2017-07-24 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes - FINAL

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Kawaihae; and discussion about water resources in communicating with Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) regarding future zoning intentions. The Committee deferred action on the June 26, 2017 meeting minutes to a future meeting when all the requested amendments had been incorporated into the draft minutes. ACTION COMMITTEE ELECTIONS: Mr. Childs informed the Action Committee that nothing prevents a hold -over Committee Member from being elected, however he did caution that once the holdover chairs get replaced with new members, a new election will have to take place. Chair Mueller asked if anyone sitting on the Action Committee would be interested in being nominated Chair or Vice Chair, no response was heard. Committee Member Robertson nominated John Mueller to continue as Chair and Diane Kaneali'i to continue as Vice Chair. No further nominations were heard. Committee Member Tanimoto moved to elect John Mueller as Chair and Diane Kaneah'i as Vice Chair. Second by Committee Member Alos. The motion passed unanimously. BUSINESS: 1. Presentation by Julia Rose (South Kohala Coastal Partnership): Guest speaker Julia Rose presented the research done by the South Kohala Coastal Partnership on future low impact development. She provided background on the organization, including past and current projects and priorities. Ms. Rose stated "Our vision is essentially a restored, healthy, abundant, resilient South Kohala coastal system cared for and cherished by the island community, guided by the values and traditions of South Kohala." She explained the Conservation Access Planning Process in which over 70 different organizations participated to implement their strategies to conserve coastal and marine resources, coastal wetlands, community kinship and stewardship, coral reef ecosystems, and native reef herbivores/predators. The South Kohala Coastal Partnership collaborates with its partners on the Pelekane, Wai'ula'ula and Honokoa watershed restoration projects, marine monitoring projects, Puako wastewater treatment upgrade projects, the ecological effects of sea -level rise, community based fisheries management, collaborative solutions to water quality issues, and low -impact development planning. Action Committee members engaged in discussion with Ms. Rose asking her questions regarding how to find more resources and asking clarifying questions about the South Kohala Coastal Partnership projects. Other questions included updates on Pelekane bay restoration, and the latest work done through the fishery council in regards to herbivore management. Committee Member Tanimoto expressed her interest in the South Kohala Coastal Partnership collaborating with the Ahu Moku organization. Ms. Rose referenced the "Stormwater Management in Pacific and Caribbean Islands: A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing LID [Low Impact Development]" which can be found here: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/project/1906/Feb2014 IslandBMPGuide wAppendix.pdf She also referenced a document titled "Stormwater Management the Natural Way: Low Impact Design and Development" which can be found here: http://coral.org/wordpress/wp- content/uploads/2014/10/Stormwater-Management Final 10 7 Low-Res.pdf www.cohylannin,-deyt.com PZannin�ahawahcounty.Qov Page 2