2018-06-04 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes - FINAL

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Vice-Chair Smith commented that item 11 may not be very feasible as an AC project because it is overall a district-wide issue which is within the State’s jurisdiction. Committee Member Sanborn commented that item 2 is already bound by statewide legislation, he also expressed doubt for how effectively the Action Committee could work toward item 3. Staff Morrison added that there is upcoming County policy regarding complete streets to consider. In total, items 4, 5, 6, 15, 18 and 19 were removed from the table, leaving 15 items. Staff Morrison asked the Action Committee members to place their votes upon the remaining items. The following table represents the resulting votes, the items with the most votes are bolded. Item # Name Votes 3 Adopt development standards and community plans that mitigate wildfire risk and maximize responder safety, where wildfire danger is present 1 7 Timely Implementation of Needed Transportation and Circulation Improvements (Parker (Ala Ohia) Connector Road and Lindsey Connector Road) 2 8 Establish an Official Historic District in Waimea 5 9 Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Ave. intersection improvements 5 10 Plan, fund, and construct a second access road to Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway 2 14 Plan, fund, and construct a community library 1 16 Support projects and programs for environmental restoration and alternative energy 1 17 The County Water Department shall seek new sources of potable water for the Kawaihae area. Complete the development of the Ouli Ouli well 10 20 Government agencies should consider providing more emergency shelter facilities in South Kohala 5 21 Construct a wastewater treatment system for Puakō Beach Lots 8 The Action Committee generally agreed that the bolded items could be considered priorities and narrowed the list down accordingly. The AC members who introduced the higher voted priorities briefly spoke about the projects. Potable Water in Kawaihae. Chair Kaneali’i explained that Hawaiian Homelands is responsible for providing the necessary infrastructure for their land which surrounds much of Kawaihae and that there are additionally 17,000 people on their waiting list. She explained this lack of resources is driving costs up dramatically [~380% within 10 years]. This is also exasperated by a reliance on the supply of private water from Kohala Ranch. She explained that a major roadblock they have experienced was that the Department of Water Supply typically drafts agreements with private developers to build wells instead of developing the infrastructure with county funding. She suggested that the AC could form a subcommittee to research and reach out to state representatives or county officials for support. She mentioned constructing her own private well as a possible solution that other homeowners could also pursue if successful. Wastewater Treatment in Puakō. Committee Member Robertson explained that after much work by the Puakō Community Association, the most likely solution to the Puakō wastewater treatment issue seems to be to retrofit private, individual treatment or septic systems in the