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KAʻŪ COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 ACTION COMMITTEE 2
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 3
FINAL MINUTES 4 July 11, 2024 5
Chair Jason Masters made announcements regarding the public testimony process, the Black Sands 6 LLC application, and the purpose of the Action Committee. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 0:01] 7
CALL TO ORDER 8
Chair Masters called the Kaʻū Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee (AC) 9 meeting to order at 5:37 p.m. A quorum was established with five members in attendance. This 10 meeting was held in person at the Pahala Community Center and online via the Zoom platform. 11
The full YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GudmNIw68I 13
ROLL CALL 14
Members Present (in person): Jason Masters (Chair), Kaweni Ibarra, Leinaʻala Enos, 15
Members Present (via Zoom): Babette Morrow and Kaʻohinani Mokuhaliʻi 16
Members Absent: Jesse Ke, Pernell Hanoa (Vice-Chair) and Catherine Williams 17
From the County (in person): Maryam Palma and Kawelo Kalili (Planning Department Staff); 18
Suzanna Tiapula standing in for Jean Campbell (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Committee) 19
There were approximately 27 members of the public in attendance (22 in person and 5 via Zoom). 20
APPROVAL OF MINUTES 21
Committee member Ibarra motioned to approve the minutes from the May 22, 2024 meeting. 22
Committee member Enos seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. [SEE YOUTUBE 23
TIMESTAMP 12:04] 24
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 25
Daryn Arai testimony regarding Item #1 Testimony to the Windward Planning Commission 26 regarding the Black Sands Beach, LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) [SEE 27
YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 14:20] 28
29 Amy Jo Krommes regarding Item #1 Testimony to the Windward Planning Commission 30 regarding the Black Sands Beach, LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) [SEE 31 YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 16:47] 32
KAʻŪ CDP ACTION COMMITTEE
Minutes of July 11, 2024 2
Amber Garber regarding Item #1 Testimony to the Windward Planning Commission 33 regarding the Black Sands Beach, LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) [SEE 34
YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 20:30] 35
36 Guy Enriques regarding Item #5 Pāhala Water Bottling Facility [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 37 25:53] 38
Elsa Kalanikauleleiaiwi Dedman regarding Item #1 Testimony to the Windward Planning 39
Commission regarding the Black Sands Beach, LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-40 000046) [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 29:57] 41
BUSINESS 42 43 1. Testimony to the Windward Planning Commission regarding the Black Sands Beach, 44
LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) – Discussion and decision making on 45
submitting testimony to the Windward Planning Commission. 46
This item was called to order at 6:03 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 35:58] 47
Committee member Morrow opened the discussion regarding the application and its relation to the 48 Kaʻū CDP, referencing Communication No. 2024-04 located in the Kaʻū CDP Action Committee 49
meeting packet for July 11, 2024. 50
Committee member Enos discussed creating a cover letter and including Communication No. 51 2024-04 as an attachment that references pertinent information from the Kaʻū CDP to the Planning 52 Commission. 53
Chair Masters made a motion to provide testimony specifically stating 4 specific policies to the 54
Planning Commission. 55
After discussion, Chair Masters amended the prior motion, which was seconded by committee 56 member Morrow. 57
Chair Masters made a motion to have a cover letter drafted specifying policies from the Kaʻū CDP 58 attached to Communication No. 2024-04 (presented at this meeting) and community testimonies. 59
This cover letter will be completed by committee member Morrow and the drafted letter will be 60
distributed before the next Kaʻū CDP Action Committee meeting on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. 61 The motion passed unanimously. 62
Chair Masters reopened public testimony on business item #1 63
Thomas Hillard regarding Item #1 Testimony to the Windward Planning Commission 64
regarding the Black Sands Beach, LLC SMA application [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 65
1:18:35] 66
Guy Enriques regarding Item #1 Testimony to the Windward Planning Commission regarding 67 the Black Sands Beach, LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) [SEE YOUTUBE 68 TIMESTAMP 1:25:15] 69
KAʻŪ CDP ACTION COMMITTEE
Minutes of July 11, 2024 3
Marion G. testimony regarding Item #1 Testimony to the Windward Planning Commission 70 regarding the Black Sands Beach, LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) [SEE 71
YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:27] 72
This item closed at 6:54 p.m. 73
Committee member Enos made a motion to transfer the remaining agenda items that were not 74 discussed at this meeting to the next meeting’s agenda, which is scheduled for August 14, 2024. 75 The motion was seconded by committee member Ibarra. The motion passed unanimously. 76
Chair Masters adjourned the meeting at 6:59 p.m. 77
These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kaʻū 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 80
by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 81