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<br /> <br />South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee <br />1 <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />2 <br />MINUTES <br />3 <br />Meeting Date: June 24, 2013 <br />4 <br />Call to Order: 5:05 pm <br />5 <br />Place: Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center) <br />6 <br />67-1199 Mamalahoa Highway <br />7 <br />Waimea, Hawai‘i 96743 <br />8 <br />Roll Call: <br />9 <br /> <br />1Members Present: John Hoover, Fran Tabor, John Mueller, Christopher (Kit) Roehrig, <br />10 <br />Josephine (Jojo) Tanimoto, Roger Harris, <br />11 <br /> <br />2Absent/Excused: <br />12 <br /> <br />3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado <br />13 <br /> <br />4County of Hawai‘i: Margaret Masunaga, Dave Hirt <br />14 <br /> <br />5 <br />Public in attendance: Mel Malinowski, George Robertson, Joel Cohen, Randy Clarke, <br />15 <br /> <br />Chad Higgins, Francis A. Ruddle. <br />16 <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA <br />17 <br />George Roberston – Rule Changes proposed for DLNR are very important regarding scuba spear <br />18 <br />fishing in West Hawai‘i and the County’s Resolution to support the proposed amendments. Also <br />19 <br />provided support for the designation of the Marine Reserve in the Mauna Lani Resort. <br />20 <br />Joel Cohen – has submitted application for this committee and is looking forward to working with the <br />21 <br />committee and community. <br />22 <br />ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />Minutes of the Meeting will be reviewed at the next meeting <br />24 <br />BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE <br />25 <br /> <br />1.Presentation by Mel Malinowski regarding the request of a letter of support by the Mauna <br />26 <br />Lani Reef Alliance <br />: Mel Malinowski, Randy Clarke and Francis A. Ruddle provided a presentation <br />27 <br />regarding the designation of the near shore reef area adjoining Mauna Lani Resort as a marine <br />28 <br /> <br />reserve. Issues discussed <br />29 <br /> <br />a.The fish that were available in the past have been severely depleted. <br />30 <br /> <br />b.This would be a “start” to address the issues. <br />31 <br /> <br />c.The no catch zones should be designated for longer periods than just a few months. <br />32 <br /> <br />d.The designation of marine reserves end up creating fisheries that end up providing fish for <br />33 <br />fishermen. <br />34 <br /> <br />e.There is a need to clarify the area that is proposed to be designated, size, location, scope. <br />35 <br /> <br />f.There is a request to clarify the issues that may have also been affecting the marine life. <br />36 <br />The Committee expressed concern of the proposed letter as drafted and how it is relevant to the <br />37 <br />CDP. There was little support for a motion to write a letter of support with the information <br />38 <br />provided and present draft of how the proposed letter has been drafted. <br />39 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />