2019-01-28 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes - FINAL

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Chair Kaneali‘i moved to amend the letter to include a request for appropriation for the Kailapa Emergency Shelter, worth about a million dollars. The motion to send the letter as amended by Chair Kaneali‘i passed unanimously. Sta ff stated they would be working the Chair Kaneali‘i and the Waimea Historic Preservation Group to fine - tune the wording of the letter before sending it out. Communication Number 201 9 - 0 2 : CIP Final Letter may be viewed and downloaded from the following webs ite: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/99378/Page1.aspx 5. Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway – Kawaihae Road Intersection. Chair Kaneali‘i introduced this agenda item stating tha t the new intersection improvements have been criticized by the community as making the intersection more dangerous than it was before . James Hustace from the South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee shared that there is a high inci dence of accidents in the intersection compared to before and that the Department of Transportation (DOT) is aware of the issue. He said they had been additionally working with County Council and State Legislators to increase awareness of the issue. He urged Action Committee suppor t for the issue. Staff Plunkett requested a full account of the problem to ensure that they are communicating effectively with the state . He suggested a letter could be voted on in the March meeting. 6. Nominations of lands in South Kohala for acquisition wit h Funds from the County’s Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund [PONC]. Committee Member Alos shared that she is working on a nomination application for a plot of land south of and adjacent to the Lava Lava Beach Club. Committe e Member Sanborn shared that he would also like to nominate the Minuke‘ole Park in Waimea. Committee Member Sanborn moved to have the Action Committee allow for him to fill out a PONC suggestion form for the historically significant Minuke‘ole Park which i s a 10 - acre parcel in Waimea (TMK (3) 6 - 7 - 002:056 ) to be preserved as a historic site. Second by Committee Member Smith. The Action Committee talked about process and how they could support these nominations. It was decided that there was not enough time t o send a letter prior to the deadline . Staff Bartlett suggested including an endorsement from the Action Committee in the application. Committee Member McLaughlin moved to amend the previous motion to include a statement of endorsement from the Action Committee to be included in the nomination application. Committee Member Smith seconded the amendment. Upon the amended motion a vote was taken, the motion passed unanimously. www.hiplanningdept.com southkohala @hawaiicounty.gov Pag e 4