HomeMy WebLinkAboutNTC PWIRC 07/07/2009 2008-2010 SITE VISIT ON STRAWBERRY GUAVA - WAIAKEA FOREST RESERVEKENNETH G. GOODENOW
County Clerk
Mailing Address
(Former County Building)
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaz'z 96720
County of Hawai `i
Office of the County Clerk
Telephone: (808) 961 -8255 Facsimile (808) 961 -8912
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS &
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SITE VISIT
Date: July 7, 2009
Location: Waiakea Forest Reserve on Stainback Highway
appr. 11.9 miles above the Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo
Time: 8:30 a.m.
The above referenced site visit was cancelled by Chair Guy Enriques at approximately 8:45 a.m.,
because there was not a quorum of Councilmembers present.
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
RODNEY OSHIRO
Deputy County Clerk
Business Address
333 Kilauea Avenue, Second Floor
Ben Franklin Building
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Guy Enriques
Chair
Kelly Greenwell
Vice Chair
The directions to the site are as follows:
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS &
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SITE VISIT
Date: July 7, 2009
Location: Waiakea Forest Reserve on Stainback Highway
appr. 11.9 miles above the Pana`ewa Rainsforest Zoo
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Communication 418 attaches a map to the location.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hawai Y County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Brenda Ford, Member
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Emily I. Naeole, Member
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
Pursuant to HRS 92 -7, notice is hereby given that the Committee on Public Works and
Intergovernmental Relations will be holding a site visit to the Waiakea Forest Reserve, to land managed by
the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, to observe areas of the native Hawaiian forest with and without the
strawberry guava trees.
Traveling from Hilo, turn right at the entrance to the Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo on Kulani
Road (aka Stainback Highway). Proceed approximately 11.9 miles above the zoo
entrance to a junction of an unpaved road known as "R" Road (a small "R" sign is posted
on the north side of Stainback Highway at this location). The visit will then continue
down Stainback Highway to "C" Road, which is 3.7 miles above the zoo junction and
still within the Waiakea Forest Reserve.
Jon Giffin from the Nature Conservancy, John Price from the United States Geological Survey and a
representative from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Forestry Division, will be
present to lead the visit and present their findings. Both areas are open to the public and accessible for
passenger vehicles, but the visit will require walking along a potentially wet forest trail. Hiking shoes and
rain gear are recommended.
Members of the public who wish to attend will be responsible for their own transportation.
Testimony from the public will be accommodated.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council -Clerk web page
at http: / /co.hawaii.hi.us /council /agendas and actions.htm, the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea Avenue,
Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75 -5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua -Kona; the Kona Council
Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75 -5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua -Kona; and the Waimea Council
Office at the Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea. For further information,
please call 961 -8245.