2018-09-10 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission_Minutes_Approved

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PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION (PONC) MINUTES-REGULAR SESSION West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Bld. G Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 September 10, 2018 The regular meeting of the Public Access, Open Space, and CALL TO ORDER Natural Resources Preservation Commission was called to order at 10:06 a.m. at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Bld. G by CHR. TOMICH. Present: Mr. Kekaulike Tomich, Chair (CHR.) Ms. Rene Siracusa, Vice Chair (V. CHAR) Ms. E. Koohan Paik Mander, Member Ms. Shellie Bee Allen Naungayan, Member Dr. Wayne Frank, Member Mr. Rick Warshauer, Member Ms. Susan Wells Fischer, Member Absent: Ms. Cynthia Nazara, Member Mr. Kai’ena Bishaw II, Member County of Hawai’i Ms. Maxine Cutler, Commission Secretary Support Staff: Ms. Amy Self, Deputy Corporation Counsel Mr. Hamana Ventura, Property Manager, Department of Finance CHR. TOMICH: directed the commission to proceed to the STATEMENTS FROM next order of business, statements from the public on THE PUBLIC ON agenda items and invites first testifier Mr. Keoni Fox to the AGENDA ITEMS microphone. MR. FOX: Secretary/Treasurer for Ho’omalu Ka’u is here today to answer any questions from the commission regarding their Stewardship Grant application for Kahua Olohu, the County’s recent acquisition. Council member, Maile David presented Resolution 654-18, was passed by county council a few days ago for last year’s grant application. I am here today for our 2018-19 grant application. Thank you. CHR. TOMICH: invites next testifiers Rebecca Villegas, President of Kohanaiki Ohana, Karen Eoff, District 8 Councilwoman to the microphone. MS. EOFF: introduces herself and mentions that the turnaround from last year’s application the process is so slow and there is a need for a faster turnaround. They are in Page 1 of 12