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Home My WebLink About2022-10-18 HCDP Meeting PacketMitchell D. Roth Mayor Lee E. Lord Managing Director West Hawai‘i Office 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 Phone (808) 323-4770 Fax (808) 327-3563 County of Hawai‘i PLANNING DEPARTMENT Zendo Kern Director Jeffrey W. Darrow Deputy Director East Hawai‘i Office 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty.gov NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Hāmākua Action Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes. DATE: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 TIME: 5:30 P.M. PLACE: Laupāhoehoe Public Library Humanities Room 35-2065 Old Māmalahoa Hwy, Laupāhoehoe, HI 96764 Please note there will not be a Zoom attendance option for this meeting. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: Written testimony may be submitted via email at cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or in person at the Hilo or Kona Planning Department, up to two (2) business days prior (October 14, 2022) to the meeting (see the Notice Section below). In addition, members of the public may provide oral testimony at the meeting on any of the agenda items. Comments may be made either during the public comment portion of the agenda or just prior to the relevant business item. With the discretion of the Chair of the CDP Action Committee, comments may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The Action Committee will consider the draft minutes for the September 20, 2022 meeting. www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty.gov BUSINESS 1. Election of Action Committee Officers: The Action Committee will nominate and elect a Chair and Vice-Chair to serve during the remainder of the 2022 calendar year and through the 2023 calendar year. 2. Hāmākua Action Committee Implementation Projects: Action Committee members will strategize on how they would like to proceed with ongoing or proposed implementation projects. This may involve going though a list of the 56 Community Actions in the Hāmākua Community Development Plan (CDP) as detailed in the Hāmākua CDP Community Action Guide to develop progress reports and plan future agenda items. Discussion may lead to the creation of an investigatory subcommittee and community liasion groups, as applicable. Joint initiatives with community members or partner organizations are encouraged. a. Formation of a Housing Subcommittee (Per Hāmākua Community Development Plan Section 5.2 and Community Action 25) b. Formation of other subcommittees as needed AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Agenda item suggestions from the Action Committee and Planning Staff for the Hāmākua Community Development Plan Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. ADJOURNMENT This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Hāmākua Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public Documents Repository: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/fol/109367/Row1.aspx. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department by calling (808) 961- 8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. NOTICE: The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the above items. A person desiring to submit oral or written testimony shall indicate their name and whether the testimony is on their behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. Written testimony can be submitted via email or hard copy. Hard copies should include an original and nine copies and be submitted no later than 4:30pm two days prior to the hearing date. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961- 8288 as soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code). A lobbyist means, “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty.gov month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.” (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code). Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720. HĀMĀKUA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Mitchell D. Roth Mayor Lee E. Lord Managing Director Zendo Kern Director Jeffrey W. Darrow Deputy Director County of Hawai‘i PLANNING DEPARTMENT HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page 1 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 1 DRAFT Meeting Minutes 2 CALL TO ORDER 3 Vice-Chair Niki Hubbard called the Hāmākua Community Development Plan (HCDP) Action 4 Committee (AC) to order at 5:39 pm. This was an Action Committee hosted meeting held at the 5 Jack Wayne Union Hall (ILWU); there was no Zoom option. 6 ROLL CALL 7 AC Members Present: Niki Hubbard (Vice-Chair); Brad Kurokawa; Desiree Moana Cruz; Rhonda 8 Pollard; Tawn Keeney. 9 AC Members Absent-Excused: Carol Ignacio, Robert Nishimoto, Crystal Kua. 10 County Officials: Suzanna Tiapula, Deputy Corporation Counsel 11 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None 12 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 13 1. Reminder that this was a Hāmākua Action Committee- hosted and facilitated meeting. There 14 was no County staff in attendance that evening. 15 2. Communication No. 2022-15: Update on the Waipi‘o Valley Road Closure. Action Committee 16 member Pollard shared this announcement. 17 PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: None 18 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 19 Action Committee Member Rhonda Pollard made a motion to approve the May 17, 2022 minutes. 20 Motion seconded by Action Committee Member Desiree Moana Cruz. Motion passed with 5 21 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 22 BUSINESS: 23 1. Election of Action Committee Officers 24 Action Committee Member Keeney nominated Action Committee member Bob Nishimoto, who 25 was not present for this nomination. Action Committee Member Keeney volunteered himself as 26 Action Committee Chair if Action Committee Member Nishimoto is not interested in the 27 position. Vice-Chair Hubbard volunteered to remain in her position. 28 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/ CDP@hawaiicounty.gov Page 2 Action Committee Member Kurokawa motioned to postpone election of chair to next month’s 29 meeting. Seconded by Action Committee Member Pollard. Motion passes with 5 votes aye, 0 30 votes nay. 31 2. Hāmākua Action Committee Implementation Projects 32 Action Committee Member Keeney wanted to discuss the Action Committee structure moving 33 forward. He mentioned how the North Kohala Action Committee lost all their members and 34 reorganized as an Advisory Group. He thought they could be a model the HCDP could use. 35 Deputy Corporation Counsel Suzanna Tiapula advised that for any discussion, this item is 36 required to be on the agenda and that any corresponding materials be saved until then. Action 37 Committee member Kurokawa asked Deputy Corporation Counsel Tiapula if it was ok to discuss 38 how to move the Action Committee forward. Action Committee Member Keeney shared how 39 the North Kohala Advisory Group meet monthly and act in an advisory capacity. He discussed 40 how former Action Committee members are involved, how they communicate with Planning and 41 other partners and how they have subcommittees by geographic location. 42 There was discussion about the status of several action items in the CDP, including action items 43 related to Waipi‘o. 44 Vice-Chair Hubbard referred to Community Actions within the CDP. 45 Action Committee Member Pollard moved that the Action Committee create a subcommittee to 46 move forward the Waipi‘o Wahi Pana Effort. Motion was seconded by Action Committee 47 Member Kurokawa. Motion passed with 5 votes aye, and 0 votes nay. Members of this 48 subcommittee included Action Committee members Kurokawa, Pollard and Cruz. 49 There was additional discussion about housing and future developments. There was no motion 50 made to create a housing subcommittee at this time. 51 3. Action Committee Support Letter for the Laupāhoehoe Boat Ramp & Breakwater 52 Vice-Chair Hubbard moved to approve the Action Committee Support Letter for the Laupāhoehoe 53 Boat Ramp & Breakwater. Seconded by Action Committee Member Keeney. Motion passed with 54 5 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 55 PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, October 18, 2022, location to be 56 determined. 57 1. Action Committee Chair Election 58 2. Advisory Group model 59 3. Housing Subcommittee Creation (to include the creation of other subcommittees) 60 4. Hui Mau Presentation (list what action items this relates to in general) 61 5. Subcommittee Report – Waipi‘o Wahi Pana (possibly invitation of Lei Browns Group) 62 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/ CDP@hawaiicounty.gov Page 3 ADJOURNMENT: Action Committee Member Pollard moved to adjourn. Seconded by Vice-Chair 63 Hubbard. The motion passed with 5 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 64 The meeting was adjourned at 7:12pm. 65 This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Hāmākua 66 Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 67 Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 68 by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 69