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SOUTH KOHALA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ACTION COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING
Held Monday, July 25, 2011
A regular meeting of the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee
was held on July 25, 2011. The meeting was called to order by the Temporary Alternate Chairman,
Achahn Schultz, at 5:10 p.m. at the Lilly Yoshimatsu Center (Waimea Senior Center), 67-1199
Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea, Hawaii, 96743 pursuant to notice.
The following members of the Committee were present when the meeting was called to
order:
Loreli Eberhardt
John Hoover
Margaret Horwatt
Robin Inaba
Chris Roehrig
Achahn Schultz
Project Manager Rosalind Newlon also was in attendance as was Bennett Mark from the County
Planning Department. Committee Chair Mike Fisher and Committee Vice Chair Nancy Alvord were
not in attendance.
The Temporary Vice Chair Achahn Schultz called the meeting to order after his acceptance
of the temporary position by all members present.
The members from the public present at this meeting:
Josephine Tanimoto and Amalia Hartley
There were no statements from members of the public concerning items on the meeting agenda.
The Committee then approved the minutes of the regular meeting held on June 27, 2011, in the form
distributed to the members in advance of the meeting, with the addition of Senator Malama
Solomons name to the list of public attendees.
The Temporary Vice Chairman then called for nomination of an Alternate Vice Chair to
serve in this position in the interim, while the present Vice Chair, Nancy Alvord assumed Chairman
Mike Fishers position in his absence.
Loreli Eberhardt nominated John Hoover for the Alternate Vice Chair position which he
declined with preference toward a more seasoned member of the committee. Loreli Eberhardt then
withdrew her nomination of Mr. Hoover and instead nominated Achahn Schultz. Margaret Horwatt
seconded the nomination, and all members voted in favor.
AC member Robin Inaba then presented an overview of the Waimea Design Plan which is
included in strategy 1.7 of the Waimea town plan in the SKCDP. The AC was provided a copy of
the Waimea Design Plan checklist that identified issues with general design objectives which are
consistent with the CDP. Discussion followed which highlighted the issue that the Waimea Design
Review Plan is outdated and not reflective of the CDP. The plan was written in 1985.
Rosalind Newlon said the recommendation should go before the Planning Director, and said
she would get back to the AC with information and a report.
Rosalind Newlon and Bennett Mark stated that plan approval applications are required for
commercial projects in most zoning districts and are reviewed for compliance with the zoning code.
Rosalind said she could get copies of maps to the Kona office so the AC can review subdivision
projects at the Kona office as they are being considered. The only new item on the Land Use Permit
Activity Report was the 1010 Puako development.
Discussion followed regarding proposed use of the subdivided areas, and AC requesting the ability
to comment upon the projects to the planning department. The AC would like to get maps and
knowledge of the conditions that apply to any subdivision request, as well as the ability to comment
upon any projects before they are in the subdivision process.
Of particular concern to the AC, was a freestanding Longs Drug building which had been approved
in the center of town, without the project ever coming before the Waimea Design Review
Committee.
Bennett Mark said this project had been processed through the Hilo office of the Planning
Department and was not submitted through the Kona office. Applications can be submitted through
the Hilo or West Hawaii office.
Bennett Mark from the Planning Department said the Projects are considered before rezone and the
CDP is reviewed by the planning department to make sure it fits into the CDP plan.
Achahn requested the ability to review Section 25-2-76 of the County Code. Bennett Mark said that
some of the other Action Committees from other districts have also inquired about their ability to
review project information before the planning department moves it into approval stage.
Ms. Newlon then delivered the Land Use Permit Activity Report for this meeting. She
distributed information summarizing land use permit activity and responded to inquiries from the
Committee members.
The Committee then heard Liaison Reports regarding meetings and events attended by
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Committee members:
Margaret Horwatt with the Puu Protection Sub-committee reported progress on public
access options. The issues presented involved the entry/exit (loop) options and how to preserve and
protect cultural and historic sites, also how to prevent public parking in residential areas, and
liability issues. The Puu Protection Sub-committee approached Annas Ranch (which is currently
looking for more PR), as a location for entry/exit to the Puus. Kit Roehrig, also a member of this
sub-committee found a statute that would release liability to landowners. Margaret Willie also
reviewed the statute and thought this was a valuable way to move forward. At this time Annas
Ranch is open to discussion. An easement access is still needed from Parker Ranch. The hitch is
there is no money at this time to do a survey, etc. It would be most helpful to have an aerial view
and map of the location of the desired zone.
