith drafted a letter to the Planning Director requesting specific information regarding the 93 emergency evacuation response to the Mana Road fire. 94 Council Member Richards stated that when people initially began requesting information from the 95 County about the fire, they hadn't put out the fire yet. Now that the fire has been extinguished, 96 they're in the process of collecting the information needed for the After-Action Report. It is being 97 worked on at many levels, from the military to State level, and across County departments. The 98 report will address what we can do better, why some things worked while others did not, etc. He is 99 interested in having Mayor Roth visit Waikoloa and participate in a community meeting. 100 Council Member Richards said there were many things they did well, but communication was one 101 thing identified that needs improvement. He noted that communication between County and 102 Federal agencies was better than between County and State. 103 Council Member Richards is currently in the process of putting a narrative together to present to 104 our federal delegation. Recovery will look at more than just the amount of money spent, it will look 105 at the economy of what was impacted (homes, homesteads), as well as the environmental aspect. 106 The now 50,000 acres of denuded range could create flooding issues with heavy rains. He 107 estimated the impact on community being least 10 million dollars in loss of production, not 108 including the cost of fighting the fire. The cost for bulldozer time alone was a million dollars. 109 Council Member Richards suggested that the information the AC is requesting will take a while to 110 compile, but everyone is diligently working on compiling it into the After-Action Report, which will 111 eventually be ready for distribution and accessible to the entire community. www.ylannin,-hawahcountuQov southkohala(a�hawahcounty.Qov Page 3