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HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE 1
Wednesday, February 12, 2024 2
DRAFT Meeting Minutes 3
CALL TO ORDER 4
Chair Meyer called the Hāmākua Community Development Plan (HCDP) Action Committee 5
(AC) to order at 4:00pm. Quorum was established at this time. This meeting was held in-person 6
at the Pāpaʻaloa Community Center Annex and online via ZOOM. 7
The YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poWghSnRl78 9
ROLL CALL 10
AC Members Present: Brad Kurokawa, Robert Nishimoto, David Meyer, Tawn Keeney, Richard 11
Bidleman 12
AC Members Present via ZOOM: Mahealani Maikui joined late at 5:05pm 13
County Staff: Planners – Maryam Palma and Jessica Lahip 14
County Officials: Council Member, Heather Kimball and Deputy Corporation Counsel, Sinclair 15
Salas-Ferguson 16
11 members of the of the public attended the meeting (7 in person and 4 via ZOOM) 17
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 18
Chair Meyer announced that the Planning Department is seeking applicants for the HCDP AC. 19
There are currently 3 vacancies and 3 holdovers on the AC. 20
Chair Meyer announces how to find public notices via the county website. [SEE YOUTUBE 21
TIMESTAMP 3:45] 22
To ensure timely review of Hāmākua CDP district applications, the AC requested that the Chair 23
be notified of any new applications for subdivisions, zoning changes, variences, and Planning 24
Commission agendas and meeting minutes upon submission to the Planning Department 25
[YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 4:08] 26
Updates and announcements by Councli Member Heather Kimball and discussion with AC [SEE 27
YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 11:02] 28
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 29
Committee member Richard Bidleman motioned to approve the January 10, 2024 minutes. 30
Motion seconded by committee member Brad Kurokawa. Motion passed unanimously [SEE 31
YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 33:43] 32
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 33
No public comments before agenda items. 34
BUSINESS: 35
1. Emergency Routes Discussion: This item was called to order at 4:48 p.m. 36
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Kevin Waltjen and Jennifer Zelko from HECO discuss concern about powerlines and tree 37
trimming cycle on Kapehu Road. Marisa Harman speaks on Kamehameha School’s work on 38
Kapehu Road. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 48:05:00] 39
AC discusses potential Permitted Interaction Groups (PIG) for emergency routes. Planning 40
adresses Section 4.9.3 Policy 55 of the CDP as a suggestion for the Mud Lane emergency route. 41
Tawn Keeny requests to form a PIG. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 1:04] 42
Brad Kurokawa motions to form a PIG to solicit community input on Policy 55 in CDP 43
document with committee members Tawn Keeny, Mahealani Maikui, and Chair David Meyer, 44
seconded by Mahealani Maikui. Motion passed by 6 votes, aye. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME 45
STAMP 1:45] 46
This item concluded at 5:50 p.m. 47
2. Lehua Street Subdivision Sidewalk Funds Availability: This item was called to order 48
at 5:50 p.m. 49
Committee member Richard Bidleman presents Lehua Street map, Communication No. 2024.02. 50
Bidleman expresses the need for an additional sidewalk along Lehua Street adjacent to Honokaʻa 51
Sports Complex. Planning addresses Section 5.3.4 Policy 70 which states the County’s action for 52
improving pedestrian access in Honokaʻa. Planning agrees to address feasibility of this project at 53
the next meeting [SEE YOUTIBE TIME STAMP 1:49] 54
This item concluded at 5:58 p.m. 55
3. Scheduling of Future Hāmākua Community Development Plan Action Committee 56
meetings: This item was called to order at 5:58pm 57
AC discusses possible meeting times, dates, and meeting locations. AC agrees to meet on the 58
second Wednesday of every month at 5:00p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:57] 59
This item concluded at 6:06 p.m. 60
4. Letter of Endorsement to a Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources 61
Commission (PONC) Application: This item was called to order at 6:06 p.m. 62
AC discusses letter of endorsement for PONC application, Communication No. 2024-10. 63
Committee member Tawn Keeney motions to submit letter of endorsement by Hāmākua CDP 64
AC for consideration by Hawaii County, seconded by committee member Richard Bidleman. 65
Motion passed unanimously [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 2:04] 66
This item concluded at 6:31 p.m. 67
ADJOURNMENT: 68
Committee member Brad Kurokawa motioned to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Vice 69
Chair Mahealani Maikui. Motion passed with unanimous aye vote. The meeting was adjourned 70
at 6:33p.m. 71
These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Hāmākua 72
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 73
Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 74
by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 75