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Home My WebLink About02-27-2012 SKCDP AC Minutes - Final_Attachment South Kohala South Kohala Community DevelopmentCommunity Development Plan Action CommitteePlan Action Committee Kawaihae Subcommittee UpdateKawaihae Subcommittee Update Monday, February 27, 2012 5:30 pm Monday, February 27, 2012 5:30 pm Kawaihae/Hamakua Mac Nut FactoryKawaihae/Hamakua Mac Nut Factory Presented by: Presented by: Kawaihae Subcommittee MembersKawaihae Subcommittee Members NCSihChiNCSihChiancy ancy arr arr mmtt, , aarr NNCCSSiihhChChii Loreli Eberhardt, Vice ChairLoreli Eberhardt, Vice Chair Diane Kanealii, President Kailapa Community Association Diane Kanealii, President Kailapa Community Association Mike Luce, Resident of North HawaiiMike Luce, Resident of North Hawaii Paul FischerPaul Fischer,, Resident of North Hawaii Resident of North Hawaii ,, Susan Fischer, Resident and member NKCDPACSusan Fischer, Resident and member NKCDPAC Jojo Tanimoto, HomesteaderJojo Tanimoto, Homesteaderand community advocateand community advocate Bill Moore, Kohala Ranch Water CompanyBill Moore, Kohala Ranch Water Company Other advisorsÈOther advisorsÈ Department of Hawaiian HomelandsDepartment of Hawaiian Homelands Queen Emma LandsQueen Emma Lands NtilPkSiNtilPkSiaaonaona arar ervervcece NNtitillPPkkSSii South Kohala Traffic SafetySouth Kohala Traffic Safety Ala Ala KKahakai National Historic Trailsahakai National Historic Trails Hawaii County Parks and RecreationHawaii County Parks and Recreation SSFMSSFM--2035 Kawaihae Harbor Plan2035 Kawaihae Harbor Plan DepartmentofTransportationDepartmentofTransportation --HighwaysHighways DepartmentDepartmentofofTransportationTransportationHighwaysHighways Department of TransportationDepartment of Transportation--HarborsHarbors Melora Purell, advisor on Kohala Watershed Management CoordinatoMelora Purell, advisor on Kohala Watershed Management Coordinato Margaret Wille, advisor from SKCDP Steering CommitteeMargaret Wille, advisor from SKCDP Steering Committee Kawaihae Community PlanKawaihae Community Plan The subcommittee has been working on a variety of issues in the Kawaihae area and has found items within the CDP document itself that are either dated, need further explanation, need to be eventually removed and/or added to, and through this presentation would like to bring these issues to the ActionCommittee Ôsattentionforfutureuse , ActionCommitteesattentionforfutureuse information and as a benchmark. White pertains to data inside the CDP document Yellow pertains to comments or suggestions for future consideration 1Sh. out Khloaa 1ShKhl Yesterday and Today A.Page 32; Table 2.10 Historic and Cultural Sites in Kawaihae 1.Some of the historic sites as seen on the map, are placed incorrectly. See map with revised locations of the following sites: A.Lighthouse B.Salt pans C.Old Church 2.It would be suggested to add the other sites to the map in the future; these sites would include: A.KingÔs House B.John YoungÔs house C.ThriilKihlle ogna awaae we CThriilKihll 3.An added description of the Kawaihae Lighthouse is as follows: Kawaihae Lighthouse is located north of Kawaihae Harbor and is a 36Ô high white pyramidal concrete tower with the light 59Ô above . sea level, year built could not be found B. Page 33; Item 2.5.2; Coastal Resources Land based pollutants are threatening the quality of coastal wat Pelekane Bay listed as an impaired body of water under federal Clean Water Act (also listed are Hapuna and Spencer Beach Park). Construction of Harbor has Ñsignificantly altered Pelekane BayÒ. Coral reefs affected by natural and man made events. Khlidflhhifdliiifloaa resents ee tat tere s a ast ecne n marne resources rom ess limuand Khlidflhhifdliiifllid other edible invertebrates on the shoreline, smaller numbers of reef fish and pelagic fish being over fished with improvements of technology. Fishing practices area no longer sustainable and there is a need and desire to improve marine management initiatives in SK. Some ancient fishing practices have been affected due to state laws preventing certain fishing to take place in certain areas which has adversely affected the residents of DHHL who have been fishing off of this particular coastline for years. gpy Suggest support to change state law which allows local fishing p area, by encouraging DLNR to change buoy location in order to maintain practices. Suggest further educating the public and working with the West Hawaii Fisheries Council to enhance accountability/education of all users of marine resources. Continue support of Watershed Restoration and acquire more County support and buy in. C.Page 33; Item 2.5.3; Natural Disasters and Hazards Wildfires; most frequently occurring natural hazard in the region. Suggest inviting Hawaii Fire Department to SKCDPAC meeting to re the time of an emergency disaster. Suggest