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<br />135 repaired. He has an upcoming meeting with the water <br />136 department and Toni Withington on the green waste issue. <br />137 <br />138 Jesse Wells asked if the new Banyan Tree Park falls into this <br />139 subcommittee. John confirmed that, and explained that the <br />140 county owns the property. Lani Eugenio was concerned that <br />141 there is no access to the public, but John Winter confirmed that <br />142 the park fronts the highway. <br />143 <br />144 d.Power, View Planes, and Erosion Control: Report from Susan Fischer <br /> <br />145 <br />146 Carter Collins reported that he and Toni had lunch with <br />147 Paniolo Power, Jonathan Mitchell, and the General Manager <br />148 Jose Dizon and they got into a conversation about how they are <br />149 moving forward with their plans. <br />150 <br />151 Toni added that the subcommittee had two goals. The first was <br />152 to make sure that Paniolo Power understands the CDP and <br />153 where the people from North Kohala are coming from. <br />154 Particularly in energy, rural infrastructure, and agriculture. <br />155 The second was to find out what Paniolo Power had done in <br />156 relation to Next Era’s purchase of HELCO. Next Era Research <br />157 has the funds to support the plans similar to Paniolo Power in <br />158 regards to reaching its goal of creating a mini grid. <br />159 <br />160 Toni also reported that there will be an open house on <br />161 Tuesday, April 14 at HPA School, in the dining room from 5-8. <br />th <br />162 This is for anybody with an interest in the purchase of HELCO <br />163 by Next Era, to come and talk and they’ll answer questions. <br />164 Paniolo Power will be there as well. <br />165 <br />166 e.Affordable Housing: No updates, there is no chair. <br /> <br />167 <br />168 f.Agricultural Updates: Report by Lani Eugenio <br /> <br />169 <br />170 Lani Eugenio reported that there was a meeting on March 17, <br />171 2015 with no report. <br />172 <br />173 VI.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: <br /> <br />174 <br />175 Margaret Wille spoke about the energy conference in Honolulu that she <br />176 attended, and she said that they had a lot of HELCO and Paniolo Power <br />177 people in attendance. She explained that Next Era Research doesn’t have <br />178 a good reputation of alternative energy. She went on to discuss the cost <br />179 for alternative energy, and what the community wants to see. <br />180 <br /> <br /> <br />