HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-10 NKCDP Notes Final (No Quorum)Submitted March 10, 2017:
Richard Elliott's Notes regarding Public Input on agenda items from the North Kohala CDP Action
Committee meeting on Jan. 9, 2017. No quorum was established.
David Tarnas addressed the Growth Management and Public Access subcommittee reports. He recalled
the workshop run by the Planning Department last year at which CommunityVis modeling software was
used to evaluate the (projected) effect on growth by adjusting a number of physical, economic,
environmental and social variables. He recommended we ask to bring the program to Kohala to evaluate
projections on growth up here.
Toni Withington addressed the Public Access subcommittee report, stating that they met with the new
West Hawaii Managing Director (Mayor's Office) to discuss recommendations on land parcels in the area
of the northern coast related to Kamehameha I for PONC acquisition. They asked the mayor to authorize
negotiations to acquire the Hapu'u - Kapanaia - Halelua parcels. Coastal lands on both sides of the 4 -mile
stretch have been preserved at no cost to the County. The owners of the Niuli'i coastal parcel got tired
of waiting for the County to begin negotiations and gifted the parcel to the Kohala Center. She
presented a letter written by the subcommittee that made this proposal, adding that they simply could
not wait for AC approval which would have taken at least 4 months (now 6 given the present meeting
cancellation for lack of a quorum).
Richard L. Elliott Jr.
AC member (Growth Management)