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Home My WebLink About2026-05-26 Ka'ū CDP Agenda Final County of Hawai‘i KAʻŪ COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Mayor David Kuahiwinui Kaʻohinani Mokuhaliʻi, Vice Chair Taylor Spurgeon Babette Morrow Jason Masters, Chair Vacant Catherine Williams Kaweni Ibarra Gary Davis NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Kaʻū Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee (AC) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 92-3.7 and 92-7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS). This meeting will be held in person at the location listed in this notice and by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT) through Zoom. DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 TIME: 5:00 P.M . – 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: Nāʻālehu Community Center 95-5635 Mamalahoa Hwy Nāʻālehu, HI 96772 ZOOM: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/cMvYcYueTvysJnOJBQOCYg INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT): A meeting held by ICT shall be automatically recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the in-person location identified in this notice. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this subsection within 30 minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting will be automatically terminated. PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or attending in-person at the physical location listed above. Although not required, to register in advance for oral testimony please contact staff at CDP@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961- 8288. Interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the committee takes public statements on the agenda, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Please note that public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item. Testimony may be submitted via email to CDP@hawaiicounty.gov or in person at the Hilo or Kona Planning Department. Please specify the agenda item for which the testimony is being submitted. All written testimony will become part of the public record. Hard copy submissions should include one original and nine copies. AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The AC will consider approving the draft minutes from March 24, 2026. III. PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS: Pursuant to Section 92-3, HRS, interested persons may provide oral testimony now, or when the specific agenda item is called. IV. BUSINESS: Action Items 1. Ingress and Egress at Green Sands and Mark Twain Subdivisions Regarding Kaʻū CDP Policy 118, Section 5.7.2. – Update and discussion by Committee Members Morrow and Willams. The AC may take action, including consideration of drafting a letter to property owners. Non-Action Items 2. Punaluʻu Survey – Report by Councilmember Michelle Galimba regarding Punaluʻu Survey results: https://www.rd.hawaiicounty.gov/data-information/punalu-u-community-survey 3. Flood Impacts Update – Report from Civil Defense Director Talmadge Magno regarding the recent storm event, precipitation levels, and contributing factors to the damaging flooding in Kaʻū. 4. Department of Public Works Update – Report by Department of Public Works Deputy Director Neil Azevedo regarding South Point Road street signage and storm impacts in Kaʻū. 5. Office of Aging Kūpuna Survey – Report by the Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging regarding its four-year Area Plan and community input efforts to help guide future programs and services for Hawaiʻi Island kūpuna. • Kūpuna/Caregiver survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YK2XGVG • Provider survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CMD9C2V V. PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON MATTERS NOT ON AGENDA VI. THIRD-PARTY REPORTS; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: The AC may receive and discuss information from third-party reports by any government official not included in a publicly noticed agenda. The AC may only make decisions on matters originally raised by third-party reports from any government official at a later meeting, where the agenda for the meeting gives notice of decision-making on the matter. VII. PROPOSED NEW BUSINESS: The AC will discuss potential agenda items for future meetings. VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS: • The letter to Olson Trust was finalized with corrections and sent to Mr. John Cross on April 2, 2026 • Kaʻū Transfer Stations Updates effective June 1, 2026: o Waiʻōhinu Transfer Station will transition to a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday schedule from 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Wednesday has been added as a new day of service o Ocean View Transfer Station will transition to a Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday schedule from 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday service will be discontinued. Scrap metal and appliance collection will be available on Sundays • DMV Kiosk update by Vice Chair Kaʻohinani Mokuhaliʻi IX. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE: This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kaʻū Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public Documents Repository: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/1/fol/88959/Row1.aspx. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department by calling (808) 961- 8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. The recorded video of this meeting will be uploaded to the Planning Department’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cohplanningdepartment A person desiring to submit oral or written testimony shall indicate their name and whether the testimony is on their behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 or cdp@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible to arrange for accommodations. If a response is received after the five-business days deadline, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i 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, Hawai‘i 96720. Meeting Packet QR Code: KAʻŪ CDP ACTION COMMITTEE JASON MASTERS, Chair