2015-06-22 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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78 2.Puako – George Robertson explained that they are still 79 working on the plan for the wastewater system and working 80 with consultants to determine the recommended plan of 81 action. 82 3.The Action Committee went on to discuss the recent article in 83 West Hawaii Today explaining that authority of Puako Road 84 has been transferred to the State. Robbie requested that item 85 number 3 on their list of Issues and Suggestions for the SKCDP 86 General Plan be removed since that item is no longer relevant. 87 4.Waimea / Waimea Community Association – Joel Cohen 88 explained that he wasn’t able to attend the last meeting but 89 that on the 2 Thursday in July, the Planning Director will be nd 90 coming to the Waimea Community Center to talk about the 91 General Plan. 92 5.Kawaiehae / Homestead Community Associations – Jojo 93 Tanimoto reported that there was a notice for the makai lots 94 for water conservation. They are now being limited because 95 Parker Ranch is being repaired. She reported that the Puako 96 kapu report for the Waimea Nui Park is moving along. She 97 explained that she hasn’t attended the meeting for Kawaihae, 98 but there is a notice in the paper for a liquor license for a new 99 bar that’s going to be opening up in the industrial area. The 100 meeting is on August 8 by the Liquor Department. th 101 6.Diane added that one thing they are working on is an 102 community aquaponics project. This is a county funded 103 project, and they’ll be putting aquaponic tanks in 10 homes 104 the first year, until everyone who wants an aquaponic system 105 in their home has one. John Mueller asked if the person who 106 is spearheading this project would be interested in sharing 107 with the Action Committee. Diane explained that she’s 108 spearheading it, and she would be happy to give a 109 presentation at the next meeting. George Robertson asked if 110 they considered using the water from the Kihena Ditch. Diane 111 explained that they had a water feasibility study done. The 112 report that they got back was information from the 60s. She 113 explained the well has been degraded since it was built in the 114 90s, and it needs to be desalinated. Robbie asked if it would 115 make sense to redevelop that ditch. Diane said that this is 116 something they are looking at as a community, but the county 117 does not have jurisdiction of those lands. 118 7.Jojo asked that on the CIP project list, that number 4 be 119 changed to “Traffic Circulation Study” instead of Waimea 120 Transit Hub.