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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2023/11/14 (2022-2024) ACTIONS HOLEKA GORO INABA CINDY EVANS Chair and Presiding Officer JENN KAGIWADA MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HEATHER L. KIMBALL Vice Chair SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS th 19Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i November 14, 2023 10:00 a.m. Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:  Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:  Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau; and  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, November 13, 2023. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, November 13, 2023, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer LAAC-19 November 14, 2023 CALL TO ORDER – 10:00 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 328-23: URGES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY INDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 5-6-001:062, KNOWN AS OLD COAST GUARD ROAD, AND OTHER ADJACENT FEDERAL LANDS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, SITUATED IN THE AHUPUAʻA OF ‘UPOLU, DISTRICT OF NORTH KOHALA The County seeks to acquire property to provide secure, safe, and legal public access to the Honoipu/Puakea portion of the Ala Kahakai trail system, including the Moʻokini Heiau and birth site of Kamehameha I. Reference: Comm. 557 Intr. by: Ms. Evans RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy – 1. Excused: None. Page 2 LAAC-19 November 14, 2023 Res. 337-23: AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO THE FRIENDS OF AMY B.H. GREENWELL ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN Approves a grant of $171,370 to the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for properties in Kealakekua (Tax Map Keys: 8-2-013:002, 003, 014; 8-2-014:043 and 8-2-015:059), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai‘i County Charter. Reference: Comm. 569 Intr. by: Ms. Galimba RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy – 1. Excused: None. Res. 338-23: AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO PŌHĀHĀ I KA LANI Approves a grant of $56,100 to Pōhāhā I Ka Lani, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Waipi‘o Valley Lookout in the Hāmākua District, (Tax Map Key: 4-8-004:006), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai‘i County Charter. Reference: Comm. 570 Intr. by: Ms. Kimball RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy – 1. Excused: None. Page 3 LAAC-19 November 14, 2023 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 101: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO DISTRICT ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 3 ACRES (A-3a) TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-20) AT HILO, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-4-079:002 (Applicant: Constance Imamura) (Area: 23,012 square feet) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone request, which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into two lots to accommodate an existing dwelling. The property is located at 1212 West Kawailani Street, Waiākea Homesteads, South Hilo. Reference: Comm. 590 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R) AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy – 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 11:03 a.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Please call (808) 961-8255 if the Council’s streaming location is not functioning. If the Council’s stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg4OoK7a_7nGnEtGPA. 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