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the NKCDP to construct, maintain and manage public access easements. Joe said <br />that there is a lateral access at Ainakea. Joe reported that the Subcommittee is <br />reviewing grant of easements that will be updated this year. <br /> <br />John Wintersaid that they met to discuss the <br />d. Parks and Water Improvement – <br />residential water system issues with James Watt, of the Hawai‘i Rural Water <br />Association, a non-profit organization, and an assistant that works out of Waimea. <br />John said the parks are moving ahead. <br />Susan Fischer said that there has been <br />e. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control – <br />a change to the map for the proposed HELCO transmission lines to go through the <br />Hawaiian Homes in Kawaihae, however is it still very conceptual; <br />this project is in support of Strategy 4.7 of the NKCDP, to improve reliability of <br />electrical service in North Kohala. Susan said that their main focus right now is on <br />supporting the conversion of all streetlights to LED streetlights through an <br />amendment by DPW to the outdoor lighting code, in support of Strategy 4.8, develop <br />and implement rural infrastructure standards. <br />Collin Kaholo said the subcommittee is trying to direct an <br />f. Affordable Housing – <br />affordable project to a portion of state owned land. Collin said that next Tuesday the <br />subcommittee plans to look at the state owned land which is an approximately 25 <br />acre parcel next to the Kahei subdivision. <br />NEW BUSINESS: <br />2. <br />REVIEW A DRAFT LETTER FROM THE ACTION COMMITTEE SUPPORTING DPW’s <br />CONVERSION TO FULLY SHIELDED LED STREETLIGHTS FOR ENERGY <br /> - <br />SAVINGS, DRIVING SAFETY, AND RESTORATION OF DARK NIGHT SKIES <br />Susan Fischer provided information on LED streetlights and said that fully shielded <br />white LED streetlights are preferred over low pressure sodium (LPS) streetlights since <br />LPS are problematic because they look similar in color to traffic lights, make the road <br />look wet, and create a yellow halo glow. Susan said that astronomers are working with <br />the Department of Public Works on the use of white LED streetlights that are fully <br />shielded. Susan said 100 LED streetlights have been installed in Waimea and 1,000 <br />installed in Hilo. <br />Joe Carvalho made a motion to approve the letter in support of conversion to fully <br />shielded LED streetlights and Hermann Fernandez seconded the motion. The motion <br />was unanimously approved. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Jesse Wells asked about the <br />Hoea Ag park display that Frank Cipriani brought to the meeting. Frank Cipriani, <br />representing self, briefly went over the display and said that staff from the County’s Research <br />and Development office came to visit the site. Toni Withington asked Frank Cipriani to send <br />an electronic copy of the Hoea Ag Park proposed mariculture (marine-aquaculture) plan to <br />the Public Access Committee. Jon Adams said that he was very familiar with the state <br />owned land that Collin Kaholo was speaking about near the Kahei Subdivision and said that <br />it was going to get leased for an arena, and then a site that was better suited for the arena <br />2 <br /> <br />