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■ People who are doing least impactful subsistence activities are not represented in plan at <br />County level <br />■ Coral bleaching in reef due to round -up sprayed on land affects subsistence food sources <br />■ USDA-NRCS Board — Contact Mayor Kenoi <br />o Some capacity issue with some of those organizations <br />■ Section on Coastal Management —Special Management Area <br />o Does not cover Mauka and streams <br />■ Infrastructure: <br />o Community Kitchens <br />o Use sugar cane infrastructure for Community-based efforts <br />o Integrate local area Ag plan into the CDP <br />■ Like Hamakua's; Co-ops, Hamakua Harvest, Incubator Kitchens <br />o Responsible development in Ag <br />o Look into Aging In Place in Zoning <br />■ Roads or County Roads that Private Property Owners have gated <br />o Restrictions on access to public land <br />o Sign says "End of County Road" —Can we get more County Policing in Ag Lands? <br />o Does plan reference Community Partnership with Neighborhood Watch b Farm Watch? <br />■ Food Safety Modernization Act = Federally Mandated Food Safety Act <br />■ Water quality very important <br />o Will impact Hamakua Ag <br />o Can County provide water? EPA can give funds to help this. Have we looked into it? <br />o Maybe County viewpoint on who provides water needs to change <br />■ Value added will be important <br />■ Promote private enterprise to build infrastructure <br />■ Housing Crisis <br />o Where will affordable housing take place if no zoning changes? <br />■ How is Ag cluster going to work? <br />o Who determines where it could go? <br />o What is the center of a town? <br />o How does that impact traffic? <br />■ Potable water and commercial kitchens <br />o Honoka`a: Mac Nut Factory in Haina is for sale <br />o Where will co-op go to wash produce/goods? <br />■ What are rules for building traditional Hawaiian Hale on lots for WOOFERS, etc.? <br />o Research building codes <br />■ County Ag Advisory Committee submitted to Mayor's office on non -conforming housing <br />■ Need to think into future on what direction CDP takes Ag in (i.e. back in 1900's or forward <br />w/outside of box idea) <br />■ We didn't need to travel far to get our food back in the day <br />■ Came to Hawaii to get away from development <br />■ Hawaii has been one of a few successful sustainable cultures <br />■ Highlight need for commercial/certified kitchens and similar set up for cleaning and processing <br />fresh produce. <br />o Ensure they do not become personal -one -business runs and uses <br />o Assign a lead role to County in any partnerships to provide potable water for washing. <br />o Ask DHHL to manage or actively use fallow land. <br />o DPW, please manage HWY easements and stop moving mulch. <br />