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Home My WebLink About2020-07-13 Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes-Approved K OOHAN P AIK M ANDER R ICK W ARSHAUER A LEX K ELEPOLO Chairperson S HELLIE B EE A LLEN N AUNGAYAN D R.W AYNE F RANK V ACANT (5) Vice Chair J USTIN B.L EE K E K A’LIKE T OMICH S USAN WELLS F ISCHER County of Hawai‘i PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION County Bldg.25 Aupuni Street Suite No.1101Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-4245 Phone (808) 961-8069Fax (808) 961-8248 MINUTES I.CALL TO ORDER: On July 13, 2020, the regularvirtualmeeting of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Recourses Preservation Commission was called to order at 10:02 a.m.by CHR. WARSHAUER takes rolllocated in the Hilo Council Chambers, 25 Au- puni Street, Suite 1401, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Present:Mr. Rick Warshauer, Chair(CHR.) Dr. Wayne Frank, Vice Chair Ms. Alex Kelepolo, Member Ms. Shellie Bee Allen Naungayan, Member Mr. Justin B. Lee, Member Mr. Keklike Tomich, Member Ms. Koohan Paik Mander, Member(10:20 a.m.) Ms. Susan Wells Fischer, Member Support Staff:Ms. Maxine Cutler, Commission Secretary Mr. Hamana Ventura, Property Manager, Dept. of Finance Mr. John Mukai, Deputy Corporation Counsel(10:35a.m.) Absent:Vacant District 5 II.WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC: (Comm. 20-018 to 040): Motion to accept and file(Accepted and Filed) Motion: MS. WELLS FISCHER motioned to accept and fileComm. 20-018 to 040, seconded by DR. FRANK, being no discussion, CHR. WARSHAUER calls for a verbal vote, all members present votedby show of hands and verbal, motion carried. Page 1of 5 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC AFTER AGENDA POSTED: (Comm. 20-041to 051):Motion to accept and file(Accepted and Filed) Motion: MS. WELLS FISCHER motioned to accept and file Comm. 20-041 to 051, seconded by MS. KELEPOLO, being no discussion, CHR. WARSHAUER calls for a verbal vote, all members present votedby show of hands and verbal, motion carried. (Comm. 20-052to 054):Motion to accept and file(Accepted and Filed) Motion: MS. WELLS FISCHER motioned to accept and file Comm. 20-041 to 051, seconded by MR. LEE, being no discussion, CHR. WARSHAUER calls for a verbal vote, all members present votedby show of hands and verbal, motion carried. CHR. WARSHAUER then directs the commission to proceed to the next order of business, approval of March 9, 2020,regular session minutes. II.APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of March 9, 2020,Regular Session Motion to Approve (Approved) Motion: MS. WELLS FISCHER motioned to approve minutes of March 9, 2020 with changes sent to secretary, seconded by DR. FRANK, being no discussion, CHR. WARSHAUER calls for a verbal vote, all members present votedby show of hands and verbal, motion carried. CHR. WARSHAUER then directs the commission to proceed to the next order of business, Department of Finance Report and invites MR. VENTURA to the micro- phone. III.DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REPORT: MR. Ventura updates the commission that properties still in progress and working thru the due diligence closing documents for the Kapanai’a, N. Kohala. He re- ports that closing for the Puapua’a, N. Kona within the next 60 days. MR. LEE asks for clarification of capping the Preservation FUND. MR. VENTURA clarifies that this needs charter changes and maybe presented to the voters. We need to wait and see what is going to be on the ballot this year. Being no discussionfor MR. KIM, CHR. WARSHAUER directs the commission to pro- ceed to the next order of business, Chairperson’s Report. IV.CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Page 2of5 CHR. WARSHAUER reports to the commission that he is pleased there is excite- ment moving forward to complete Ad Hoc Site Visit Reports. Implementing new procedures due to the Covid 19 and social distancing. He asks the commission to consider adding 1-2extra meetings. Being no further report, CHR. WARSHAUER directs the commission to proceed to the next order of business, Unfinished Business, there being none, and he directs the commission to New Business. V.NEW BUSINESS: 1.Commission to review and discussthe 2020 Suggestion Forms received. A.Commission held a short discussion regarding theSuggestion forms. i.Sugg. 20-014 DH Golf Course, Ka’u. CHAIR WARSHAUER reports that this has no willing seller. Comments ensued regarding scoring