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Home My WebLink About2025-01-16 SKCDP Draft Minutes SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 ACTION COMMITTEE 2 COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 3 DRAFT MINUTES 4 January 16, 2025 5 CALL TO ORDER 6 Vice Chair Scott Nagata called the South Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP) Action 7 Committee (AC) to order at 5:09 p.m. A quorum was established with six members in attendance. 8 This meeting was held in person at the Waikōloa Village Association Community Room. 9 The full YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5PLVE14p8M 11 ROLL CALL 12 Members Present (in person): Scott Nagata (Vice-Chair), Julia Alos, William Sanborn, and Karen 13 Anderson 14 Members Present (via Zoom): Ruth Smith and Tristie Licoan (Chair) 15 Members Absent: Kevin McLaughlin and Peter Hendricks 16 County Staff Present (in person): Maryam Palma and Jessica Lahip 17 There were approximately fourteen members of the public in attendance (eleven in person and 18 three via Zoom). 19 APPROVAL OF MINUTES [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:50] 20 Chair Licoan moved to approve the October 28, 2024 meeting minutes. Committee member Smith 21 seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 22 PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 2:41] 23 Jojo Tanimoto provided testimony. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 4:00] 24 BUSINESS 25 1. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair – Discussion and potential action to elect a Chair and Vice-26 Chair for the South Kohala CDP Action Committee for 2025. 27 This item was called to order 5:21 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 11:49 & 1:34:45] 28 Committee member Sanborn made a motion to nominate Chair Licoan for Chairperson 2025. The 29 motion was seconded by committee member Alos. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Licoan 30 accepted the role of Chair for 2025. 31 Chair Licoan made a motion to nominate Vice-Chair Nagata for Vice-Chairperson 2025. The 32 motion was seconded by committee member Anderson. The motion passed unanimously. Vice-33 Chair Nagata accepted the position of Vice-Chair for 2025. 34 This item closed at 5:25 p.m. 35 SOUTH KOHALA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of January 16, 2025 2 2. Testimony at State Legislature Regarding HRS 92 (Sunshine Law) – Presentation by 36 Nancy Pisicchio regarding a drafted bill being introduce to the Legislative Session that could 37 provide Sunshine Law flexibility for CDP Action Committees. Followed by discussion and 38 decision-making to provide testimony to the Legislature. 39 This item was called to order at 5:25 p.m. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 16:00 & 1:08:05] 40 Nancy Pisicchio from the Kona CDP Action Committee discussed challenges posed by Chapter 41 92 ("Sunshine Law") on the action committees, which need more flexibility for community 42 interaction. She highlighted past legislative amendments (Chapter 92.81-92.83) and ongoing 43 efforts, led by Senator Dru Kanuha, to further amend the law to improve flexibility and 44 engagement for neighborhood boards and other counties. 45 John Pelletier from the Kona CDP Action Committee emphasized the proposed benefits, including 46 allowing public input on non-agenda items, holding meetings without a quorum (no decisions 47 made), and enhancing community outreach. 48 Committee member Anderson inquired about opposition to the bill, to which Nancy responded 49 that she knows of no opposition but noted some defensiveness about the Sunshine Law’s quorum 50 rules. She offered to provide updates on the bill’s posting. 51 Committee member Sandborn moved to submit written testimony in support of replicating what 52 the Kona CDP Action Committee already voted to submit and that the South Kohala CDP Action 53 Committee will be updated with the bill numbers once it is released. The motion is seconded by 54 Committee member Alos and passed unanimously. 55 This item closed at 5:47 p.m. 56 PROPOSED NEW BUSINESS [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 37:50] 57 • Update on Puakō Sewer project 58 • Water Resources for Waimea (PIG) 59 • Update on PONC applications in Waimea 60 • County water flooding study presentation 61 • Kailapa Fire Wise evacuation plan 62 • Update on Sunshine Law bill 63 Edith Kawai and her husband, Maulili Dixon, from the Hawaiian Civic Club board invited 64 everyone to a water meeting focused on respecting and managing water resources. The County 65 Department of Water Supply (DWS) will host an informational presentation with a Q&A session 66 on January 22nd, from 5 to 7 p.m., aiming to address community needs. [SEE YOUTUBE 67 TIMESTAMP 39:02] 68 ANNOUNCEMENTS [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 49:30] 69 • Community Meeting: Overview of Waimea County Water. Co-sponsored by Waimea 70 Hawaiian Civic Club and Mauna Kea Education and Awareness: 71 Presentation and Q&A by County DWS 72 Date: January 22, 2025 at 5-7 p.m. 73 Venue: Mana Christian Ohana Kahilu Town Hall 74 SOUTH KOHALA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of January 16, 2025 3 • Kailapa Talk Story Meeting was held on December 27, 2024. The meeting washosted by 75 Senator Tim Richards and Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno at the Kailapa 76 Community Center to discuss critical topics such as water resources for Kawaihae and the 77 development of an emergency road. 78 • The Planning Department is currently seeking applicants for the South Kohala Action 79 Committee and is requesting assistance to get the word out to interested community 80 members. The application can be found on the Mayor’s office website at: 81 https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/boards-commissions-application 82 • The Environmental Notice Waikoloa Drive/Paniolo Avenue Roundabout – Final EA 83 (FONSI): 84 • Vice-Chair Nagata shared that he attended the South Kohala Traffic Committee meeting, 85 where the State Transportation Department announced that the Waiaka roundabout project 86 is in its final stages. They plan to begin construction in the next couple of months, so 87 preparations for traffic disruptions in the area are expected soon. [SEE YOUTUBE 88 TIMESTAMP 1:03:35] 89 https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/erp/The_Environmental_Notice/2025-01-08-TEN.pdf 90 • The 2025 tentative meeting dates for the South Kohala CDP AC have been issued (See 91 Communication No. 2024-09). 92 • Committee member Alos, shared the Cherry Blossom Festival in Waimea will be held on 93 February 1, 2025 and the Wiliwili Festival will be held on February 8, 2025 in Waikōloa. 94 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:07:29] 95 • A community member shared that the Makahiki Festival is also on February 8, 2025. [SEE 96 YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 1:07:45] 97 ADJOURNMENT 98 Vice-Chair Nagata adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m. 99 These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s South Kohala 100 Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 101 Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 102 by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 103