HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-12-20 HCDP CancellationMitchell 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
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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF A 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.
** DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. **
DATE: Tuesday, December 20, 2022
TIME: 5:30 P.M.
LOCATION: Honokaʻa People's Theatre
45-3574 Mamane St
Honokaʻa, Hawaii 96727
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Information Sharing from Councilmember Heather Kimball
• North Hilo Community Council meeting update regarding Laupāhoehoe Point.
• Hakalau Bridge information from the Hakalau Neighborhood Watch and Hanamalo Loop
Homeowners Association.
• The Hawaiʻi County Chapter 25 Zoning & Chapter 23 Subdivision Code Update Project is
currently underway. For more information and to provide feedback please visit:
http://cohcodeupdate.com/
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: The Public may provide oral testimony at the meeting
by joining online or calling into the Zoom meeting. Please register to testify by contacting
cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. Comments may be made either during the public comment portion of
the agenda or just prior to the relevant business item. With discretion of the Chair of the CDP
Action Committee, comments may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item
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 Friday, December 16,
2022, to the meeting (see the Notice Section below).
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The Action Committee will consider the draft minutes for the
October 18th, 2022, and the November 15, 2022, meeting.
BUSINESS:
1. Subcommittee Report Back to Action Committee: Designated subcommittees will
report back and provide updates to the Action Committee regarding their progress.
o Waipi‘o Wahi Pana
o Housing (CDP Section 5.2 – Community Action #25)
2. Action Committee Project Prioritization Discussion: Action Committee members will
engage in an exercise to establish priority implementation projects and interests.
Discussion will include exploring mutual interests between Action Committee members
to create investigatory subcommittees and community liaison groups, as applicable.
Joint initiatives with community members or partner organizations are encouraged.
o Zoning & Subdivision Code Revision Subcommittee
o Lehua St. Infrastructure Subcommittee
o Existing subcommittee status
3. Action Committee Community Outreach Strategy: The Action Committee will discuss
and strategize how to increase meeting attendance and better engage with the
Hāmākua community.
o Please see Communication No. 2022-30 – Public Invitation for CDP Action
Committee Access
4. Action Committee Support Letter for Hakalau School: The Action Committee will
review and vote on sending a letter of support for the Hakalau School regarding the
renewal of their long-term lease from the Department of Land and Natural Resources
(DLNR).
o Please see Communication No. 2022- 31 – Letter of Support for Hakalau School
Lease Renewal
5. Status On All Action Committees Discussion: The Action Committee will discuss the
current work of each Action Committee of Hawaiʻi Island, to include: Kaʻū, Kona, North
Kohala, Puna, and South Kohala.
COMMUNICATIONS:
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6. Communication No. 2022-28 Department of Transportation Request for Comments
Regarding the Hakalau Bridge
7. Communication No. 2022-27 Action Committee Subcommittee Guidance
8. Communication No. 2022-23 Planning Department Community Planning Newsletter
9. Communication No. 2022-29 Tawn Keeney Letter to all Action Committees Regarding a
Future Joint Action Committee Meeting
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Agenda item suggestions from the Action Committee and
Planning Staff for the Hāmākua Community Development Plan Action Committee meeting on
January 17, 2023.
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: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1. 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 (5) 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 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, Hawai‘i
County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1402, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.
HĀMĀKUA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE