HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-04-12 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
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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 (AC) in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.
DATE: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
TIME: 5:00 P.M.
LOCATION: This meeting will be held by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT)
through Zoom. The public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting
by attending in-person or calling into the Zoom meeting. Members of the
public may attend via Zoom or attend the in-person on-site location listed
below.
To register for verbal testimony please contact staff at
cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8288.
Zoom registration link:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscOmgqzIsHT4myO3_4Y
4SnzYYWcgQ-Jg
If internet connection is lost, the public meeting will be automatically
recessed to restore communication. If the lost connection exceeds 30
minutes, the meeting will be terminated.
In-person site location:
Honokaʻa People's Theatre
45-3574 Mamane Street
Honokaʻa, Hawaii 96727
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
• The Planning Department is currently seeking applicants for the Hāmākua Action
Committee. They are requesting assistance getting the word out to find interested
community members. The application can be found on the Mayor’s office website here:
https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/boards-commissions-application
• The Action Committee is seeking a volunteer Secretary to take meeting notes and
collaborate with the Planning Department accordingly. Any interested parties should
email cdp@hawaiicounty.gov.
• Hāmākua CDP Community Action Guide (Community Actions detailed)
https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/1/edoc/121581/Hamakua%20CDP%20Com
munity%20Action%20Guide.pdf
• Hāmākua Community Development Plan (County Policies and Community Actions)
https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/home/showdocument?id=305702&t=63808849180586
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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 Monday, April 10, 2023, to
the meeting (see the Notice Section below).
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: March 21, 2023, minutes will be reviewed and considered at the
next available AC meeting.
BUSINESS:
1. Council Member Kimball Updates, including previously suggested investigatory groups.
The AC may discuss and ask questions.
2. Presentation from Indy Singh related to Community Healing Gardens: After the
presentation, the AC may discuss this topic’s connection to the CDP and may vote to
form a permitted interaction group.
3. Permitted Interaction Groups Updates to AC: Designated permitted interaction groups
will report back and provide updates to the AC regarding their progress.
o Waipi‘o Wahi Pana
o Housing
o Lehua St. Infrastructure
4. Public Access, Open Space, & Natural Resources (PONC): Review and discuss the list of
past PONC applications and see if the AC would like to provide renewed support for any,
make new recommendations, or vote to form a permitted interaction group.
5. Action Committee Meetings: AC discussion on the format of future meetings such as if
they should be all in-person, hybrid zoom/in-person, or another alternative.
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COMMUNICATIONS:
• Com 2023-09: PONC Past Project List
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Action Committee members will discuss potential agenda items
for the next meeting.
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.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact the
Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 as soon as possible, and no later than five (5) working
days prior to the meeting date. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of
being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice may be made available in alternate/accessible formats.
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