2025-02-24 Leeward Planning Commission Special General Plan Actions

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23)Commissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte moved to amend the main motion by amending the language on page 217, under `Community Development Plan Framework', the second purpose to read: "Improve and advance communities and community resilience through the acknowledgement and development of community capacity and in support of Native Hawaiian ahupua`a frameworks." Commissioner Michael Dela Cruz seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 06:34:00] The motion carried with five ayes (Paishon-Duarte, Dela Cruz, DeFranco, Noborikawa, and Au) and two excused (Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 06:35:00] 24)Commissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte moved to amend the main motion by deleting the term "hosted" from the definitions on page 14. Commissioner Michael Dela Cruz seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:35:45] The motion carried with five ayes (Paishon-Duarte, Dela Cruz, DeFranco, Noborikawa, and Au) and two excused (Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:38:02] 25)Vice Chair Donna"Kinuko" Noborikawa moved to amend the main motion by adding the definition for"Lo`i" which is a traditional Hawaiian taro patch designed specifically for cultivating taro (kalo) in wetland environments. These patches are often found in valleys or along steambanks, where they can be irrigated and flooded to create optimal growing conditions." Commissioner DeFranco seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:42:39] The motion carried with five ayes (Noborikawa, DeFranco, Dela Cruz, Paishon-Duarte, and Au) and two excused(Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:44:50] 26)Vice Chair Donna"Kinuko" Noborikawa moved to amend the main motion to add the definition for"Loko I`a" which means "an ancestral hawaiian fishpond that is a unique aquaculture system that optimizes natural patterns of watersheds, nutrient cycles, and fish biology. Loko I`a feed and connect communities." Commissioner Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:45:51] The motion carried with five ayes (Noborikawa, Paishon-Duarte, DeFranco, Dela Cruz, and Au) and two excused (Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:38:02] 27)Chair Dean Au stated that at the November 21, 2024, meeting, Vice Chair Donna "Kinuko" Noborikawa moved to forward a favorable recommendation to the County Council to amend the County of Hawaii General Plan 2005 by adopting the planning director's recommended County of Hawai`i General Plan 2045, Final Recommended Draft dated July 2024 inclusive of all the subsidiary motions made by the Leeward Planning Commission. Commissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 06:50:35] The motion carried with five ayes (Noborikawa, Paishon-Duarte, DeFranco, Dela Cruz, and Au) and two excused(Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 06:51:35] 10