inviting Hawaii County Department of Public Works to a S to review procedure during emergency situation, due to limited access in and out. Earthquakes; based upon 2006 there is reason for concern: bridges, roads, water tanks and reservoirs, and harbor damage affecting cargo and marine tra Suggest adding Tsunami Evacuation, Hurricane Preparedness to ite Discuss these topics and gain knowledge in order to implement into community plan. General Community Readiness; CERT program with Hawaii FD & CD Suggest Kawaihae area residents take part in Community Emergency which provides residents and businesses with basics in how to properly prepare and respond to an emergency at home, at work or in the community. D having 11 or 13 climate zones, we lead all 3140 US counties in potential multi hazards. CERT training is done in conjunction with Hawaii Fire Department. (Waimea) Hawaii County Civil Defense has an Emergency Operations Plan 201 The details can be found on the County of Hawaii website under C There is an Executive Summary which states that the purpose of t provide County departments and agencies with the basis for their internal disaster preparedness programs, addressing disaster mitigation, response and recovery. This plan is an all hazards plan and is guidihiffiiihifance to emergency managers n ter eorts to mnmze te mpact o idihiffiiihif disasters as well as to cope with every possible type of hazard- technological and intentional. Note: Waimea Community Association April 5 meeting will feature Administrator who will provide valuable information about emerge preparedness. Unexploded Military Ordinance According to Environet, one of the companies contracted to do the clean up work, the status of the Kawaihae area is that it will be on a cl future but it is not currently considered to be a risky area, it category. 2Kawaihae. 2Kawaihae Community Plan page 113 Page 113; Current and Future Plans and Development Item 6.1.1 Population 2010 Census numbers are available but we were unable to locate the numbers for the specific area of Kawaihae, to compare to what is in the CDP. We will follow up on that item. Item 6.1.2; Development Patterns and Land Use 1.Commercial Harbor 2006earthquakerepairswerecompletedin2009 2006earthquakerepairswerecompletedin2009 DOT Harbor Division/2035 Kawaihae Harbor Plan was completed in August 2011 presents a four phase $280M expansion program for Kawaihae Harbors Commercial boat harbor with phase 1 budgeted at $61.4M. Paragraph 4 can mostly be eliminated due to the fact that there is no Super Ferry. The 2035 Plan envisions no future cruise ship pyp traffic but allows for future ferry service in the vicinity of future pier 3 near the US Army LST/LSV ramp. 2.South Small Boat Harbor and Coral Flats Kawaihae Harbor 2035 Plan is independent from thShBHbDlPlbde out oat aror eveopment an ut oes hShBHbDlPlbd identify an area for future industrial lots in the Coral Flats area inland from the proposed future cargo terminal. SuggestsupportforfundingbytheStateforthe SuggestsupportforfundingbytheStateforthe implementation of the Kawaihae Harbor Master Plan 2035. 3.Department of Hawaiian Home Lands a)The DHHL 1992 Master Plan has been replaced with the Kawaihae Regional Plan ~ 2010 b)ThRilPlhhflle egona an sows te property as oows: b)ThRilPlhhfll 1.General 7,502 acres 2.Residential 2,223 acres 3.Community 72 acres 4.Industrial/Commercial 356 acres c)PuakaÔilima Community Association is the makai neighborhoodconsistsof22houselotsaveraging neighborhoodconsistsof22houselotsaveraging 15,000 sq ft in size, with a total of 34 acres. d)Kailapa Community Association is the mauka neighborhood with 199 house lots on 180 acres with an average lot size of 32,000 sq ft. 4.Queen Emma Lands • The transitional housing is no longer existent. Queen Emma Lands license to Hawaii County to use the property and Catholic Charities was the operator, the relationship expired and the homes were relocated • The Kaloko Housing Project is still under construction. • The mention of QEL considering building a Kawaihae historic museum next to the old transitional housing site is misleading. If a museum project were to • Queen Emma Lands is a nonprofit entity structured to serve the h needs of the people of Hawaii through the Queens Medical Center, their sister entityQELviewstheirKawaihaepropertyasveryimportantandwillbe. entityQELviewstheirKawaihaepropertyasveryimportantandwillbe instrumental in supporting the health card needs of the people o implementation will take place in the future, there are no current plans for development. • Queen Emma Lands originally donated 50 acres to the National Par where PuÔukohola National Park is located today. 