HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-23 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes
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SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
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aka HUI KULEANA O KOHALA HEMA
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southkohalaactioncommittee@gmail.com
County of Hawai‘i
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MINUTES
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Meeting Date: June 23, 2014
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Call to Order: 5:02 pm
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Place: Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center)
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67-1199 Mamalahoa Highway
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Waimea, Hawai‘i 96743
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Roll Call:
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1Members Present: Josephine (Jojo) Tanimoto, John Hoover, Christopher (Kit) Roehrig,
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Joel Cohen, John Mueller, Roger Harris
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2Absent/Excused:
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3Planning Department: Rosalind (Roz) Newlon
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4County of Hawai‘i: Dave Hirt, Margaret Wille
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Public in attendance: Sierra Tobiason, Diane Kanealii, Aric Arakaki, Toni Withington
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
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Diane Kanealii requested that the AC put on next month’s agenda that the SKCDP AC adopting some
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of the policies from the NKCDP AC.
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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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A motion was made by Joel Cohen to amend the order of the agenda and move the subcommittee report
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by Toni Withington as Presentation No. 3. The motion was seconded by Roger Harris and passed with
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a unanimous vote.
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PRESENTATION
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Aric Arakaki from the National Park Service did a presentation on the organization’s efforts to work on
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the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The trail was designated in the year 2000 to create a national
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trail from the northernmost tip to South Point, the Volcano’s National Park, so roughly two-thirds of
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the Hawai‘i Island, and that the system of trails includes mauka-makai trails. He said the primary
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mission is to preserve and open up access ancient and historic trails.
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Aric provided the AC with an overview of the staff and board of the Ala Kahakai Trail Association and
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provided some general introduction regarding the communities and organizations that they work with.
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Aric discussed several segments/projects of the trail that the service is working on and then provided an
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update on Kohala Kai public access plan. He discussed the original alignment of the trail and how the
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developer built another trail and how they are now working to retain the original alignment and create a
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conservation easement.
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Aric discussed the Highways Act of 1893 and said that is way to preserve access and a way for the
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State to reassert its ownership. Trails identified by the Na Ala Hele or the within the National Parks are
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the trail systems that are managed by the National Parks and are open to the public.
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PRESENTATION
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Sierra Tobiason, with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program and the South Kohala
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Coastal Partnerships Coordinator, gave an update presentation on the South Kohala Conservation
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Action Plan. The priority site, selected by the Coral Program, of the plan is 24 miles long from the
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north boundary of Kawaihae to Anaeho‘omalu Bay and includes the associated 15 ahupua‘a.
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Sierra said the priority threats - that the plan is designed to reduce the land based source of pollution,
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invasive species, and unsustainable fishing practices. Sierra said that the strategies and objectives are:
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community engagement, co-managed areas, fisheries management, sediment reduction, invasive species.
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There has been developed a Coastal Communities Meeting Group for the west Hawai‘i communities to
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share information and partner on development of plans and programs.
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Sierra provided an analysis of the SKCDP and the South Kohala Conservation Action Plan.
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Sierra provided an update on the stream corridor assessment that has been ongoing since the last time
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she spoke to the AC. Sierra also said she has put together a tool kit for water quality monitoring from
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grants she received from NOAA. Sierra said that there is also a South Kohala mapping project by
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NOAA that extends down to Keahole Point from Kawaihae.
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Additional information on the programs, plans and contact information for the South Kohala
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Conservation Action Plan can be found at hawaiicoralreefstrategy.com
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PRESENTATION
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Toni Withington, a member of the North Kohala Access Group, provided a background of public access
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development efforts in North Kohala as well as the North Kohala Access Group itself. The North
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Kohala community’s efforts on the development of public access is based on 40 years of planning and
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organizing to keep Kohala coastline open and free from development. She said that in the past 10 years
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that 15 million dollars have been used to purchase 213 acres and several properties have been identified
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for public purchase.
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Toni said that public access was a major part of the scoping for the NKCDP and that one of the major
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public trail was recommended to be from Pololu to Kawaihae. She said that the North Kohala Access
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Group meets once a month and has been doing so for 8 years.
