HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-13 HCDP Agenda FinalMitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Zendo Kem
Director
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director
Jeffrey W. Darrow
Deputy Director
West Hawai•i Office
74-5044 Anc Kcohokalolc Hwy
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
Phone (808) 323-4770
Fax (808) 327-3563
County of Hawai'i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
East Hawai'i Office
IO I Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288
Fax (808) 961-8742
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Hamakua Action
Committee {AC) in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-7, Hawai'i Revised Statutes. ,_,
DATE:
TIME:
LOCATION:
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Laupahoehoe Public Library
35-2065 Old Mamalahoa Highway
Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i 96764
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This meeting will be held by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT) through Zoom. The publ1'2
may provide verbal testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or attending in-person at the
physical location listed above. 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/vJlscOGhgjloGyiWyZkuusMrDmyr5jyHc6I
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.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Hamakua CDP Action Committee New Member Update
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: The Public may provide verbal testimony at the
meeting by joining the Zoom meeting or attending in-person. 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,,b:e submitted via email at cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or in person at
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the Hilo or Kona Planning Department, up to two (2) business days prior to this meeting (see
the Notice Section below).
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The Action Committee will consider the draft minutes for the
Hamakua Action Committee Meetings on March 21, 2023, April 12, 2023, and May 10, 2023.
BUSINESS:
1. Hamakua Wildfire Preparedness: Hawai'i Wildfire Management Organization on
Hamakua Wildfire Management Plan Presentation
2. Governor's Housing Proclamation Discussion (https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-
content/u ploads/2023/07 /2307072-1.pdf)
3. Action Committee Email Addresses on the Hamakua CDP Website
4. AC Meeting Cadence: Setting of dates, times, and venues.
5. Permitted Interaction Group Updates:
o Waipi'o Wahi Pana
o Housing
6. Future Agenda Item Recommendations
COMMUNICATIONS:
• Communication No. 2023-14 Big Island Now article, Poll results: Readers say more than
one solution to best prevent wildfires on Big Island
• Communication No. 2023-15 T. Keeney's letter to Governor's Chief Housing Officer
(Consideration of Hamakua CDP directives when reviewing housing development plans
in Hamakua)
• Communication No. 2023-16 T. Keeney Email to County Council (Removal of CDP AC
member email addresses from the websites_8.21.23)
• Communication No. 2023-17 T. Keeney Submission 2023-09-03 Complaint for
Declaratory & Quo Warranto Relief
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Action Committee members will discuss potential agenda items
for the next meeting including revisiting topics from meetings that did not have quorum.
ADJOURNMENT
This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department's Hamakua
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawai'i Public
Documents Repository: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/fol/109367 /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
testim9ny shallli-fldicate their name and whether the testimony i~ or,,_J~tlr behalf or as a
representative1of an1organization or individual. Written testimony can be submitted via email
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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
anymonth or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence
legislative oradministrative 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.
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