3. Kawaihae Tomorrow: awaae onceptua KihCl KihCl Plan & Policies Page 117 Policy 1: Create a balance of recreational, commercial and industrial uses around the harbor area while preserving the cultural and historic importance of the area. Strategy11;EncourageStateDOTtobuildtheKawaihaeRoadBypassthru . Strategy11;EncourageStateDOTtobuildtheKawaihaeRoadBypassthru the Kawaihae area ~ SKTSC reports that the problem continues to be funding. The community continues to want the Bypass Road and feels the best route is directly across from the Harbor entry. Strategy 1.2; Encourage the development of a regional industrial park at Kawaihae Strategy 1.3; Support DOT Commercial Harbor expansion mauka of Akoni PuleHighway ~Thepropertyownedmaukaofthehighwayisownedby PuleHighwayThepropertyownedmaukaofthehighwayisownedby DHHL and we have been told that they are not interested in such an expansion on their lands mauka of the Harbor. Strategy 1.4; Expand commercial activities around the harbor area Strategy 1.5; Expand recreational activities around the harbor a canoe club activities DOBARÔs plan to expand the small boat harbor is in process, Kawaihae Canoe Club is an active, ever growing group promoting good stewardship of the halau is maintained by the County with the clubs kokua. Strategy 1.6; The County shall encourage and support revitalization of KawaihaeÔs cultural and historic resources. he community would like to see their cultural and historic resources recognized T through the posting of signage on sites that warrant, perhaps through collaboration with Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. Strategy 1.7; Mitigate the effects of industrial sprawl around the harbor and industrial areas The community feels that this mitigation should be done by controlling things such as future lighting (should be shielded and not excessive), wires, poles and transformers shouldbeplannedsothattheyminimizecha ngingthevisualresourcesoftheareaAll . shouldbeplannedsothattheyminimizechangingthevisualresourcesoftheareaAll expansion and future development within the harbor area should occur in a way that mitigates the impact on view planes and scenic beauty of area. Whenever possible utilities should be placed underground. It is felt that the Bypass will offer an opportunity to implement the SKCDP by planning for uncluttered scenic vistas. Strategy 1.8; Decide on site locations for a community center, affordable housing and school, per DHHL Policy 2: Establish additional sources of potable water for the Kawaihae area Strategy 2.1; Complete the development of the Ouli Well Field and transmit thfOlihKihe water rom u to te awaae area hfOlihKih Ongoing as an integral part of the District wide subcommittee efforts. Process would include County, DHHL, and DW Aina Lea working toward investigative findings on the 3 Ouli wells. Determine if Ouli w most viable source of immediate water. Pursue the development of these wells, if findings justify. Strategy 2.2; Conduct studies to analyze the economic feasibility of gy;yy construction a desalination plant and the environmental impact a desalination plant may have on the surrounding environment. We hope to receive direction for the viability of conducting a study, and will rely on the expert to speak to this. Should it be determined to be viable, we will enter it into the CIP request process. Policy 3: Improve the marine water quality along the Kawaihae Coast Strategy 3.1; Engage the Queen Emma land managers, Parker Ranch, of Hawaiian Home Lands, National Park Service, watershed experts and the Kawaihae community in a program to re-vegetate the mauka areas o watershed and reduce erosion and sedimentation. Kohala Watershed Partnership Coordinator this strategy is curren implemented. In 2009 KWP received a 2.6M grant from NOAA Restoration pg Center to implement parts of the Pelekane Bay Watershed Manageme (MKSWCD 2005) including 18 miles of goat fencing, removal of feral goats, plants and protecting native species within stream corridors, erosion mitigation with sediment check dams, and treatment of bare soil areas with fabrics. Phase 1 was completed in 2/11 and since then the project infrastructure has been maintained and/or augmented by two additional grants through the Hawaii Community Foundation and the National Fish and Wildlife F SiEibllfdi(NOAAuggeston: ngage partners mentons aove as we as unng partners , SiEibllfdi(NOAA HCF, Harold L. Castle Foundation, NFWF) to continue to implement strategies to reduce sedimentation into the bay from the watershed areas. Suggestion: Revise Action Item to include allocation of CO funding to match Federal and Private grants that are supporting the ongoing resto rehabilitation of the watershed. Strategy 3.2; The community and County shall coordinate with the Army Corps of Engineers and State agencies to dredge Pelekane Bay Dredging strategy is off the table for a couple of reasons: 1. i damage than good. The corals and other bottom dwelling life tha would be destroyed and the process of recolonizing those species would have