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c. STU.26-03, Keauhou Canoe Club—Keauhou Bay Open Space <br /> MOTION: <br /> V. Chr. Crivello moved that stewardship application 26-03 be denied for failure to <br /> demonstrate a capacity to support the intended purpose of the PONC property at this <br /> time. <br /> VOTE: <br /> Ayes: Commissioners Chang, Ward, Britt, Goodoni,V. Chr. Crivello, and Chair <br /> Rosa —6. <br /> Noes: None. <br /> The commission decided to change the order of the agenda in order to discuss STU.26- <br /> 08. Cmr. Britt recused herself as she is a member of board for the organization. <br /> h. STU.26-08, Friends of Amy B.H.Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden— <br /> Ho'iho'i hou 'ana I na Mala o Kona <br /> PUBLIC TESTIMONY: <br /> MARYANN MAIGRET, representing Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, in <br /> support of application STU.26-08 <br /> Applicant, Maryann Maigret, and former executive director of the organization, Lou <br /> Putzel, came forward to engage in discussion with the commission. <br /> Cmr. Chang asked if the small hale would be a traditional Hawaiian structure. Ms. <br /> Maigret said yes and described a learning space using traditional techniques and, if <br /> feasible,traditional woods with biosecurity controls. Cmr. Chang advised checking with <br /> the Building Division about requirements for traditional hale, including thatched roofs. <br /> Mr. Putzel said they would verify what permits applied to traditional versus non- <br /> traditional hale. <br /> V. Chr. Crivello asked where the hale would sit relative to the nursery. Ms. Maigret said <br /> it would be in the coastal zone area of the garden, between the mauka road and the <br /> Amy Greenwell house. <br /> Cmr. Ward asked whether tables, seating, and tents were reimbursable. Mr. Putzel said <br /> they viewed those as basic public access infrastructure and could seek other funds if the <br /> commission deemed them ineligible. Cmr. Chang asked staff why these items might not <br /> be reimbursable. Ms. Kekai said it was difficult to ensure exclusive use for PONC, and <br /> the County was still clarifying rules about equipment ownership and transfer if/when <br /> stewardship ended. Mr. Putzel noted they had previously been told they may be able to <br /> borrow equipment from the County but later found no such equipment available, so the <br /> garden relied on mixed funding for shared infrastructure. Cmr. Ward suggested, if there <br /> are no table police, the organization should just label items "PONC" if purchased with <br /> DRAFT 2-Minutes of November 10, 2025 <br /> Page 11 <br />