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47 48 49 50 Faye explained that she reviewed NKCDP Strategy No 1.6 and has 51 spoken to a lot of people over the last two weeks and there seems to 52 be an interest. Her recommendation is that they move forward with it. 53 54 Faye Yates also brought up that going forward, if there are going to be 55 names mentioned in the paper, that she feels those people should be 56 informed about that. Rosalind suggested that the Action Committee 57 have a point of contact for the newspaper to reach out to. 58 59 Lynda Wallach explained that she writes for the Kohala Mountain 60 News, and that whenever she writes an article, she sends out a rough 61 draft to those included for them to have a chance to correct any 62 information. 63 64 Discussion continued between Lynda and the Action Committee as to 65 the best way to reach out to the members of the Action Committee. 66 67 Lani Eugenio made a motion to form a subcommittee for historical 68 and cultural preservation. Joe Carvalho seconded that motion, and the 69 motion was carried unanimously. 70 71 V.SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 72 73 a.Growth Management: Jon Adams reported that Lorraine Inouye was 74 at the meeting and gave a report on several things. The first, was 75 about the bill to reimburse people for putting in septic systems 76 instead of cesspools. Jon Adams referred to this as HB 1140, which is 77 still pending. The goal is to eliminate cesspools, but the initial goal is 78 to eliminate those near the ocean or primary waterways. They are 79 suggesting a $500 tax credit with that change. 80 81 Lorraine Inouye also introduced a bill to purchase the Kohala ditch. 82 She had a meeting prior to this subcommittee meeting with some 83 farmers and the general feeling at that meeting was that they do not 84 want the state to fund the ditch. Jon expressed that this should’ve 85 been presented to the CDP for input. 86 87 Jon explained that there were no permits presented from the Planning 88 Department in Kona. However, there are two other permits. Toni 89 found one that was permitted through Hilo, and it is to put a snack 90 shack, parking lot, and bathrooms at Pololu Lookout. Jon expressed 91 that this is something the Action Committee should be aware of.