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vX? <br />94 A cell phone tower was proposed for the top of Kailapa on Hawaiian <br />95 Homelands, but reportedly is unlikely due to the constraints of prior <br />96 agreements with Sandwich Isles Communications. <br />97 <br />98 Toni reported that the Airports Division has put out soil control <br />99 barriers at numerous locations at Upolu. These barriers have been <br />100 secured in place and the next rainfall will determine how effective <br />101 they are. Kohala Lihikai is working with school kids to prepare signs <br />102 about the erosion control project. <br />103 <br />104 e. Affordable Housing: No report. <br />105 <br />106 f. Agricultural Updates: Report by Lani Eugenio <br />107 <br />108 Lani brought up the topic of 50% sustainable local agriculture <br />109 production and their hopes to determine where local farmers in the <br />110 community are in relation to that goal. She also briefly reported on the <br />111 growing of medical marijuana as approved by the dispensary law and <br />112 her personal concerns on how that could impact agriculture in North <br />113 Kohala. <br />114 <br />115 Jon Adams clarified that 50% production means that, if met, Kohala <br />116 growers would produce an amount of food equivalent to half of the <br />117 total food consumption in North Kohala. It was also pointed out that <br />118 this is a goal/direction and very difficult to determine the exact <br />119 percentage. It was suggested that the Agriculture subcommittee <br />120 would benefit by actively promoting and assisting more farmers <br />121 growing more food (pursuing the goal) rather than trying to <br />122 quantitatively gauge the percentage. <br />123 <br />124 g. Historical and Cultural Preservation: Report by Faye Yates <br />125 <br />126 Faye Yates went over her written report. She discussed the Cultural <br />127 and Historical Preservation subcommittee's Mission Statement and <br />128 read it aloud. <br />129 <br />130 She explained that the subcommittee would like to ask for help from <br />131 the Public Access subcommittee who have already done a lot of <br />132 documentation of many historic sites in North Kohala. The next <br />133 meeting is tentatively set for December 3rd at 6:15 pm in Kapa'au at <br />134 the Kohala Civic Senior Center. <br />135 <br />136 VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />137 <br />138 Richard Elliott asked about the recent vandalism and wanted to know if <br />