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<br />182 John Winter brought up that most of these would fit in the present <br />183 strategy. <br />184 <br />185 Lani brought up the difficulty in getting people to attend her <br />186 agriculture subcommittee meetings. <br />187 <br />188 Faye Yates brought up the goal to be 50% sustainable and she’s <br />189 curious where we stand with that because it is fast approaching. <br />190 <br />191 Lani explained that many farmers are using this goal as a way to get <br />192 funding. <br />193 <br />194 g.Historical and Cultural Preservation: Report by Faye Yates <br /> <br />195 <br />196 Faye reported that the group got together twice, and they have quite a <br />197 number of elders that are interested and have been coming and <br />198 sharing. So far, the main goal is to accurately identify, record, protect, <br />199 burial sites and cultural sites. <br />200 <br />201 Faye also brought up the tour companies in Hawaii and the goal to <br />202 have them do tours correctly with proper information on Hawaiian <br />203 culture and language. <br />204 <br />205 John Winter asked how they plan on addressing this issue with tour <br />206 companies. He explained that subcommittees are supposed to report <br />207 on their concerns and the things they’ve done to address and amend <br />208 them. Faye agreed that she is definitely interested in going to tour <br />209 companies and speaking with them about the information they give <br />210 on tours. <br />211 <br />212 VI.ANNOUNCEMENTS <br /> <br />213 <br />214 Announcements was moved above Statements from the Public. <br />215 <br />216 Rosalind brought up that she had two announcements; the first was that <br />217 she contacted the Planning Dept. office in Hilo, and they are finalizing <br />218 their plan on community outreach for the General Plan update and that <br />219 information should be available soon on the Planning Department <br />220 website (www.cohplanningdept.com). She also brought the public notice <br />221 that was provided back in February, with an email address and phone <br />222 number for any questions or comments you’d like to submit for the <br />223 General Plan update. <br />224 <br />225 Rosalind’s second announcement had to do with the hemp and medical <br />226 marijuana discussion and as a requested agenda item. She explained that <br /> <br /> <br />