HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-08 Kaʻū CDP Minutes DraftMitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director
Zendo Kern
Director
Jeffrey W. Darrow
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
KAʻŪ 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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Wednesday, November 08, 2023 1
DRAFT Meeting Minutes 2
CALL TO ORDER 3
Chair Leinaʻala Enos called the Kaʻū Community Development Plan (KCDP) Action Committee 4
(AC) to order at 5:30 P.M. This meeting was held at the Na’alehu Community Center. There was 5
no Zoom option. Quorum was not established at this meeting. 6
ROLL CALL 7
AC Members Present: Leinaʻala Enos (Chair), Babette Morrow, Jason Masters 8
AC Members Absent-Excused: Kaweni Ibarra, Ka’ohinani Mokuhali’I, Pernell Hanoa (Vice-Chair) 9
AC Member Absent-Unexcused: Jesse Ke, Catherine Williams 10
County Officials: Deputy Corporation Council- Suzanna Tiapula 11
County Staff: Maryam Palma and Janice Hata 12
6 members of the public attended the meeting. 13
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: None 15
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 17
Due to lack of quorum, the minutes for August 23, 2023 meeting were not approved. 18
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BUSINESS: 20
1. Review of Permitted Interaction Groups: 21
a. Suzanna Tiapula reviewed Communication Number 2023-08 titled Quick Review: Who 22
Board Members Can Talk to and When (Part 3). She explained the AC communication 23
rights and responsibilities under the Hawaii Sunshine Law and reviewed the 24
functioning of Permitted Interaction Groups. 25
b. Julie Enriques asked if the Planning Department could send information to the Action 26
Committee when they receive new development plans for areas in Ka’ū. 27
2. Due to a lack of quorum, no other business was conducted. 28
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3. Public Comment: 29
A. Irene Eklund asked about the status of the General Plan revisions, and whether the 30
revisions would affect the Ka’ū CDP. 31
PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: 32
1. Discussion with Planning Department about processing of development plans and 33
concerns from the public about public notification of upcoming projects. 34
2. Discussion of the inactive North Kohala CDP Action Committee and the North Kohala 35
Advisory Group. 36
3. Due to a lack of quorum, no date for the next meeting was set. 37
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ADJOURNMENT: 39
Committee Member Masters motioned to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Committee 40
Member Morrow. Due to a lack of quorum, the motion was not voted on. The meeting was 41
adjourned at 6:52 P.M. 42
These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kaʻū 43
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 44
Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 45
by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@Hawaiʻicounty.gov. 46