suggestions according to the Criteria form. MR. VENTURA advises the commission to continue scoring. Sometimes in the future the property owner might change their minds. ii.Sugg. 20-013 Ke Ala Kahou, N. Kona. MS. NAUNGAYAN points out the property is in a flood zone and asks how to score this. MR. TOMICH comments to review the criteria form and select which section it might relate to. Being no furtherdiscussion, CHR. WARSHAUER directs the commission to proceed to the next order ofnew business, the Suggestion Forms 2.Commission to review and discuss the 2020 Suggestion Forms received. A.MS. WELLS FISCHER requests that for the 2021 suggestion forms, should in- cludemaps. Being no further discussion, CHR. WARSHAUER directs the commission to proceed to the next order of new business,review site visit reports. 3.Commission to reviewverbal site visit reports.To review these reports go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khc3WBnS86E(video location). A.Sugg. 20-015 Pepe’ekeo aina, S. Hilo. CHAIR WARSHAUER adds to MS. PAIK MANDER’S written report visual pictures and verbal report in great detail site visit done on March 20, 2020. (26:33) B.Sugg. 20-020Ka’u Ola Mau, Ka’u. Verbal report given by CHAIR WAR- SHAUER and MS. KELEPOLO,shared maps, pictures, about the existence of very rare, flowing spring, structures, and vegetation. Great property com- ponent for education,agriculture, native and cultural practices, potential conservation easement of fee acquisition.(41:40) Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Page 3of5 C.Sugg. 20-014 DH Golf Course, Ka’u. Verbal report given by CHAIR WAR- SHAUER, sharedan aerial photo of the golf course and various views of the course. (58:48) D.Sugg. 20-020, Shirakawa Hotel, Ka’u.Verbal report given by CHAIR WAR- SHAUER, MS. WELLS FISCHER, MS. KELEPOLO, shared photos of the hotel and other structures on the property. They gave a brief report regarding the construction or refurbishing many areas of the hotel.(1:01:04) After these reports weregiven, a lengthy discussion ensued regarding clarifica- tion of potential developments, problems with existing structures, maintenance fees, easement issues, access, setback issues, boundaries,or encroachment is- sues, etc. CHAIR WARSHAUER calls for a 5-minutebreak,adjourns meeting at 11: 20 a.m. CHAIRWARSHAUER calls the meeting back to order at 11:36a.m.(1:37:02) CHAIR WARSHAUER continues discuss regarding sites visits. Alengthy discussion ensued regarding clarification of potential areas that still need to visit, with Covid 19, might need to do it individual; it would help in scoring. Some sites need coor- dination with the submitters to access the property. Also held discussion held about petitions, whether it would be allowed or not, but format needs to be discussed. Because of Covid 19, signatures maybe difficult to get, online petition and formatting is important and needs further discussion. DR. FRANK suggest to the commission to have all the scores in by noon, on Sep- tember 11, 2020 to the secretary for the September 14, 2020 meeting. VI.ANNOUNCEMENTS Motion to Approve next meeting. (Approved) 1.The next virtual meeting is scheduled for August 31, 2020, 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (Morning Session) 2.The next virtual meeting is scheduled for August 31, 2020 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m. (Afternoon Session) Motion: DR. FRANK motioned to approvethe next virtual meeting is sched- uled for August 31, 2020, 9:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m. (Morning Session)andfor Au- gust 31, 2020 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m. (Afternoon Session),seconded by MR. LEE, a discussion ensued clarifying the start times and end times, and the ne- cessities of holding two sperate meetings. Being no further discussion, CHR. WARSHAUER calls for a verbal vote, all mem- bers present voted by show of hands and verbal, motion carried. A.Agenda(Morning Session): Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Page 4of5 i.Review Ad Hoc Site Written Reports ii.Follow-up on the Format on the petitions A.Agenda(Afternoon Session): i.Discuss Ad Hoc Site Written Reports ii.Suggestion Form (maps) VII.ADJOURNMENT There being no further business at approx. 1:00 p.m. CHR. WARSHAUER adjourns the meeting.(2:51:47) Respectfully submitted by: Maxine Cutler Commission Secretary Approved: August 31, 2020 Posted on September 8, 2020 Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Page 5of5