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Home My WebLink About2024-09-19 Kaʻū CDP Minutes Draft KAʻŪ COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 ACTION COMMITTEE 2 COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 3 DRAFT MINUTES 4 September 19, 2024 5 CALL TO ORDER 6 Chair Masters called the Kaʻū Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee (AC) 7 meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. A quorum was established with eight members in attendance. This 8 meeting was held in person at the Naʻalehu Community Center and online via the Zoom platform. 9 The full YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kwJDdjjYJE 11 ROLL CALL 12 Members Present (in person): Jason Masters (Chair), Pernell Hanoa (Vice Chair), , Kaʻohinani 13 Mokuhaliʻi, Jesse Ke, and Catherine Williams, Kaweni Ibarra and Babette Morrow. 14 Members Present (via Zoom): Leinaʻala Enos 15 From the County (in person): Maryam Palma, Kawelo Kalili, Jessica Lahip, Janice Hata, Natasha 16 Soriano, April Surprenant & Shannon Arquitola (Planning Department Staff). 17 There were approximately 17 members of the public in attendance (11 in person and 6 via Zoom). 18 PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 19 Savory Yarrow regarding item #2 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 4:05] 20 Marion Ger regarding item #1 & item #3 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 8:12] 21 Sophia Hanoa regarding item #2 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 12:20] 22 BUSINESS 23 1. Final Draft General Plan 2045 Presentation – Presentation and Q&A by Planning 24 Department Staff regarding the Final Draft General Plan 2045. Please watch previous 25 workshop recordings and review meeting packet materials as this item is intended to 26 provide Kona specific information related to the CDP. 27 28 This item was called to order at 5:24p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 19:38] 29 30 April Surprenant and Natasha Soriano from the County Planning Department presented the Final 31 Recommended Draft of the General Plan 2045. The plan serves as an overarching guide for the 32 County of Hawai‘i, influencing areas like Community Development Plans, Capital Improvements 33 (CIP), and Functional Plans related to water, transportation, and parks and recreation. They 34 reviewed the project timeline, community outreach, upcoming steps, and answered questions from 35 the public. 36 Several questions were raised. These included inquiries about the source of the plan’s 37 recommendations and directives, concerns over whether the General Plan will be a firm or flexible 38 KAʻŪ CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of September 19, 2024 2 structure, and the perspective of kupuna (elders) on Punaluʻu in relation to the plan. Additionally, 39 questions were asked about why Oceanview is proposed as a rural area on the land use map and 40 whether it can remain designated for agriculture. Clarification was sought on the difference 41 between the Rural land use designation and the Residential zoning district, as well as how coral 42 reefs are designated in the policy maps. 43 44 Sophia Hanoa testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 36:10] 45 Marion Ger testimony #1 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 41:32] 46 47 This item closed at 6:17 p.m. 48 49 2. Letter to the Windward Planning Commission regarding the Black Sands Beach, 50 LLC SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) – Discussion and decision making on 51 submitting the letter to the Windward Planning Commission. 52 53 This item was called to order at 6:17 p.m. 54 55 Committee member Morrow makes a motion to open discussion regarding submitting a letter to 56 Windward Planning Commission seconded by committee member Williams. 57 The AC discussed committee member Babette’s revised memo to Windward Planning 58 Commission regarding key policies: 59 • Policy 6: Requires development to provide affordable housing, protect the environment, 60 and respect local culture. The application lacks affordable housing, and the committee 61 believes it is necessary due to the scale of proposed visitor accommodations. 62 • Policy 28: Calls for a shoreline setback of 1,320 feet. The current application lacks an 63 updated shoreline survey, relying on outdated data, which is inconsistent with 64 requirements. 65 • Policy 29: Ensures no substantial environmental harm. The application lacks adequate 66 surveys for endangered species, coastal resources, and traffic impacts. Additionally, there’s 67 concern over insufficient protection for nesting Hawksbill turtles. 68 After discussion, AC member Morrow withdrew her motion as the committee couldn't agree on 69 the letter to be sent to the Windward Planning Commission. Vice-Chair Hanoa then moved to 70 resume the discussion at the next Kaʻū CDP AC meeting in October, allowing time to review 71 Daryn Arai’s response to Babette’s memo. AC member Morrow seconded, and the motion passed 72 unanimously. 73 Daryn Arai provided testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:10:07] 74 75 This item concluded at 6:58 p.m. 76 3. Pāhala Water Bottling Facility Update – Discussion and potential decision making on 77 findings regarding the Pāhala Water Bottling Facility. 78 This item was called to order at 6:58 pm [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:50:30] 79 KAʻŪ CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of September 19, 2024 3 Agenda item has been deferred to the next Action Committee meeting. 80 This item concluded 6:59 p.m 81 4. Proposed Transient Accommodations Rental Code Amendment (TAR Bill) – 82 Discussion and potential decision-making on providing testimony to County Council’s 83 TAR Bill package (Bill 121, 122, and 123). 84 This item was called to order at 6:59 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:51:29’ 85 Motion made by Chair, Masters to open discussion regarding Proposed Transient 86 Accommodations Rental Code Amendment (TAR Bill), seconded by committee member Morrow. 87 Chair, Masters commented that he made testimony on behalf of himself that he is against this bill 88 and wrote written testimony. The rest of the Action Committee are not familiar with the TAR bill 89 package and will need to review before discussion. discussion will be moved to next meeting. 90 This item concluded 7:10 p.m. 91 92 APPROVAL OF MINUTES [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:02:00] 93 Committee member Mokuhaliʻi motioned to approve the minutes from the August 14, 2024 94 meeting, seconded by committee member Morrow. The motion passed unanimously. 95 AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:02:46] 96 • Egress and Ingress at Green Sands Subdivision Permitted Interaction Group Report 97 • Letter to the Windward Planning Commission regarding the Black Sands Beach, LLC 98 SMA application (PL-SMA-2023-000046) – Discussion and decision making on 99 submitting the letter to the Windward Planning Commission. 100 • Proposed Transient Accommodations Rental Code Amendment (TAR Bill) – Discussion 101 and potential decision-making on providing testimony to County Council’s TAR Bill 102 package (Bill 121, 122, and 123) 103 • Pāhala Water Bottling Facility Update - Discussion and potential decision making on 104 findings regarding the Pāhala Water Bottling Facility. 105 106 Gary Davis provided testimony regarding wanting the transfer station to be open 7days/week. Got 107 a petition with 126 signatures. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:05:50] 108 109 ANNOUNCEMENTS: [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:14:40] 110 111 • Egress and Ingress at Green Sands Subdivision Permitted Interaction Group met on 112 September 11, 2024 113 114 ADJOURNMENT: 115 Chairman Masters adjourned this meeting at 7:24 p.m. 116 These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kaʻū 117 Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 118 Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 119 by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 120