As members of the overall Waimea Sub-committee, Margaret Horwatt, and Robin Inaba met
with Fran Tabor who presented the Waimea Trails and Greenway project as not in line with the
CDP. Her presentation involved the impact the WTGW would have on the streams, amongst other
things. The Waimea Sub-committee has then invited a member of the WTGW, Clem Lam, to do a
presentation which would specifically address the issues that Fran presented.
The Puako, Kawaihae, Waikoloa, and District Wide sub-committees had nothing to report at
this time.
The meeting then proceeded to new business and discussion followed concerning Sub-
committee assignments, Sunshine law pertaining to 3 people on a Sub-committee, and how the
current sub-committees are structured
The current Sub-committees were designated as follows:
Waimea Sub-committee
: Margaret Horwatt, Robin Inaba, Kit Roehrig
Puu Protection Ancillary sub-committee/ Margaret Horwatt and Kit Roehrig
Trails &Greenway/Design Plan/ Traffic Ancillary sub-committee:
Margaret Horwatt and Robin Inaba
Waikoloa Sub-Committee
: Achahn Schultz and Mike Fisher
Puako Sub-Committee:
John Hoover
Resorts Ancillary Sub-committee : John Hoover and Mike Fisher
Kawaihae Sub-Committee:
Nancy Alvord and Loreli Eberhardt
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District WideSub-Committee:
Loreli Eberhardt, Robin Inaba, Achahn Schultz
Natural resources Ancillary sub-committee :Achahn Schultz and Loreli Eberhardt
Design Review Ancillary sub-committee: Robin Inaba
Sunshine Law reqirements were discussed, and Bennett Mark from the planning department
said that as long as there were no more than a quorum on any sub-committee then the Sunshine law
did not forbid the formation of ancillary sub-committees. Margaret Horwatt made a motion to
accept the Subcommittees with their respective ancillary sub-committees as outlined above. Kit
Roehrig moved to second the motion. All voted in approval.
Alternate Vice Chairman Achahn Schultz then called for public comment. Public comments
included:
1.Josephine Jojo Tanimoto had 3 questions:
A. Clarification on the extra person present, who was identified as Bennett Mark from the
Planning Department.
B. What progress had been done on the items presented by her at the last CDP meeting in
Kawaihae regarding the Boat wash area, the Kawaihae cemetery, and the Deep Ocean Fish
Farms.
C. She requested consistency in CDPAC representation. In particular with issues that affect
Hawaiian Homes lands and roads. Please keep in mind the issues also affect Hawaiian
Homes Association. For example the Puukapu affects those down in Kawaihae as well as in
Waimea. She feels that the Hawaiian Homes needs to be included in the concepts. See page
65 of the CDP regarding land ownership and the CDP utilized as a planning tool for the
county.
The Announcements followed with Rosalind Newlon presenting the deadline for Action
Committee Applications has been set for September 1, 2011. Margaret Horwatt asked if the
CDP could make recommendations regarding applicants, and Rosalind Newlon said the
Applicants must go through the AC selection process, which is outlined on the website for
appointment by the Mayor and approval of the County Council.
Date and time of the next meeting of the SKCDPAC is in Waimea, on August 22, 2011, at
5pm. The location is the Lilly Yoshimatsu Waimea Senior Center.
Agenda was set for the next meeting and includes the following:
1.WTGW presentation by Clem Lam
2.So. Kohala CDP will contemplate means whereby they can act in review for plan
approvals for other areas of our district that do not have an active design review
committee.
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3.Discuss creation of an ancillary sub-committee under the District Wide sub-committee to
focus on DHHL concerns.
4.Possibility of an island wide action committee meeting for review of effective CDP
implementation efforts.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, the Alternate Vice Chair called
for a motion to end the meeting. Kit Roehrig made the motion and Loreli Eberhardt seconded the
motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:20pm.
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