2014-06-23 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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PRESENTATION 41 Sierra Tobiason, with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program and the South Kohala 42 Coastal Partnerships Coordinator, gave an update presentation on the South Kohala Conservation 43 Action Plan. The priority site, selected by the Coral Program, of the plan is 24 miles long from the 44 north boundary of Kawaihae to Anaeho‘omalu Bay and includes the associated 15 ahupua‘a. 45 Sierra said the priority threats - that the plan is designed to reduce the land based source of pollution, 46 invasive species, and unsustainable fishing practices. Sierra said that the strategies and objectives are: 47 community engagement, co-managed areas, fisheries management, sediment reduction, invasive species. 48 There has been developed a Coastal Communities Meeting Group for the west Hawai‘i communities to 49 share information and partner on development of plans and programs. 50 Sierra provided an analysis of the SKCDP and the South Kohala Conservation Action Plan. 51 Sierra provided an update on the stream corridor assessment that has been ongoing since the last time 52 she spoke to the AC. Sierra also said she has put together a tool kit for water quality monitoring from 53 grants she received from NOAA. Sierra said that there is also a South Kohala mapping project by 54 NOAA that extends down to Keahole Point from Kawaihae. 55 Additional information on the programs, plans and contact information for the South Kohala 56 Conservation Action Plan can be found at hawaiicoralreefstrategy.com 57 PRESENTATION 58 Toni Withington, a member of the North Kohala Access Group, provided a background of public access 59 development efforts in North Kohala as well as the North Kohala Access Group itself. The North 60 Kohala community’s efforts on the development of public access is based on 40 years of planning and 61 organizing to keep Kohala coastline open and free from development. She said that in the past 10 years 62 that 15 million dollars have been used to purchase 213 acres and several properties have been identified 63 for public purchase. 64 Toni said that public access was a major part of the scoping for the NKCDP and that one of the major 65 public trail was recommended to be from Pololu to Kawaihae. She said that the North Kohala Access 66 Group meets once a month and has been doing so for 8 years. 67 discussed the Public access proposal sent to the Planning Director from the North Kohala CDP AC. 68 Toni discussed that one of the actions resulting from the issues identified with the controversial Kohala 69 Kai public access was that the access group developed a public access proposal that the North Kohala 70 CDPAC has sent to the Planning Director. Toni went through some of the objectives of the guidelines, 71 such as to amend Rule 34 – Public Access, and have a two-way communication requirement, and walk- 72 thrus of the trails, and have stewards of the trails. 73 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 74 Joel Cohen made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 28, 2014 and May 19, 2014 meetings, 75 Kit Roehrig seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 76 The approval of the schedule of meetings were postponed to the next meeting. 77 Next meeting will include approval of the next year’s meeting schedule. 78 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE 79 1.SKCDP Implementation. Action Committee will continue ongoing review of SKCDP Goals, 80 Policies and Actions & discuss roles & responsibilities. 81 Page 2 of 4