to bi2ildihdiidiliegn. . t wou str up te sement as one massve event an ocean crcuaton bi2ildihdiidili would move it onto living corals further away. Strategy 3.3; The County of Hawaii shall work closely with State Agencies and with the Kawaihae community to design solutions to restore ocean circulation along the Coast through the creation of a washout ch The feasibility study conducted by the Army Corps concluded that the sediment yyyyp would fill the channel and would not do what was hoped, disperse the sediment out into the ocean to clean out the bay. Note: The Kawaihae Community still wishes to see the wash out ch and feels strongly that it should remain an option to restore ocean circulation. Policy 4: Improve Traffic Safety for vehicular and non-vehicular transportation along Akoni Pule Highway Strategy 4.1; Reduce the speed limit from 35 to 25 mph along Ako vicinity of Kawaihae Harbor as indicated on the Conceptual Plan The South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee has been trying to get speed limit and the most they got was STOP to be painted on the road at the stop sign. The challenge continues to be funding and priorities. ggp Strategy 4.2; Prohibit parking along the shoulder of Kawaihae Ro for pedestrians and bicyclists. There was some work done toward this end in terms of taking out the coconut trees, and taking out the cattle pens near the comfort station so that park County Police Department will site cars parked along the shoulde when they see or are told of vehicles parking in shoulder areas. Strategy 4.3; Form an agreement with DLNR to utilize the land by the old cattle loading area for overflow parking from local businesses his has bddbdffkeen one an this area is now eing use or overlow paring Tbddbdffk Strategy 4.4; Construct pedestrian paths and bikeways along Akon Kawaihae corridor and add appropriate signage to increase safety SKTSC has been working with State on getting crosswalks, sidewal signage to be alert and enhance safety. Another option might be to work with Ala Kahakai National Histor trail off of the roadway up against the Harbor fence line. Also working in conjunction with SSFM during Harbor enhancements Kawaihae Area Conceptual PlKawaihae Area Conceptual Plan Map an Map Suggested possible revisions to consider:Suggested possible revisions to consider: DHHL Lands/2010 Regional PlanDHHL Lands/2010 Regional Plan Remove Remove SuperFerrySuperFerryDock PierDock Pier Add Honokoa PointAdd Honokoa Point Add Add KaiopaiKaiopaiCultural Fishing areaCultural Fishing area Move old Church site to correct locationMove old Church site to correct location Move Lighthouse to correct locationMove Lighthouse to correct location Move saltpans to correct locationMove saltpans to correct location Note Kings House, John YoungÔs HouseNote Kings House, John YoungÔs House Add Historic Well/replace anchorAdd Historic Well/replace anchor Remove Queen Emma Lands makai asRemove Queen Emma Lands makai as Cultural Preservation AreaCultural Preservation Area Add potential Bypass route joining KawaihaeAdd potential Bypass route joining Kawaihae Road across from Harbor entranceRoad across from Harbor entrance Action Programs for Kawaihae Provide for additional sources of water for Kawaihae area Improveoceanwaterqualityalongthecoast Improveoceanwaterqualityalongthecoast Implement traffic safety measures These action plans continue to be the focal points of the community, along with emergency preparedness, protection of natural and cultural resources and to create a task force group that will enable all stakeholders and entities that are gp dependent upon Kawaihae area, to come together and work toward the common goal of planning, water and protecting resources. Proposed Kawaihae Harbor Task Force Kawaihae subcommittee requests that the Action Committee vote to Kawaihae Harbor Task Force being created. The subcommittee would work with hopeful participants such as Senator Malama Solomon, Representative Cindy EvansthenextCountyCouncilrepforthisdistrict, , DLNR/DOBAR, ACE, EvansthenextCountyCouncilrepforthisdistrictDLNR/DOBARACE USA, DOT/Harbors and Highway, National Park, DHHL, Department Water Supply, Kohala Watershed Partnership, County Civil Defense, County Environmental Management, County Department of Public Works, Qu Emma, Planning, Ala Kahakai, Makalii, Kanu o ka' Aina, State Historic Office of Preservation, Community, KLRC, Harbor users, or whomever it is determined is an appropriate participant. The area of focus would range fr Gulch on the north, to Spencer Beach Park on the south and propo road on mauka side. The goal would be to increase collaboration between the various agencies in order to come together and work toward one ultimate Kawaihae Harbor area improvement plan with the understanding that when we work together and not against each other, everyone benefits. Ma yellow.