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discussed the Public access proposal sent to the Planning Director from the North Kohala CDP AC.
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Toni discussed that one of the actions resulting from the issues identified with the controversial Kohala
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Kai public access was that the access group developed a public access proposal that the North Kohala
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CDPAC has sent to the Planning Director. Toni went through some of the objectives of the guidelines,
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such as to amend Rule 34 – Public Access, and have a two-way communication requirement, and walk-
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thrus of the trails, and have stewards of the trails.
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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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Joel Cohen made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 28, 2014 and May 19, 2014 meetings,
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Kit Roehrig seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
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The approval of the schedule of meetings were postponed to the next meeting.
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Next meeting will include approval of the next year’s meeting schedule.
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BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE
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1.SKCDP Implementation.
Action Committee will continue ongoing review of SKCDP Goals,
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Policies and Actions & discuss roles & responsibilities.
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The AC requested to have next meeting’s agenda include a discussion to create a list of
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concerns/issues/questions to discuss with the Planning Director at the July Meeting. Staff was
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asked to check with the Director if moving the meeting in July to Tuesday would work into the
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Director’s schedule better.
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Update/Discussion of Agenda Items by Council Member Margaret Wille
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None
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AC development of list of questions/concerns to discuss with the Planning Director, Duane
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Kanuha.
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Joel Cohen said that he believes in community involvement, government and how it functions,
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federal and state, and county and how they work together and now to improve those working
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relationships. Joel also said that he would like to ask about using government bonds as an
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alternative for funding.
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Reference was made by Jojo that the some ideas for the list had been discussed during the last
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meeting.
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No further discussion occurred.
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Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
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John Hoover requested that the Puako Sewer System Treatment Study be taken off the list.
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The discussion for the draft letter to the Department of Public Works was postponed at the
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request of Roger Harris.
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Discussion of Update Issues/Suggestions for the SKCDP/General Plan
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No new issues/suggestions.
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2.Sub-Committee Reports.
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Waikoloa
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i.John Mueller distributed the Waikoloa subcommittee minutes. He said that he met with Jojo
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regarding Kawaihae and they discussed view plane policies from the NKCDP and that
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Waikoloa is interested on working with NKCDP AC to amend the SKCDP to be worded the
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same. He said he would like to work with the NKCDP AC, Puako and Kawaihae.
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Kawaihae
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i.Jojo reported that they had an Ahu Moku meeting to discuss cultural and historical issues.
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She said that July 7 was scheduled to be the next meeting at Spencer Park.
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Puako
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i.John Hoover reported that the cesspool replacement plans are moving forward, and that the
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NOAA program is ongoing. John said that the State wants to create a park system along the
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Kona Kohala coast.
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d.Waimea
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i.Kit Roehrig said that Sierra is the first person to send an email to the AC email account.
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e.District-Wide
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i.Roger Harris said that he and Joel are poposing a district-wide inventory of educational
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facilities to figure out future higher educational opportunities. Roger said that they are
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looking for options for a high school site.
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f.Long Term Education Planning
– Joel Cohen/John Mueller
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i.There was discussion by the AC of forming a subcommittee including Joel Cohen, Roger
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Harris and John Mueller to further investigate higher educational opportunities, map them
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and come to a consensus of where to located them. Kit Roehrig made a motion to create an
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investigatory subcommittee to further research high education opportunities and to propose
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future sites with John Mueller, Roger Harris and Joel Cohen. John Mueller seconded the
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motion, motion passed unanimously
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g.Liaison Reports
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i.Traffic Safety Committee
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1)No Report
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ii.Waimea Community Association
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1)No Report
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iii.Homestead Community Associations.
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1)No Report
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h.Joint Meeting with Puna CDP AC
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i.No Report
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
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None.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Next Meeting July 23, 2014–
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Waimea
– Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center)
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Agenda : NKCDPAC Access Proposal, Meeting Schedule for 2015
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ADJOURNMENT:
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Meeting adjourned at 6:59 pm
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