2013-01-28 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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1)The Sub-Committee is no longer getting response from certain County Departments to 76 inquiries of status of the projects [(a) and (b) below]. 77 a.Shuttle bus service – the bid for the contract was to have gone out in January and no 78 further status update received from Mass Transit. 79 b.Paniolo Avenue – no update provided by the Mayor’s Office. 80 c.Library construction – Governor has signed a bill releasing 800K funds for the 81 planning for the Library and a site has already be selected. 82 d.Critical habitat designation – the CDP recognized and supported the development of 83 the Waikoloa Village Lands zoned Light Industrial but still identified the need to 84 protect the endangered trees which fall within the critical habitat designation and 85 lands zoned light industrial. The Waikoloa Village Association does not want the 86 lands that are zoned light industrial to be designated as a critical habitat. The 87 Waikoloa Village Association and local conservatory group have requested that the 88 SKCDP AC not to intervene on behalf and support the critical habitat designation. 89 Request was made by the AC to have the Waikoloa Village Association and local 90 conservatory group put their request in writing to the AC and that the Sub- 91 Committee provide additional information to the AC regarding the location of the 92 trees and the protection measures in place for the trees. 93 e.Resolution by the Waikoloa Community Leadership Committee – adopted a motion 94 which expressed their appreciation of the efforts of the SKCDP AC and requested 95 that the SKCDP AC not make amendments to the SKCDP. 96 The Action Committee decided that no action would be taken regarding this matter 97 ii.Kawaihae 98 1)Historic Corridor – the purpose is for the proposal made is to have the AC support an 99 amendment request to the CDP (and therefore the General Plan) to identify and 100 designate certain sites within Kawaihae as historic sites which will create a historic 101 corridor. According to the Sub-Committee this would provide jump start of support for 102 the sites to be put on the National Historic Site Registrar. The process of designation is 103 a long complicated process. 104 The Sub-Committee was asked to provide documentation to the AC of the sites and 105 possibly request a presentation to provide an explanation of the historical significance of 106 the sites. And the status of the designation process for each of the sites. 107 Concern was expressed that the designation of the sites, at least State Historic Site 108 designation, would need to be established first before the AC could be able to support an 109 amendment to the CDP and General Plan. 110 An added concern expressed for the sites preservation by the Sub-Committee is that the 111 sites are being endangered by the public and military. 112 Page 3 of 6