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KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1
ACTION COMMITTEE 2
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 3
FINAL MINUTES 4
April 16, 2024 5
CALL TO ORDER 6
Chair Charles Young called the Kona Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee 7
(AC) meeting to order at 12:07 p.m. A quorum was established with five members in attendance. 8
This meeting was held in person at the West Hawai’i Civic Center, B2 Conference Room and 9
online via the Zoom platform. 10
The full YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRASE2REVtE&t=2s 12
ROLL CALL 13
Members Present (in person): Charles Young (Chair), Nancy Pisicchio (Vice-Chair), John Pelletier, 14
and Heather Korotie. 15
Members Present (via Zoom): Roselyn Molina 16
Members Absent: Gary Jaster, David Huerta, and Marisa Bankston. 17
County Staff Present (in person): Jessica Lahip and Kawelo Kalili. 18
County Staff Present (via Zoom): Maryam Palma and Janice Hata. 19
There were approximately 11 members of the public in attendance (6 in person and 5 via Zoom). 20
APPROVAL OF MINUTES 21
Vice-Chair Nancy Pisicchio motioned to approve the March 19, 2024 meeting minutes. The motion 22
was seconded by Committee Member John Pelletier. The motion passed unanimously. [SEE 23
YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 5:20] 24
BUSINESS 25
1. Kealakehe Regional Park Update 26
This item was called to order at 12:15 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 8:46] 27
Committee Member John Pelletier provided an update on the Kealakehe Regional Park project. 28
The Department of Parks and Recreation is in the process of drafting a Cultural Impact Study for 29
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the park and will eventually write an Environmental Impact Statement. The Planning Department 30
briefed the AC on recent communications with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the 31
Department of Water Supply. At this time, neither department has information to provide to the 32
AC, however, if there are any specific questions from the AC, Planning Department staff may 33
assist with forwarding those inquiries to both Departments. 34
Rebecca Lucia testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 18:55] 35
Keola Childs testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 25:40] 36
Chuck Flaherty testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 32:00] 37
Janice Palma-Glennie testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 41:40] 38
This item concluded at 12:46 p.m. 39
2. Overview of CDP Action Committee Purpose and Kona CDP Implementation Priorities 40
for 2024 41
This item was called to order at 12:51 p.m. 42
Planning Department Staff Maryam Palma provided a refresher presentation on CDP AC roles, 43
Sunshine Law, and examples of possible Kona CDP priorities for 2024. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME 44
STAMP 45:20] 45
The AC discussed next steps to implement CDP policies with Planning Department staff. The AC 46
requested updates from partner agencies on water and wastewater in order to better understand 47
potential actions the committee can pursue during the upcoming year. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME 48
STAMP 1:16] 49
The AC discussed funding sources through federal and state grants. [SEE YOUTUBE TIME 50
STAMP 1:47] 51
Cheryl Tanguay testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 1:09] 52
Maki Mornoue testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 1:43] 53
Keola Childs testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 1:55] 54
Lamakū Mikahala Roy testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 2:02] 55
This item concluded at 2:17 p.m. 56
3. Draft General Plan 2045 Timeline 57
This item was called to order at 2:18 p.m. 58
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Planning Department Staff provided an update on the Draft General Plan timeline. The Planning 59
Department will release the Final Recommended Draft to the public by July 29, 2024. There will 60
be another round of public engagement before the close of that public comment period. The Final 61
Recommended Draft along with the last round of public comments will then be submitted to the 62
Planning Commissions. Once the Planning Commissions receive the draft, they will have 150 days 63
to offer their recommendations to the County Council. The AC may provide testimony before and 64
after the draft is submitted to Planning Commission. The AC will also be able to provide testimony 65
once the draft is forwarded to the County Council. 66
This item concluded at 2:24 p.m. 67
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 2:18] 68
The AC discussed submitting a letter to Deputy Managing Director, Bobby Command requesting 69
a wastewater update in Kona. The AC will continue to discuss the Kealakehe Regional Park 70
project. 71
ANNOUNCEMENTS [SEE YOUTUBE STAMP 2:20] 72
Vice-Chair Nancy Pisicchio provided an update on the Kona Open Space Network (KOSN). 73
ADJOURNMENT 74
Committee Member Heather Korotie motioned to adjourn the meeting. Committee Member John 75
Pelletier seconded the motion. An all-in-favor voice vote carried the motion unanimously. The 76
meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m. 77
These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kona 78
Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 79
Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department by 80
calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 81