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Home My WebLink About03-09-2026 PONC Meeting C.Kimo Alameda,Ph.D. .►tY H Deborah Chang(1) Mayor �°�y-• � '� VACANT(2) VACANT(3) William V.Brilhante,Jr. .` Amedeo Markoff(4) Managing Director = VACANT(5) Jodie Rosam(6) Janet Britt(7) VACANT(8) County of Hawaii Jennifer Lawson(9) PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION 25 Aupuni Street- Suite No. 1002• Hilo,Hawaii 96720-4245 Phone (808)961-8069 • Fax(808) 961-8248 C C-) NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Q" �Q DATE: Monday, March 9, 2026 w o-< c-; TIME: 9:30 a.m. T� PLACE: West Hawaii Civic Center, Bldg.A (Council*Chambers) cn El CD 74-5044 Keohokalole Hwy. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the County of Hawai`i's Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC) in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawai'i Revised Statutes,the Hawai'i County Code Section 2-215, and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (amended May 2023). Public Participation: This is an in-person meeting and the Commissioners will participate in person. Members of the public wishing to participate may either attend in person, giving oral or written testimony, or may submit written testimony prior to the meeting's commencement. To ensure timely delivery of your testimony to the Commissioners prior to the meeting, please submit written testimony no later than 12:00 noon two business days prior to the meeting, by(1) email to Ponctestimonva-hawaiicounty.gov, (2) by mail to PONC Commission at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1002, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, or(3) by fax to (808) 961-8248 attention PONC testimony. Testimony may also be provided either in writing or orally at the in-person meeting. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate written testimony for each agenda item. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Property Management Division at(808) 961-8069 and/or PONC@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible. If a request is received later than five business days prior to the meeting date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider I AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL: Chair Chang to open meeting, review meeting procedures, and take Commission roll call. (Please turn off your cell phones or set them to silent mode.) 11. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Pursuant to H.R.S. §92-3, oral testimony may be provided at the beginning of the meeting or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the Commission. 111. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REPORT: 1. Fund balance reports, status of acquisitions and stewardship grants, status of Annual Report to Mayor. IV. DEPUTY CORPORATION COUNSEL REPORT: 1. Overview of County acquisition process for Preservation Fund spending, including Commission requirements for reviewing repetitive suggestions and suggestions that have been given favorable resolutions in the past and are being suggested again. V. RULE-MAKING: (Motion(s) required) (to begin no earlier than 10:00 am) 1. Rulemaking: Discussion and adoption of amendment to Rule 4(b) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure. VI. NEW BUSINESS: (Motion(s) required) 1. 2026 Suggestions: Commission will review, discuss, and interview the nominators of each suggestion (15 minutes per suggestion). a. Sugg. 26-01, Kaumana Caves State Park Extension, South Hilo, Hawai'i. TMK(3) 2-2-006:003 b. Sugg. 26-02, Ka'awali'i Gulch Beach & Estuary, North Hilo, Hawai'i. TMK(3) 3-6-005:0014-0002, 015, 3-9-001:017 c. Sugg. 26-03, Haina Makai, Hamakua, Hawai'i TMK(3)4-5-002:081 d. Sugg. 26-04, Hilea, Ka'u, Hawai'i _ TMK(3) 9-5-018:001 e. Sugg. 26-05, Ka'alaiki Kula, Ka'u, Hawaii TMK(3) 9-5-016:008, 010, 011, 024, 026, 031, 033, 034,035 f. Sugg. 26-06, Shoreline Hakalau lki, South Hilo, Hawaii TMK(3) 2-9-002:001 g. Sugg. 26-07, Lyman Point Property, North Kona, Hawaii TMK(3) 7-7-004:025 h. Sugg. 26-08, Hokuli'a, South Kona, Hawaii TMK(3) 8-1-027:021 2 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider 2. Form Permitted Interaction Groups (PInG)for site visits to the properties of the 2026 Suggestions, select commission members, discuss the reporting process of the Permitted Interaction Groups, and establish the deadline for the reports. VII. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Review and adopt the revised Stewardship Grant Review Worksheet. Vlll. COMMISSIONER REPORT—PONC IN PRACTICE—A POLICY SUMMIT: 1. Pursuant to HRS § 92-2.5(e), Commissioners who have attended the PONC in Practice—A Policy Summit, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, are to report their attendance and the matters presented and discussed that relate to official commission business. IX. MINUTES: (Motion(s) required) 1. Minutes (draft) of the November 9, 2025, regular meeting. 2. Minutes (draft) of the January 12, 2026, regular meeting. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. The next public meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2026, at 10:00 a.m at the Hawai'i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo Council Chambers, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. 2. Requests and suggestions for agenda items for the next regular meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026. XI. ADJOURNMENT: (Motion required) NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii 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, Hawaii 96720. BOARD PACKET Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet materials provided to members of this Commission for this meeting are available for public inspection upon their distribution to Commissioners, but no later than forty-eight hours before the meeting time, during regular business hours at the Property Management Division office, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite' 1002, Hilo, Hawaii. Board packet materials may be requested by email to PONC(Mhawaiicounty.aov and will be posted at openspace.hawaiicounty.gov. Filed with the County Clerk: March 3, 2026 Posted: March 3, 2026 3 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider