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NORTH KOHALA NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES
Monday, September 14th, 2015 at 5:00 pm
North Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755
ATTENDANCE
1. Members Present: John Winter, Jon Adams, Lani Eugenio, Faye Yates, Ken
Wills and Keone MacKillop.
2. Public Attendance: Susan Fischer, Paul Fischer, Lynda Wallach, Oliver Lum,
Dixie Adams, Sandie Torres, Lucy Pasco, Margaret Couttie, Madelain E. Kawai,
Margot McFredries, Doreen C. Paro, Deborah Winter, Greg Mooers, Lynda
Wallach, Representative Cindy Evans, Peter Devries, and April Lee.
3. Planning Department Present: Rosalind Newlon and Ali Catalano
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:05 pm by John
Winter.
II. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS:
a. Minutes of the meeting from July 131h, 2015. Amendments were
suggested as follows:
• Line 105: change "Hawaiian charities" to "Catholic Charities"
• Line 201: delete the words, "and care of
Jon Adams made a motion to approve as amended. Keone
seconded that motion and the motion was carried unanimously.
b. Minutes of the meeting from August 101h, 2015. Amendments were
suggested as follows:
• Line 53: instead of "move all cesspools" it should read "replace
cesspools with septic"
• Line 120: remove "and that they are dependent on people
associated with agriculture to come to the meetings."
Keone made a motion to approve as amended. Jon Adams
seconded that motion and the motion was carried unanimously.
III. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Lucy Pasco suggested that medical marijuana be put on the agenda for
discussion.
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John Winter brought up that there is a public meeting about medical
marijuana in North Kohala on September 291h.
Lani Eugenio read a letter aloud from Jeffrey Coakley as a member of the
public. The letter announced the upcoming meeting on September 291h, as
well as what has been done by the community over the past month to
address the issue of medical marijuana production in North Kohala.
BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE
No items to report.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Growth Management: Jon Adams had no report since there was no
meeting.
b. Public Access: Report by Keone MacKillop.
Akoakoa Point - a new USGS benchmark is needed, and it's being
looked into.
Hapu'u Kapanaia - this has been consolidated for the open space
purchase funds and things are looking very good right now and
moving along.
Pahoa Beach - there are still some issues that need to be taken care of.
Kaiholena - one week away from closing, finishing up.
Kohala Shoreline - there have been comments sent into the Planning
Department. That's in the works.
Kohala Kai - they are currently waiting for Kaiholena to finish up.
c. Water, Parks, and Roads: Report by John Winter
John Winter brought up the three incidents recently where Akoni Pule
Highways has had traffic interrupted. He explained that they are
working on ways to repair the bridge and manage to open up Pratt Rd.
to Hawi as an emergency access route. He announced that there will
be a meeting for property owners only on September 301h. There will
also be a public meeting regarding community access on October 141h,
at 5 pm. There will be a notification in the Kohala Mountain News
about the meeting in October.
92 John also reported that there haven't been any updates on the
93 improvements for Mahukona. There is also still a leak in the gym roof,
94 but the warranty is good for one year, so it should be repaired.
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96 d. Power, View Planes, and Erosion Control: Report from Susan Fischer
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98 Susan explained that she and Toni Withington met in Waimea on
99 Paniolo Power concerning outreach to the community. Solar Matters
100 continues to explore the solar bikeway idea.
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102 e. Affordable Housing: No updates.
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104 f. Agricultural Updates: Report by Lani Eugenio
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106 Lani reported that she has done some outreach to farmers to
107 determine whether they will meet the 50% sustainability goal by
108 2018 that is included in the CDP. She explained that she hasn't
109 received much of a response from the farmers on this question.
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111 John Winter explained that the reason they may not be responding is
112 because they do not have the answer to that question. The goal is that
113 Kohala will produce 50% of the food it consumes, but it is not a goal
114 that every farmer produces what they consume.
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116 Representative Cindy Evans suggested that Lani speak to Jeff Melrose
117 since there has been extensive research on an agricultural
118 development plan that allows them to know exactly what is being
119 grown on each parcel of agricultural land. They have this information
120 for the entire state of Hawaii. Cindy suggested Lani may take this
121 route in getting her information.
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123 g. Historical and Cultural Preservation: Report by Faye Yates
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125 Faye Yates reported that they are moving slowly, but they did have a
126 meeting last month. They are currently working with Hawaii Historic
127 Foundation to research cultural sites. She also reported that the lease
128 for Bond Memorial Library is being reviewed again.
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130 VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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132 None.
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134 VII. SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING
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138 VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
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140 NEXT MEETING:
141 Date: November 91h, 2015
142 Time: 5 PM
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144 John Winter explained that the next meeting will not be until November
145 91h, 2015 due to an announcement from Deputy Director Bobby
146 Command stating that due to limited staff time and a number of major
147 initiatives currently being undertaken by the Planning Department,
148 meetings going forward will be bimonthly for all CDP Action Committees.
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150 IX. Jon Adams made a motion to adjourn. Keone MacKillop seconded that
151 motion. All in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 PM.
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153 Minutes submitted by Ali Catalano, Community Planning Assistant.