HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-19 Ka'u CDP Minutes DraftMitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director
Zendo Kern
Director
Jeffrey W. Darrow
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
KAʻŪ COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
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Wednesday, October 19 2022 1
DRAFT Meeting Minutes 2
CALL TO ORDER 3
Heather Bartlett, Planner for the County of Hawaiʻi called the Kaʻū Community Development Plan 4
(Kaʻū CDP) Action Committee (AC) to order at 12:08 P.M. This was an Action Committee hosted 5
meeting held at the Pāhala Community Center- Multipurpose Room ; there was no Zoom option. 6
Quorum was established at this meeting. 7
ROLL CALL 8
AC Members Present: Jesse Ke, Kaʻohinani Mokuhaliʻi, Leinaʻala Enos, Babette Morrow, Pernell 9
Hanoa, Catherine Williams, Kaweni Ibarra, Jason Masters. 10
AC Members Absent-Excused: None 11
County Staff: Planners –Heather Bartlett, Elyse Stevens, Justin Yeh 12
Late AC Attendance: Kaweni Ibarra at 12:44pm; Jason Masters at 12:54pm. 13
County Officials: Suzanna, Tiapula - Deputy Corporation Counsel 14
Community members: There were three (3) members of the public that attended. 15
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None 16
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 17
1. Hawaiʻi County Code Update Meeting for Community Input: The Planning Department is 18
sponsoring a Community Open House regarding the Zoning & Subdivision Code Update on 19
Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in Kona and Thursday, October 20, 2022, in Hilo. 20
2. Mauna Loa Update: Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense and the USGS: Discussion on the status and 21
emergency preparedness in Ocean View, Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Pāhala 22
Community Center from 1-3 p.m. 23
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 24
Two (2) members of the public provided oral testimony. 25
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1. Community member Bill Savage, representing himself, testified on agenda item 2. He 26
discussed this administration supporting the process and recommended the Action 27
Committee spread the meetings across the three towns: Nā‘ālehu, Pāhala, and Ocean 28
View. 29
2. County Council-Elect Michelle Galimba, representing herself, provided oral testimony. 30
She stated how excited she was for the Ka’ū Action Committee to get started, how the 31
Kaʻū Steering Committee operated with more flexibility under Sunshine Law and enjoys 32
seeing the community gather around different priorities. 33
BUSINESS: 34
1. Election of Action Committee Officers: 35
Action Committee Member Ke made a motion to nominate Leinaʻala Enos for Chair. Motion 36
seconded by Action Committee Member Morrow. Motion passed with 6 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 37
Action Committee members Ibarra and Masters were not present for this vote. 38
Action Committee Member Williams made a motion nominate Pernell Hanoa as Vice-Chair. 39
Motion seconded by Committee Member Ke. Motion passed with 6 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 40
Action Committee members Ibarra and Masters were not yet present for this vote. 41
Action Committee Member Williams volunteered for Secretary to take notes and hand 42
administrative duties. 43
Action Committee member Mokuhali'i made a motion to appoint Catherine Williams as Secretary; 44
seconded by Action Committee member Morrow. Motion passed with 6 votes aye and 0 votes 45
nay. Action Committee members Ibarra and Masters were not present for this vote. 46
The Action Committee discussed basic protocols regarding Sunshine Law and the respective 47
deadlines that are required for each meeting. They also discussed logistics and how to run 48
future Action Committee hosted meetings. 49
2. Action Committee Project Prioritization Discussion: 50
Action Committee members briefly discussed the types of subcommittees, how they operate 51
and how the Sunshine Law applies to them. Action Committee Members described and shared 52
the projects and efforts currently in progress and how the Action Committee provides support 53
for these efforts. Establishment of common interests by Action Committee members led to the 54
formation of four (4) different Subcommittees. 55
Action Committee member Masters made a motion to establish three separate investigatory 56
subcommittees for Coastline Access and Resources each for Green Sands, Pōhue, and Punaluʻu. 57
Seconded by Action Committee member Williams. The motion passed with 8 votes aye, 0 votes 58
nay. 59
Punaluʻu Coastline Access and Resources Investigatory Subcommittee would be 60
comprised of Action Committee members Pernell Hanoa, Kaweni Ibarra, Jesse Ke, and 61
Ka‘ohinani Mokuhaliʻi. 62
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Green Sands Coastline Access and Resources Investigatory Subcommittee would be 63
comprised of Action Committee members Jason Masters, Leinaʻala Enos, Babette 64
Morrow, and Kaweni Ibarra. 65
Pohue Coastline Access and Resources Investigatory Subcommittee would be comprised 66
of Action Committee members Jason Masters, Pernell Hanoa, and Catherine Williams. 67
On the motion to establish the three mentioned subcommittees, a roll call vote was taken; the 68
motion passed with 8 votes aye; 0 votes nay. 69
Action Committee member Enos made a motion to establish an investigatory subcommittee to 70
collaborate with ‘O Ka'ū Kākou (OKK) to support Kūpuna Housing; seconded by Action Committee 71
member Morrow. 72
The Kūpuna Housing Investigatory Subcommittee would be comprised of Action 73
Committee members Jason Masters, Leinaʻala Enos, and Babette Morrow. 74
On the motion to establish a Kūpuna Housing investigatory subcommittee, a roll call vote. The 75
motion passed with 8 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 76
PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: 77
1. Next meeting in Nāʻālehu tentatively scheduled for December 14th at 5:00pm. 78
2. Updates from subcommittees. 79
ADJOURNMENT: 80
Action Committee member Masters made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Action 81
Committee member Hanoa. The motion passed with 8 votes aye; 0 votes nay. 82
The meeting was adjourned at 2:17 pm. 83
This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kaʻū 84
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 85
Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 86
by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@Hawaiʻicounty.gov. 87