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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />of historic and cultural sites, as a buffer zone, to preserve beaches or forests and the like, and for <br />watershed protection. Mr. Fischer thanked Ms. Moon and Ms. Matsumura for their presentation <br />and thanked Ms. Self for arranging for the presentation. <br /> <br />Ms. Newlon then delivered the Land Use Permit Activity Report for this meeting. She <br />distributed information summarizing land use permit activity and responded to inquiries from the <br />Committee members. <br /> <br />The Committee then heard Liaison Reports regarding meetings and events attended by <br />Committee members. Mr. Hoover reported that the Puako community had expressed its <br />appreciation for the effort by the Action Committee to include a waste water treatment facility for <br />Puako in the CIP budget. Ms. Alvord then discussed use of the area designated for recreational use <br />which is located on Akoni Pule Highway on the mauka side and the need for the involvement of the <br />Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the County in making the area usable for residents of the <br />Kawaihae area. She also advised the Committee that she and Mr. Fischer had met with Bob <br />Fitzgerald, Director of the Department of Parks and recreation for the County of Hawaii, to discuss <br />pending improvements in the parks and recreation facilities in South Kohala District. Mr. Fischer <br />then discussed efforts by Committee member Schulze to have increased bus services for the <br />Waikoloa area and for a shuttle bus to be activated within Waikoloa Village. He had met with Tom <br />Brown, Administrator of the Mass Transit Agency of Hawaii County, who had indicated that such <br />service could begin before the end of 2011. Mr. Fischer also discussed efforts to increase park <br />facilities and construct a community center in Waikoloa Village and noted that District Councilman <br />Pete Hoffmann was planning to propose the inclusion of a community center in the CIP budget, to <br />be located on the parcel between the stables and Paniolo Road. Mr. Hoffmann, who was present, <br />then advised the Committee members that the designated location for the community center could <br />be changed after the item was added to the CIP budget and that he would defer to the wishes of the <br />Action Committee regarding this point. Ms. Eberhardt then stated that she was looking forward to <br />getting started on district-wide matters and had begun discussions with representatives of farmers <br />concerning the location and impact of the bypass road in the Waimea area. There was no report <br />from the Waimea subcommittee. <br />A discussion of proposals for inclusion in the CIP budget followed. It was noted that no <br />action had been taken regarding the proposal at the March meeting by Mr. Schulze for an item <br />calling for an impact benefit study regarding the feasibility of reconstruction of the water pipe <br />network system in the South Kohala District that would provide for best use of available water <br />resources in order to reduce costs for agricultural usage and improve residential water quality. <br /> <br />Mr. Hoover then made a motion to add to the CIP an item calling for a feasibility study for a <br />waste water treatment facility for Puako, and provided the committee members with a written draft <br />of the proposal. Ms. Alvord seconded the motion and discussion followed. The Committee <br />members considered the estimated costs involved and the question of the scope of the beneficiaries, <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />