HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2018-03- NKCDP Access Group NotesComm. No. 2018-03
North Kohala Community Access Group
December 6, 2017 (Old State Judiciary Building 4:30pm)
Participants: Toni Withington, Carter Collins, Aric Arakaki, Michelle Weissman, Eli Fein, Teri
Takata, Beth Robinson, Joe Carvalho, Ted Matsuda.
❖ Pololu Lookout
o Department of Transportation will pave from Kohala Middle School to Amakua Gulch
(2nd horseshoe).
■ Originally paving was from Kohala Hospital till Pololu lookout.
o Surety Kohala Corporation is applying for consolidation & re -subdivision on their
property by Pololu (proposed parking lot for lookout on Mauka of the road).
❖ Niulii
o NSTR (nothing significant to report).
❖ Hapu'u — Kapanaia
o Charlie Anderson's property (Half O' Kaiili) is in escrow & may be closing this year
with the PONC purchase.
■ Public access is along the county graveyard road.
o Pacific Plains PONC purchase is approved but no matching funds.
■ Land legacy is out of funds for this year and will apply for funding next July.
•'• Halelua
• o NSTR - Need update from county planning department on GOE.
•'• Pahoa Beach
o NSTR - Need update from county planning department
❖ Upolu Airport East
o NSTR - Need update from county planning department.
❖ Upolu Airport Restoration
o NSTR.
•'• Honoipu
o Community members met with Dutch Kyper (CEO of Parker Ranch), Parker Ranch's
Land Manger, and the listing realtor.
■ The community members asked if they would like to donate it to the
community, their response was no, so the community members asked of a land
swap would be possible.
o The road from Akoni Pule Highway down till the Red cinder road is owned by the
Federal government.
■ Maybe the county can take it over with a no -bid stipulation.
❖ Puakea Bay Ranch
o NSTR — We will refer to this area as "Pali A' Kamoa"
•'• Kukuipahu
• o NSTR
❖ Lamalaloa - South of Lapakahi
o NSTR
•'• Kaiholena
• o NSTR
❖ Kohala Shoreline LLC
o EA was rejected by the Planning Department.
■ The Planning Director found problems with the way it was written.
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■ The public want the development plan on this project revised.
■ The Planning Director asked the owners to address the problems 3 times to no
avail, then they gave it in a different format.
■ The owners submitted the new plan but the Planning Director deferred it.
■ The owners are going to the board of Appeals.
❖ Kohala Kai
o Need update from the county planning department.
■ The project may not have received re -subdivision approval.
• They have not finished the conservation easement with Ala Kahakai.
o Ala Kahakai — NPS is working on the legal aspects of the
easement
❖ Kohala Waterfront
o NSTR - Need update from county planning department.
❖ Rails to Trails
o Meredith made a preliminary report but needs more information & research.
■ Her research area is from Mahukona thru Upolu.
❖ New Items
o Kohala Mountain News article will be on PONC purchases and proposed purchases.
■ January's article will be on stewardship, trails, & fundraisers
❖ Next meeting
o January 3, 2018 starting 4:30pm, in the old State Judiciary Building.
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