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

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5) Vice Chair Donna"Kinukd' Noborikawa moved to amend the main motion to amend Policy 17.1 on page 111 to add the words "while also protecting sacred sites and burials" after"procedures", to read: "Ensure Native Hawaiian access rights are clearly expressed in County code, policies, and procedures, while also protecting sacred sites and burials." Commissioner Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 05:17:48] Comissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte moved to amend the motion to add the following language: "in accordance with applicable state laws and state historic preservation laws", to read: "Ensure Native Hawaiian access rights are clearly expressed in County code, policies, and procedures, while also protecting sacred sites and burials in accordance with applicable state laws and state historic preservation laws." Commissioner Barbara DeFranco seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 05:27:30] The motion carried with six ayes (Noborikawa, DeFranco, Dela Cruz, Paishon-Duarte, Rodriguez, and Au) and one excused (Kanuha). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 05:31:36] COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO THE FEBR UARY 24, 2025, 9:30 A.M. MEETING FEBRUARY 24, 2025 MEETING Motion on the floor is that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council. Subsidiary Actions: 1) Commissioner Barbara DeFranco moved to amend the main motion to include the amendments recommended by the Planning Director in a memo to the Commission dated February 18, 2025. Commissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 01:39:36] The motion carried with five ayes (DeFranco, Paishon-Duarte, Dela Cruz, Noborikawa, and Au) and two excused(Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPED 01:40:45] 2) Commissioner Barbara DeFranco moved to amend the main motion by inserting the language related to public access, trails, recreation and scenic resources that were present in the Draft General Plan released by the Planning Department in 2019 as suggested by the Hawaii Island Na Ala Hele Advisory Council in their letter to the Commission dated February 18, 2025. Vice Chair Donna"Kinuko" Noborikawa seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 01:41:25] The motion carried with five ayes (DeFranco, Noborikawa, Dela Cruz, Paishon-Duarte, and Au) and two excused (Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 01:43:27] 3) Vice Chair Donna"Kinukd' Noborikawa moved to amend the main motion by adding language to page 42, Policy 1.17 by adding to the end of sentence "where sea level rise and/or coastal erosion will have no impact on the property." so that it reads: Allow the redevelopment of existing waterfront commercial structures consistent with the community character to preserve overwater views where sea level rise and/or coastal erosion will have no impact on the property. Commissioner Mahina Paishon-Duarte seconded the motion. [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 01:47:05] The motion carried with four ayes (Noborikawa, Paishon-Duarte, Dela Cruz, and Au), one nay (DeFranco) and two excused (Kanuha and Rodriguez). [YOUTUBE TINIESTAMPED 01:55:14] 5