HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-04-16 NKCDP Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting Notes Minutes
NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
AGRICULTURE ACTION SUB-COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
DATE: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
TIME: 5:00 PM
PLACE: North Kohala Senior Center
CALL TO ORDER: 5:10
ATTENDING: Chair Frank Cipriani, Jana Bogs, Richard Liebmann, Deborah Winter, Gayle
Perez, John Winter
NEW BUSINESS: Organizational Re-structuring of NKCDP AG-Action Sub-committee.
With input from the above invited attendees, it has been decided that the AG Sub-committee
will act as an informational 'hub' for the dissemination of current activity relating to Agricultural
Development, Education, Energy & Food Security in the District of North Kohala.
As there seems to be an aversion to coming to meetings regularly, reports and breaking news
will be sent to contacts via e-mails. The following updates are some of the Issues that are
being addressed. Subcommittee members urgently needed to report on the various Issues
affecting Agricultural Development in our Community..
Agriculture Updates
1. Important Agricultural Land (IAL) Initiative designation of IAL project (Strategy 1.8
NKCDP)
2. Strategically sited agricultural lands HOEA project update (Strategy 1.4 NKCDP)
3. Soil testing program (Strategy 1.4 NKCDP)
4. Sustainable agricultural water development test wells (Strategy 1.4 NKCDP)
5. K-12 Agricultural educational programs High School programs and aquaponics project
(Strategy 1.5 NKCDP)
6. Diversified agriculture Food Security (Strategy 1.4 NKCDP)
NKCDP AG-Action Sub-committee Meetings will still be held the third Wednesdays, 5:00 pm,
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at the Kohala Seniors Center. The next meeting will be held on May 21..... E Komo Mai.