HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-02-27 PCDP Agenda FinalMitchell D. Roth Mayor Zenda Kern Director
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director Jeffrey W. Darrow Dep11ty Director
West Hawai'i Office 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740Phone(808)323-4770Fax (808) 327-3563 County of Hawai'i PLANNING DEPARTMENT
East Hawai'i Office 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Puna Action
Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-7, Hawai'i Revised Statutes.
DATE: Monday, February 27, 2023
TIME: 2:00 P.M.
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PLACE: This meeting will be held by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT) through
Zoom. The public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting by joining
on line or calling into the Zoom meeting. Members of the public may also
attend via Zoom, watch the live stream on the Planning Department's YouTube
channel, or attend the in-person on site location listed below.
To register for verbal testimony please contact staff at cdp@hawaiicounty.gov
or {808)961-8188.
Zoom registration link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1604735066
To view the live stream on YouTube, click the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/CountyofHawaiiPlanningDepartment
If internet connection is lost, the public meeting will be automatically recessed
to restore communication. If lost connection exceeds 30 minutes, the meeting
will be terminated.
In-Person site location:
Hawai'i County Planning Department Conference Room
101 Pauahi St #3,
Hilo, HI 96720
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AGENDA
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APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The Action Committee will consider the draft minutes for the
Puna Action Committee Meeting on May 5, 2022.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: Written testimony may be submitted via email at
cdp@hawa1icounty.gov or in person at the Hilo or Kona Planning Department, up to two (2)
business days prior (Thursday, February 23, 2023) 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. To register for access to the Zoom meeting please email cdp@hawaiicounty.gov
or click the link above. 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.
BUSINESS:
1.Pahoa Transit Hub and Library Presentation. The County of Hawai'i Planning
Department and Mass Transit Agency are initiating the planning phase of a Transit Hub
in the Pahoa region, to include coordination with the Hawai'i State Public Library System
on the location of a new State Library in the area. Action Committee members and the
community will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on this
project.
2.Action Committee Recruitment Strategy: Action Committee members will discuss their
strategy to recruit new members for the Puna Action Committee.
3.Puna Action Committee Meeting Schedule Discussion: The Action Committee will
discuss and create a meeting schedule for the remainder of 2023.
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Action Committee members will discuss logistics (meeting
date/time) and potential agenda items for the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department's Puna
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawai'i Public
Documents Repository: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/fol/13985/Rowl.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.
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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)(G), 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.
PUNA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE