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Home My WebLink About2024-05-08 HCDP Meeting Packet County of Hawai‘i HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty.gov Mitchell D. Roth Mayor Brad Kurokawa Mahealani Maikui Richard Bidleman Vacant Vacant David Meyer Vacant Robert Nishimoto Tawn Keeney Vacant AGENDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Hāmākua Community Development Plan Action Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS). This meeting will be held in-person at the location listed in this notice and by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT) through Zoom. DATE: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 TIME: 5:00 P.M. IN PERSON LOCATION: Kulaʻimano Community Center 28-2891 Alia St. Pepeekeo, HI 96783 ONLINE/ZOOM: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsduyqpjkiHuf0XreqPebftqbvx5Fg8-k NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or attending in-person at the physical location listed above. Although not required, to register in advance for oral testimony please contact staff at cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8288. Pursuant to § 92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the committee takes public statements on the agenda, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Please note that public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item. In addition, although not required, to ensure timely delivery of written testimony to committee members, it is requested that written testimony be submitted by 4:30 p.m. at least two business days prior to the meeting via email to cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. When submitting written testimony, please specify for which agenda item written testimony is being submitted. All written testimony will be a part of the public record. NOTICE REGARDING INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT): A meeting held by ICT shall be automatically recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the in-person location identified in this notice. The meeting Page 2 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty.gov may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this subsection within 30 minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting will be automatically terminated. I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The Committee will consider approving the draft minutes from the April 10, 2024. III. PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS: Pursuant to § 92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so now, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item. IV. BUSINESS: 1. Discussion of Implementation Priorities – Discussion and decision making on the committee’s priorities and strategies on potential community action items. V. AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Action Committee members will discuss potential agenda items for the next meeting. VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS • The Hakalau Stream Bridge Rehabilitation Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) has been published. Comments are due by May 23rd. The following is a link to the drafted EA: https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/erp/Doc_Library/2024-04-23-HA-DEA- Hakalau-Stream-Bridge-Rehabilitation.pdf • The Environmental Review Program (ERP) facilitates Hawaiʻi environmental review process, pursuant to Chapter 343, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes. The following is a link to subscribe to their semi-monthly publication, The Environmental Notice: https://planning.hawaii.gov/erp/ • The Department of Environmental Management has begun the process to Draft an Integrated Wastewater Management Plan. A recording of the first round of public meetings can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmR2EgTRQVI VII. ADJOURNMENT This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Hāmākua Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public Documents Repository: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&startid=109367&cr=1 These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department by calling (808) 961- 8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. Page 3 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@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 testimony shall indicate their name and whether the testimony is on their behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. Written testimony can be submitted via email or hard copy. Hard copies should include an original and nine copies and be submitted no later than 4:30pm two business days prior to the meeting. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 or cdp@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible, but no later than five business days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. If a response is received after the five-business days deadline, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. 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 any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative 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-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720. HĀMĀKUA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE HĀMĀKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 ACTION COMMITTEE 2 COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 3 DRAFT MINUTES 4 April 10, 2024 5 CALL TO ORDER 6 Chair David Meyer called the Hāmākua Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee 7 (AC) to order at 5:05 p.m. A quorum was established with six members in attendance. This meeting 8 was held in person at the Paʻauilo Gym Annex and via the Zoom online platform. 9 The full YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivnqkzk5L-Q 11 ROLL CALL 12 Members Present (in person): Richard Bidleman, Tawn Keeney, David Meyer (Chair) and 13 Mahealani Maikui (Vice-Chair). 14 Members Present (via Zoom) Brad Kurokawa and Robert Nishimoto. 15 County Staff Present (in person): Janice Hata and Jessica Lahip. 16 County Staff Present (via Zoom): Maryam Palma 17 There were 0 members of the public in attendance. 18 APPROVAL OF MINUTES [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:40] 19 Committee Member Tawn Keeney motioned to approve the February 12, 2024 meeting minutes. 20 Vice-Chair Mahealani Maikui seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 21 Committee Member Richard Bidleman motioned to approve the March 13, 2024 meeting minutes. 22 Committee Member Tawn Keeney seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 23 PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 24 There were no public comments on the agenda items. 25 BUSINESS 26 1. Discussion of Implementation Priorities for 2024 27 This item was called to order at 5:11p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 7:24] 28 Planning Department Staff Maryam Palma presented on the Hāmākua CDP Implementation 29 Priorities for 2024 and reviewed the results from the Google Form survey, which had been 30 HĀMĀKUA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of April 10, 2024 2 distributed to the AC prior to the meeting. There was a discussion among the AC members 31 regarding potential actions they were interested in pursuing. The AC also discussed whether a 32 Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) would be beneficial to the various implementation actions. 33 This item concluded 6:48 p.m. 34 2. Letter to the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization 35 This item was called to order at 6:48 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:44:34] 36 Committee Member Tawn Keeney led the discussion on sending a letter to the Hawaiʻi Wildfire 37 Management Organization (HWMO) regarding the Hāmākua Wildfire Preparedness Plan. 38 Committee Member Tawn Keeney made a motion to send a letter to HWMO as an Action 39 Committee. Chair David Meyer seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 40 This item concluded at 6:54 p.m. 41 3. Draft General Plan 2045 Permitted Interaction Group 42 This item was called to order at 6:54 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:50:19] 43 Committee Member Tawn Keeney proposed to establish a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) to 44 prepare AC comments on the Final Recommended Draft General Plan. Committee Members Tawn 45 Keeney and Brad Kurokawa volunteered to work together on preparing AC comments for the Final 46 Recommended Draft General Plan. 47 This item concluded at 7:03 p.m. 48 AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING 49 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:59:18] 50 1. Continue discussion on implementation priorities for 2024 51 2. Kolekole Bridge repair update 52 3. Possible presentation from Committee Member Robert Nishimoto 53 ANNOUNCEMENTS 54 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:04:30] 55 The Planning Department is currently seeking applicants for the Hāmākua CDP Action 56 Committee. 57 Email notifications for public notices may be requested at the following link: 58 https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/boards-and-commissions/sign-up-for-boards-and-59 commissions-email-notifications 60 HĀMĀKUA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of April 10, 2024 3 ADJOURNMENT 61 Committee Member Richard Bidleman motioned to adjourn the meeting. Committee Member 62 Brad Kurokawa seconded the motion. An all-in-favor voice vote carried the motion unanimously. 63 The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. 64 These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Hāmākua 65 Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 66 Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 67 by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 68