HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-04-28 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: April 28, 2014
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Call to Order: 5:00 pm
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Place: Hokuloa Church
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69-1600 Puako Beach Drive
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Kamuela, 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, Roger Harris, John Mueller
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2Absent/Excused:
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3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado
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4County of Hawai‘i: Margaret Wille, Dave Hirt (left @ 6:01pm)
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Public in attendance: Sierra Tobiason, Diane Kanealii, George Winchell, Phil Hayward,
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Anika Glass, Aric Arakaki, Peter Hackstedde, George Robertson
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
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None
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PRESENTATION
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Diane Kanealii, Executive Director, of the Kailapa Community Association provided the Action
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Committee with an over view of the Kailapa Community Association and the Association’s Kailapa Plan
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2012 for the development of the Kailapa Community and Resource Center, Emergency Relief Shelter
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and Playground. Roger Harris motioned to have the Action Committee send to the Planning
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Department a letter recommending support and approval of the plans as conveyed to the Action
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Committee during the presentation. Roger further offered to draft the letter for the Chair to sign. Kit
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Roehrig seconded the motion. After discussion unanimous approval given.
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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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Minutes of the Meeting of March 24, 2014 were circulated. Roger Harris motioned to approve and
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John Hoover seconded. After discussion unanimous approval given.
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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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Jojo mentioned to the AC that she would like to work on the developing a requirement of the
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government to have underground utilities in Kawaihae. The suggestion by staff and the
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Councilwomen was that the requirement must be made by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
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for lands owned by the state DHHL.
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Update/Discussion of Agenda Items by Planning Director, Duane Kanuha or authorized
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representative.
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No Discussion
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Update/Discussion of Agenda Items by Council Member Margaret Wille
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Provided the following comments:
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Focusing on getting the CDPs into the County Charter.
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Power of the CDPs is on developing the CIP lists/projects for each district.
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Provided an update of the Ala Loa trail discussions (Aric Arakaki, from the National
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Parks also provided information) – no formal agreements have been made yet.
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Waimea Nui Park – funds are being sought from the state with for initiating project
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development. Margaret was able to fund small projects thru contingency funds.
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Discussion of Procedural Protocols for the Action Committee
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No Discussion – Item mistakenly kept on agenda.
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Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
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The Mayor’s revised budget will be submitted to the County Council on May 15th. Margaret
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will provide the AC will information update regarding the budget for CIP relating to the CDP.
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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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Permit Activity Comments from Action Committee
a. –
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None – staff confirmed that this will no longer be an agenda item but an informational list will be
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attached to future agendas
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Waikoloa
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i.Written report submitted to the AC and no additional comments. Looking to get community
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leaders interested in applying to be on the committee.
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Kawaihae
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i.Written report submitted to the AC and no additional comments
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ii.Traffic Safety Committee Liaison Report – included in report
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iii.Homestead Community Associations Liaison Report – included in report.
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iv.The discussion of the draft NKCDP Access subcommittee’s access proposal to the Planning
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Department postponed to future agenda.
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Puako
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i.Discussions still occurring for the replacement of cesspools with individual wastewater
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treatment systems.
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e.Waimea
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i.Community meeting was held in Waimea by the UH School of Law regarding the Public
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Access, Burial Council, Native Rights and Native Traditional Practices.
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f.District-Wide
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i.No Report.
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g.Long Term Education Planning
– Joel Cohen/John Mueller
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i.Provided an update of the discussions going on at the state level for the education planning
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for the island.
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ii.Request made of the subcommittee to create an outline of actions for the process.
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h.Liaison Reports (moved under the district subcommittee area reports)
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i.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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Governor is coming on Thursday to the Waimea Homestead Meeting to announce the funding.
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Puna CDP Action Committee would like to meet with the SKCDP AC
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Next Meeting May 19, 2014–
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Waimea
– Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center)
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Agenda : Kawaihae sub-committee (NKCDPAC Access sub-committee)
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ADJOURNMENT:
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Meeting adjourned at 6:35 pm
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