03-04-2015 Public Access Subcommittee meeting notes

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North Kohala Community Access Group Meeting Notes March 4, 2015 (Old Courthouse 4:30pm) Participants: Joe Carvalho, Ted Matsuda, Keoni Mackillop, Toni Withington, Carter Collins. Akoakoa Point (Bird Cave)  NSTR – Nothing Significant to Report Hapu'u – Kapanaia  PONC has a final subdivision map of this area. We need to get a resolution thru Hawaii County Council for the purchase of this parcel thru PONC. There is a possibility to get Halelua & Nuilii parcels on the same resolution. o  We need to strategically think this out. We should create a map of all purchased & proposed purchase of lands for public & cultural protection. Halelua  We need an update form the planning department Kauhola Lighthouse  MKOKI is sponsoring a volunteer cleanup day on the last Saturday of each month. Lighthouse Road  We need an update from the planning department on the GOE and a response to our comments made a few months back. Ainakea – Makai  NSTR. Pahoa Beach  The new landowner of the gulch mauka of the old Mohamadi property isn't letting the public use the access trail thru his property. We will draft a letter to the planning department to make signage and clearly mark the access trail. We will also include comments on these following properties: Halelua, Lighthouse o Road, Ainakea, Pahoa Beach, Upolu-east of the runway, and the access group interface with the county planning department. Upolu Airport - East end of the runway  We need an update from the county planning department. Upolu Airport - Restoration  The plantings of native plants are done and about 90% are growing Watering and maintenance are ongoing. Latitude 20 Holdings (Lamaloloa)  This parcel (tmk: 3-5-7-1-20) is listed again, & is 35.34 acres It is number 6 on the current PONC priority list. Page | 1