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William P. Kenoi BJ Leithead Todd
Director
Mayor
Margaret Masunaga
Deputy Director
County of Hawaii
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ACTION COMMITTEE
DATE: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
TIME: 3:00 p.m. Î 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Keaau Community Center
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Testimony shall be limited to items on the agenda. Persons wishing to provide oral testimony are
asked to submit a completed request form to the meeting recorder prior to the completion of each
public testimony portion of the meeting. Oral testimony shall be limited to three (3) minutes in length
per agenda item during the Public Testimony portion of the meeting or immediately prior to an agenda
item, subject to the discretion of the Chair of the Puna CDP Action Committee (AC).
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Regular Meetings on April 10, 2012 (5 min)
NEW BUSINESS:
1.Communication No. 2012-8: Pedestrian Crossing at Volcano. Brittany Smart, District 6
Council Member, will present and ask for AC support for a Resolution urging the State of
Hawaii Department of Transportation to construct a designated pedestrian crossing area for the
Volcano village community across Mmalahoa Highway, commonly known as Highway 11 or
the Hawaii Belt Road. (20 min)
2.Waipae Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD) Comprehensive Management Plan:
René will report on discussions she had with representatives at
Resources on the protections currently afforded under the Marine Life Conservation District
designation and possible steps towards creating a comprehensive management plan for the
Waipae MLCD. (20 min)
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3.Land Acquisition at Waipae and Ahalanui: Barbara will offer a revised version of OshiÓs
draft letter to the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission
(PONC) supporting the acquisition of properties in proximity to the Waipae Marine Life
Conservation District and Ahalanui Beach Park. (20 min)
4.Facility Improvements at Ahalanui Beach Park: Dan and Keikialoha will introduce a letter
from the AC to the Hawaii County Council urging them to include the $6 million re-
appropriation for facility improvements at Ahalanui and Pohoiki Beach Parks in the 2012-13
CIP Budget request from the Department of Parks & Recreation. (20 min)
5.Environmental Assessment for DLNR Proposal for Commercial Harvesting of Forest
Products and Reforestation of Waikea Timber Management Area (WTMA): Larry will
brief the AC on a proposal by the DLNR, Division of Forestry and Wildlife to allow for the
commercial harvesting of native and non-native forest products in the WTMA and the Planning
DepartmentÓs response for pre-consultation comments for the required Environmental
Assessment. (15 min)
6.Kapoho Wastewater Project: Barbara will report on the status of the Kapoho Wastewater
Project what progress has been made toward identifying a suitabl
the adverse impacts from existing and future private systems.
7.Hui O Puna Makai: Farris Etterlee will introduce the AC to Hui O Puna Makai, a forming
community-based committee looking to represent the interests of the various subdivisions and
communities along the Red Road area of south Puna. (10
8.Communication No. 2012-7 (Roadway Connectivity and the PEAR): Written request from
Stephanie Bath seeking County action to address the lack of roadway redundancy in Puna,
safety issues with the Puna Emergency Access Road (PEAR), and access to funding records for
the PEAR. (10 min)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Agenda item suggestions from the AC for the June 12, 2012 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
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this meeting please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288
prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. ÐOther reasonable modificationÑ refers to communication
methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged.
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BJ Leithead Todd, Planning Director
Planning Department
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