2016-02-22 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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41 The Motion was amended to include reference to the identification of Anaehoomalu 42 Bay in the General Plan and the CDP Policy 5.1 and reads as follows: 43 The South Kohala CDP Action Committee reviewed the request for the Special 44 Management Area Use Permit Application (SMA-15-000061). In reviewing the 45 request the South Kohala CDP, the Action Committee recommends that the Planning 46 Director take into consideration or assure mauka/makai and lateral shoreline access, 47 adequate preservation and protection of historic trails and anchialine ponds, setbacks 48 to accommodate coastal erosion and sea level rising, that the General Plan has 49 identified the Anaehoomalu Bay Area as a Natural Beauty Site, etc. This is based on 50 the SKCDP General Policy No. 1.1, Preserve Cultural and Historic sites and 51 structures; General Policy 2.2, Establish bicycle, pedestrian, and equestrian travel 52 ways to link up the communities within the District (Waikoloa Village, Waimea, 53 Puakō, Kawaihae and the resort nodes) while also establishing alternative travel ways 54 with the individual communities (Appendix H); General Policy No. 5.1, Proposed 55 uses of natural resources shall be duly evaluated by the responsible public entities to 56 ensure that each such use is consistent with the sustainable long-term health of the 57 eco-system, including the direct and indirect impact on coastal waters, General Policy 58 No. 5.5, Preserve visually and environmentally important open space grasslands, 59 ocean views, views of the puu, and South Kohala’s unique “Five Mountain Views: of 60 the Kohala Mountains, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualālai, and Haleakala; General 61 Policy No. 5.12 Incorporate the concept of “Sustainability” as defined in the State of 62 Hawai‘i “2050 Sustainability Plan” defines sustainability as a Hawai‘i that achieves 63 the following: Respects the culture, character, beauty and history of our States’ Island 64 communities.” 65 The motion was passed unanimously. 66 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA 67 None. 68 ANNOUNCEMENTS  69 Next Meeting March 28, 2016 – Waimea – Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center 70 ADJOURNMENT 71 The meeting was adjourned at 5:49 PM. 72 Respectively submitted by Deanne Bugado, Planning Department.