HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-20 HCDP Minutes Final Draft.v02Mitchell 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
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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
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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. Deputy Corporation Counsel Suzanna Tiapula advised that for 35
any discussion, this item is required to be on the agenda and that any corresponding materials 36
be saved until then. Action Committee member Kurokawa asked Deputy Corporation Counsel 37
Tiapula if it was ok to discuss how to move the Action Committee forward. Action Committee 38
Member Keeney shared how the North Kohala Advisory Group meet monthly and act in an 39
advisory capacity. He discussed how former Action Committee members are involved, how they 40
communicate with Planning and other partners and how they have subcommittees by 41
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
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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