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NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES
MEETING DATE January 14, 2013
TIME 5:02 pm
PLACE County Facility (former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54-3888
Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala, Hawaii 96755
ATTENDANCE
1. Members Present: John Winter, Joe Carvalho, Collin Kaholo, Hermann Fernandez, Frank
Cipriani, and Susan Fischer.
2. Members absent: Christopher Keone MacKillop
Also present was Project Manager Rosalind Newlon from the Office of the Hawaii County
Planning Department.
3. Public Attendance: Margaret McFedries, Toni Withington, Lynda Wallach, Jesse Wells,
Dixie Adams, and Jon Adams.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: None.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS:
1. Minutes of the November 26, 2012 meeting were reviewed and discussed by the AC
Members. The minutes were unanimously approved with changes submitted by the AC
members.
REPORTS
1. NKCDP AC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
Hermann Fernandez reported on the Barclay yard setback
a. Growth Management:
variance application. Hermann said there were signs posted for a new subdivision
application and Hermann requested that the Planning Department provide earlier
notification of subdivision applications.
Frank Cipriani provided an update on the Important Agriculture Land
b. Agriculture:
(IAL) initiative in support of Strategy 1.8 of the NKCDP, to participate in the
identification of IAL, and said that he recently received one request for information.
Frank said that he has been working on the strategically sited lands project and has
been obtaining information on the coastline below the state owned land for
mariculture (marine-aquaculture). Frank said that the soil testing program with Jana
Boggs is in place and that information will be disseminated. Frank said the North
Kohala high school students have the aquaponics program in place, that it has been
built, and they are using tilapia fingerlings that they recently obtained. Frank said
that he is also looking at the costs associated with siting and pumping for water wells
to support agricultural.
Joe Carvalho said that the DLNRs Legacy Land Conservation
c. Public Access:
Commission fully supported the conservation easement to be managed by the
Hawaiian Island Land Trust at Halelua. Joe said that they are paving lots at Kohala
Kai and that a different trail alignment is being evaluated in support of Strategy 2.2 of
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the NKCDP to construct, maintain and manage public access easements. Joe said
that there is a lateral access at Ainakea. Joe reported that the Subcommittee is
reviewing grant of easements that will be updated this year.
John Wintersaid that they met to discuss the
d. Parks and Water Improvement
residential water system issues with James Watt, of the Hawaii Rural Water
Association, a non-profit organization, and an assistant that works out of Waimea.
John said the parks are moving ahead.
Susan Fischer said that there has been
e. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control
a change to the map for the proposed HELCO transmission lines to go through the
Hawaiian Homes in Kawaihae, however is it still very conceptual;
this project is in support of Strategy 4.7 of the NKCDP, to improve reliability of
electrical service in North Kohala. Susan said that their main focus right now is on
supporting the conversion of all streetlights to LED streetlights through an
amendment by DPW to the outdoor lighting code, in support of Strategy 4.8, develop
and implement rural infrastructure standards.
Collin Kaholo said the subcommittee is trying to direct an
f. Affordable Housing
affordable project to a portion of state owned land. Collin said that next Tuesday the
subcommittee plans to look at the state owned land which is an approximately 25
acre parcel next to the Kahei subdivision.
NEW BUSINESS:
2.
REVIEW A DRAFT LETTER FROM THE ACTION COMMITTEE SUPPORTING DPWs
CONVERSION TO FULLY SHIELDED LED STREETLIGHTS FOR ENERGY
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SAVINGS, DRIVING SAFETY, AND RESTORATION OF DARK NIGHT SKIES
Susan Fischer provided information on LED streetlights and said that fully shielded
white LED streetlights are preferred over low pressure sodium (LPS) streetlights since
LPS are problematic because they look similar in color to traffic lights, make the road
look wet, and create a yellow halo glow. Susan said that astronomers are working with
the Department of Public Works on the use of white LED streetlights that are fully
shielded. Susan said 100 LED streetlights have been installed in Waimea and 1,000
installed in Hilo.
Joe Carvalho made a motion to approve the letter in support of conversion to fully
shielded LED streetlights and Hermann Fernandez seconded the motion. The motion
was unanimously approved.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Jesse Wells asked about the
Hoea Ag park display that Frank Cipriani brought to the meeting. Frank Cipriani,
representing self, briefly went over the display and said that staff from the Countys Research
and Development office came to visit the site. Toni Withington asked Frank Cipriani to send
an electronic copy of the Hoea Ag Park proposed mariculture (marine-aquaculture) plan to
the Public Access Committee. Jon Adams said that he was very familiar with the state
owned land that Collin Kaholo was speaking about near the Kahei Subdivision and said that
it was going to get leased for an arena, and then a site that was better suited for the arena
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was located. Jon Adams said that the site is zoned RS-15 which allows for a subdivision and
it was meant to be an addition to the Kahei Subdivision.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Frank Cipriani said the High School Aquaponics program needs
sponsors and that the program costs $50 per student. Frank said that 11 students have
signed up for the program and they have received four sponsors.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
Goals and accomplishments of the Action Committee Subcommittees for 2013
NEXT MEETING:
Date: Monday, February 11, 2013
Place: County Facility (Former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala,
HI 96755
Time: 5:00 PM
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Hermann Fernandez made a motion
and Joe Carvalho seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting which was unanimously
approved. The meeting adjourned at 5:40 pm.
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