HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-18 SKCDP Meeting PacketMitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director
Zendo Kern
Director
Jeffrey W. Darrow
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
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October 24, 2022 1
DRAFT Meeting Minutes 2
CALL TO ORDER 3
Vice-Chair Kevin McLaughlin called the South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP) 4
Action Committee (AC) to order at 5:23 P.M. This was an Action Committee hosted meeting held 5
at the Hokuloa United Church of Christ. Quorum was established at the meeting. 6
ROLL CALL 7
AC Members Present: Karen Anderson, Bill Sanborn, Pete Hendricks, Scott Nagata, Kevin 8
McLaughlin (Vice-Chair) 9
AC Members Absent-Excused: Tristie Licoan, Julia Alos, Mark Gordon, Ruth Smith (Chair) 10
County Official: Suzanna Tiapula, Deputy Corporation Counsel 11
Two (2) members of the public attended the meeting in person: Jojo Tanimoto and James 12
Hustace 13
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None 14
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 15
1. Action Committee member Nagata provided an overview of his visit to the Hawaiʻi Water 16
Service. 17
2. Information sharing on recent events in the South Kohala District. The Action Committee 18
briefly discussed the latest County plans for the intersection between Waikoloa Road and 19
Paniolo Ave., and the change in speed limit on the Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway North of 20
Waikoloa Road. Community member Hustace provided comments on these items from 21
discussions at the South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee meetings. 22
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 23
Two (2) members of the public provided oral testimony during the respective agenda items. 24
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 25
Action Committee Member Pete Hendricks made a motion to approve the May 9, 2022 minutes. 26
Seconded by Action Committee member Karen Anderson. Motion passed with 5 votes aye, 0 27
votes nay. 28
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BUSINESS: 29
1. A Review of the Action Committee Framework 30
Discussion was held about Sunshine Law requirements for the Action Committee and the 31
different types of Action Committee subcommittees. Community member Tanimoto asked 32
about how Action Committee meeting agendas are assembled. Agenda items can be 33
proposed by the County staff, Action Committee members, or the public. The agenda is 34
approved by the Chair before being published. 35
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2. Hawai'i Island Tourism Discussion 37
Discussion was held about creating an investigatory subcommittee on this topic. Community 38
member Tanimoto commented about a cemetery on Kawaihae Road that needs signs to 39
inform tourists of appropriate behavior. The Action Committee discussed that an 40
investigatory subcommittee could discuss the matter further with Community member 41
Tanimoto after the subcommittee completes an initial recommendation to the Action 42
Committee (as directed below). 43
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Action Committee Member Karen Anderson made a motion to create an investigatory 45
subcommittee to read the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) plan and figure out how the 46
Action Committee can provide input to the process and bring a recommendation back to the 47
Action Committee in 6 months or in an appropriate time based on the HTA process schedule. 48
Seconded by Action Committee member Bill Sanborn. Motion passed with 5 votes aye, 0 49
votes nay. Action Committee member Tristie Licoan and Vice-Chair Kevin McLaughlin are 50
assigned to this subcommittee. 51
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3. South Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP) Discussion 53
The Action Committee briefly discussed the topic and agreed to pursue this with an 54
investigatory subcommittee. 55
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Action Committee member Bill Sanborn made a motion to create an investigatory 57
subcommittee to review the South Kohala CDP in preparation for a future update and make 58
recommendations or a report back to the Action Committee in 6 months. Seconded by Action 59
Committee member Karen Anderson. Motion passed with 5 votes aye, 0 votes nay. Action 60
Committee members Karen Anderson, Chair Ruth Smith, Bill Sanborn and Vice-Chair Kevin 61
McLaughlin are assigned to this subcommittee. Community member Tanimoto volunteered to 62
provide input to the subcommittee as a community representative for Kawaihae. 63
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4. Discussion on the Action Committee Request for a Mānā Road Wildfire After-Action Report 65
The topic was introduced and proceeded to a motion, as follows. 66
Action Committee member Bill Sanborn made a motion to permit Chair Ruth Smith to update 67
the previous letter and send again to the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, Mayor Mitch Roth, and 68
whoever else is appropriate from the distribution list on the previous letter. 69
Seconded by Action Committee member Pete Hendricks. Motion passed with 5 votes aye, 0 70
votes nay. 71
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5. Action Committee Community Project Discussion 73
A brief discussion was held about what investigatory subcommittees may be appropriate to 74
follow up on these discussions. 75
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Action Committee member Bill Sanborn made a motion to create an investigatory 77
subcommittee to follow up on the Waimea Preservation topics, including the park in Waimea 78
behind the Parker Ranch shopping center, and to report back to the Action Committee in 6 79
months. Seconded by Action Committee member Pete Hendricks. Motion passed with 5 80
votes aye, 0 votes nay. Action Committee members Scott Nagata, Bill Sanborn and Pete 81
Hendricks are assigned to this subcommittee. 82
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Action Committee member Bill Sanborn made a motion to create an investigatory 84
subcommittee to investigate concerns with County roads and bridges in South Kohala and an 85
emergency road in Kawaihae. This subcommittee will report back to the Action Committee in 86
6 months. Seconded by Action Committee member Scott Nagata. Motion passed with 5 87
votes aye, 0 votes nay. Action Committee members Scott Nagata, Bill Sanborn and Chair Ruth 88
Smith are assigned to this subcommittee. 89
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PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: 91
1. Interim updates from all subcommittees, as available. 92
2. Request for information about how the Fire Department handles (historic) burials found 93
during firefighting activities. 94
ADJOURNMENT: Action Committee Member Bill Sanborn made a motion to adjourn. Seconded 95
by Action Committee member Pete Hendricks. The motion passed with 5 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 96
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The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 PM. 98
These meeting minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s 99
South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi 100
Public Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning 101
Department by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 102
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