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William P. Kenoi BJ Leithead Todd
Director
Mayor
Margaret Masunaga
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Dan Taylor asked Madie Green to assume the role of chairperson in conducting the
meeting. Madie called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee (AC)
meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. in the Kea´au Community Center with the following persons present:
Action Committee: Madie Greene, Keikialoha Kekipi, Patti Pinto, Oshi Simsarian, René Siracusa,
Frank Commendador, and Dan Taylor. Farris Etterlee arrived at 3:09 p.m. Frank
left at 4:53 p.m.
Staff: Larry Brown, PCDP Project Manager.
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Members of the public: 14
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.Larry presented Frank with a Certificate of Appreciation from the County of Hawaiʻi signed by
Mayor Kenoi in gratitude for his three years of service on the Puna CDP Action Committee.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
1.Aina Kalanui, a resident of Fern Forest, testified in favor of increased connectivity between the
subdivisions.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
René moved to approve the minutes of the November 13, 2012 meeting as submitted. Second
by Dan.
Motion passed with 6 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki)
NEW BUSINESS
1.René nominated Patti to serve as Chair and Dan to serve as Vice-Chair for the next year.
Second by Dan.
Frank moved that nominations be closed. Second by René.
Motion and nomination passed with 7 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki)
2.Communication 2012-44 and 2012-44.1: Mauka Subdivision Connectivity Location
Criteria.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Public Testimony:
Patrice Macdonald testified against inter-subdivision roadway connectivity for
Hawaiian Acres.
Stephanie Bath briefly explained the need for Connectivity Criteria in order to move forward
with identifying potential connection locations and asked the AC to approve the criteria
developed by the Connectivity Talk Story Group of Upper Puna (CTSGUP).
Marlene Hapai read her written comments in justification for inter-subdivision connectivity and
acceptance of the proposed criteria.
Hannah Hedrick urged acceptance of the criteria and commented on the importance of ensuring
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in moving forward with creating
connectivity.
Sharon Daun commented on the underway efforts to engage Mt. View School students in an
after-school program that would include them in the process of helping to identify connectivity
locations using the criteria.
Oshi moved to postpone any action on the criteria until the next AC meeting so that it
could be fine-tuned by Oshi and Patti in collaboration with the CTSGUP and Larry.
Second by René.
Motion passed with 5 votes aye, 2 votes nay (Patti and René), and 1 abstain (Keiki).
Dan moved to form a sub-committee comprised of AC and community people to come up
with an action plan for the connectivity project. Second by René.
Motion passed with 6 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki)
Patti, Oshi, Farris and Dan agreed to serve on the Connectivity Action Plan
Subcommittee.
3.Communication 2012-51: Draft Letter Providing AC Comments on the Aguinaldo 4, LLC
Rezoning Application (REZ 12-159).
René moved to approve the letter. Second by Patti.
Motion passed with 5 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki)
4.Communication 2012-53: Draft Letter of Support from the AC to the Public Access, Open
Space and Natural Resource Preservation Commission (PONC) for Acquisition of Tax
Map Keys 1-4-002:022, 088 & 051.
Farris moved accept the letter as written. Second by Dan.
Motion passed with 5 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki)
5.Communication 2012-55: Castro Special Permit Application No. 12-144.
Farris moved to authorize Larry to express the concerns and negative recommendation of
the AC to the Planning Director on this application. Second by Dan.
Motion passed with 6 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki).
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6.Communication 2012-56: Draft Letter from the Pāhoa Regional Town Center Plan
Steering Committee to the Director of Parks and Recreation.
Jon Olson reported on the meeting between the PRTCPSC and Parks & Recreation this
morning, which is essentially what the PRTCPSC was requesting in the letter. Therefore, the
purpose of the letter has become moot.
Farris moved to file Communication No. 2012-56. Second by Oshi.
Motion passes with 6 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki).
7.Communication 2012-57: Hawaii’s Volcano Circus, Ltd. Special Permit No. 1122
Application for Amendment.
Following discussion the AC agreed that it would not be appropriate to comment on this
application given the diverse range of opinions and feelings in the community on the ongoing
and proposed activities of the applicant.
René moved to file Communication 2012-57. Second by Farris.
Motion passed with 6 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki).
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1.Communication No. 2012-42.2: PCDP Action Priority List Revised.
Public Testimony:
Hannah Hedrick requested putting the development of the 2013 Interagency Action
Plan for the Emergency Preparedness of People with Disabilities & Special Health
Needs in Puna on the agenda for the January AC meeting.
Farris moved to accept the revised priority list for 2013. Second by Patti.
Motion passed with 6 votes aye and 1 nay (Keiki).
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR NEXT MEETING (January 8, 2013):
a.2013 Interagency ADA Action Plan & the PCDP - Hannah
b.KAPONO update - Farris
c.Discussion on how the AC defines “community” - Keiki
d.Volcano Plan update - Dan
ADJOURNMENT:
Dan moved to adjourn the meeting. Second by René.
Motion passed with 7 votes aye.
Meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
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