09-24-2012 SKCDP AC Minutes Final

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been made available by Mr. Dunlap in advance of the meeting, which summarized recent land use permit activity. There were no questions raised by the members concerning the permit activity referenced in Mr. Dunlaps report. The next item on the agenda was subcommittee reports. Ms. Tanimoto reported for the Kawaihae Subcommittee. She introduced a motion that the Committee support the updating of the Hawaii County Tsunami/Evacuation Website to include the Hawaiian Homes Residential Subdivisions on Maps 10 and 11. The motion was seconded and the members discussed how the resolution would be implemented. Mr. Dunlap stated that he would contact Civil Defense in writing to let them know that the Committee had adopted the resolution and added that he had previously discussed the matter with Civil Defense at the request of Ms. Tanimoto and Civil Defense had agreed that it would update the Website as called for in the resolution when the maps were next updated. Mr. Dunlap agreed to find out when the maps would next be updated. The members then unanimously approved and adopted the resolution. Ms. Tanimoto next made a motion that the Committee support the effort to fund, plan and construct an emergency road from the (Mauka) Hawaiian Homeland subdivision to safety at higher ground. The motion was seconded by Mr. Schulze who then suggested that it be amended to provide for the inclusion in the County CIP budget of the development of such an emergency road. It was noted that the CDP calls for the development and construction of such an emergency road. Ms. Tanimoto noted that the area to be used for the road is presently state land and also stated that the road would not be gated to limit access so that it could be used to provide access to the park from the highway. The motion then was restated to provide that the Committee wishes to have the emergency road in Kawaihae as proposed by Ms. Tanimoto added to the County CIP budget, whereupon the motion, as so amended with the consent of Ms. Tanimoto and Mr. Schulze, was unanimously approved and adopted by the Committee. Ms. Tanimoto then introduced a third motion which provided for an update of the Kawaihae section of South Kohala CDP. The proposal had not been included in the published agenda for the meeting and therefore was tabled until the Committee meeting in October. Mr. Hoover then delivered the Puako Subcommittee report. He summarized the hearing held on September 15, 2012, concerning the preparation of the State Historic Preservation Plan and indicated that there is a risk of the loss of federal funds. He also stated that consideration is being given to creating a county historic council or board in each county within the state which would work with the state officials to achieve goals consistent with state objectives. Mr. Hoover questioned whether the Committee had any means of making recommendations concerning the addition of sites to the historic register. He stated that the draft of the State Historic Preservation Plan 2012-2017 is available for review at http://hawaiihistoricpreservation.com/. Mr. Fischer then reported for the Waikoloa Subcommittee. He informed the Committee that the Waikoloa Subcommittee was organizing a Candidates Forum to be held in Waikoloa Village on th October 5 at which the Mayoral candidates and the candidates for the 9 County Council District would appear to address community issues. There were no other subcommittee reports. The Committee then addressed old business and began with a discussion of the proposed Hapuna Beach State Park improvements and plans for limiting access to Old Puako Road by adding a gate that would be open during certain hours and closed at other times. It was noted that the 2