HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-13 HCDP Minutes FinalMitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director
Zendo Kern
Director
Jeffrey W. Darrow
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 1
FINAL Meeting Minutes 2
CALL TO ORDER 3
Chair Tawn Keeney called the Hāmākua Community Development Plan (HCDP) Action Committee 4
(AC) to order at 5:30 P.M. Quorum was established at this time. This meeting was held online via 5
Zoom, and in-person at the Kula’imano Community Center. 6
The YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQXyYKo47lQ 8
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ROLL CALL 10
AC Members Present: Brad Kurokawa, Robert Nishimoto, David Meyer, Tawn Keeney, Richard 11
Bidleman 12
AC Members Present via Zoom: Tisha Mahealani Maikui (arrived 5:35 P.M.), Crystal Kua 13
County Staff: Planners – Maryam Palma, Janice Hata, Bethany Morrison & Jessica Lahip 14
Approximately 18 members of the of the public attended the meeting (8 in person and 8 via 15
Zoom) 16
County Officials: Council Member, Heather Kimball and Deputy Corporation Counsel, Sinclair 17
Salas-Ferguson 18
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 19
Chair Keeney read the announcements from the agenda [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 27:55] 20
Council Member Heather Kimball shared an announcement [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 28:18] 21
Chair Keeny makes another announcement [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 43:15] 22
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: This item was taken out of order. 23
Community member, Chuck Flaherty, provided written testimony on agenda item #2 24
See Communication No. 2023-33 25
Five (5) members of the public provided oral testimony. 26
www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/ CDP@hawaiicounty.gov Page 2
Cory Harden public testimony on agenda item #2 [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 6:51] 27
Marissa Harman via Zoom public testimony [SEE YOUTUBE STAMP 10:58] 28
Meju Lui public testimony on agenda item #3 [SEE YOUTUBE STAMP 13:33] 29
Marissa Harman responded to Meju Lui testimony [SEEE YOUTUBE STAMP 15:24] 30
Michael Buth public testimony on cellular/internet outage in Laupahoehoe [SEE YOUTUBE 31
STAMP 17:32] 32
Claudia Rohr via Zoom public testimony on agenda item #2 and #3 [SEE YOUTUBE STAMP 20:25] 33
AC member Robert Nishimoto wanted to comment on agenda item #3. Corporation Counsel, 34
Sinclair informed him to comment when discussion is brought up on Fire Preparedness [SEE 35
YOUTUBE STAMP 27:08] 36
Question came from the public on how to put items on the agenda. Corporation Counsel, Sinclair 37
responded that members of the public are to email Tawn and to put it on the agenda. [SEE 38
YOUTUBE STAMP 04:53] 39
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 40
This item was taken out of order. Committee Member David Meyer moved to approve the 41
November 8, 2023 minutes with amendments by Committee Member Brad Kurokawa . Motion 42
seconded by Committee Member Richard Bidleman. Motion passed unanimously [SEE YOUTUBE 43
TIME STAMP 0:56] 44
BUSINESS: 45
1. Election of Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson 2024 46
The Action Committee began discussion nomination of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 47
2024. Tawn will continue as chair until someone volunteers to take on role. Will defer item to 48
next meeting. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 44:30] 49
Community Member Alana Wallace via Zoom had a question asking what are the requirements 50
for a Chair [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 45:39] 51
County Staff, Janice Hata provided application link https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-52
county/boards-commissions-application to serve on Hāmākua CDP Action Committee. 53
2. General Plan 2045 (September 2023 Draft) Presentation and Q&A by Hawai’i County Planner, 54
Bethany Morrison 55
County of Hawai’i Planner, Bethany Morrison, provides presentation on General Plan 2045 and 56
shares PowerPoint [SEE YOUTUBE STAMP 51:07] 57
Comments made by the committee members and the community. Questions/comments arose 58
on affordable housing, the different phases/chapters of the General Plan, and land use 59
maps/zoning. 60
Planner Morrison emphasizes needing input and getting comments on the General Plan and that 61
public comment is open until March 1, 2024. The General Plan is available online and physical 62
www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/ CDP@hawaiicounty.gov Page 3
copies are available in libraries. People could also come down to the Planning department to use 63
a computer or purchase a hard copy for $22.20. 64
3. Hāmākua CDP AC’s Investigation into the Fire Preparedness of the Communities in the 65
Hāmākua District: 66
Agenda item deferred to next meeting [SEE YOUTUBE STAMP 2:14:14] 67
4. Mud Lane Roadway that runs from Kukuihaele to Māmalahoa Highway 68
Agenda item deferred to next meeting [SEE YOUTUBE STAMP 2:14:14] 69
5. Scheduling of Future Hāmākua Community Development Plan Action Committee meetings 70
Chair Keeney began a discussion on setting a schedule of future meetings. He suggested that 71
they meet every 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:30p and to find different facilities to use. 72
The committee agreed. In addition, Chair Tawn mentions that Kō Education facility will be 73
available in January and the Laupahoehoe Library will no longer be available until after March 74
2024. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 2:19:45] 75
PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 2:21:15] 76
1. Hāmākua CDP AC’s Investigation into the Fire Preparedness of the Communities in the 77
Hāmākua District 78
2. Mud Lane Roadway that runs from Kukuihaele to Māmalahoa Highway 79
ADJOURNMENT: 80
Chair Keeney motioned to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Committee member 81
Nishimoto. Motion passed with unanimous aye vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M. 82
These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kona 83
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 84
Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 85
by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 86