2018-04-02 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes - DRAFT

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County of Hawai‘i PLANNING DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center  101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288  Fax (808) 961-8742 Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page 1 Michael Yee Director Daryn Arai Deputy Director Harry Kim Mayor Monday, April 2, 2018 DRAFT Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Acting Chair Kaneali‘i called the South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP) Action Committee (AC) to order at 5:13 p.m. in the Hokuloa United Church of Christ in Puakō. The following persons were present: ROLL CALL Action Committee Members Present: Diane Kaneali‘i (Vice-Chair), Eddie Akau, Kevin McLaughlin, George “Robby” Robertson, Julia Ann Alos, Mark Gordon, Ruth Smith, Tristie Licoan, and William Sanborn. Action Committee Members Absent-Excused: None. Staff: Keola Childs – South Kohala CDP Planner; and Planners: Bethany Morrison and Heather Bartlett. Members of the public: 8 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: Please Note: the agenda for this meeting unintentionally had the first two agenda items listed as agenda item “1”. For clarity, the agenda item regarding the Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Avenue intersection improvements is referred to as the “second agenda item #1”, and the items in these minutes are numbered to reflect what was written on the meeting agenda. Three people signed up to provide comment. They all chose to speak at the start of the meeting. 1. David Tarnas, representing himself, testified on the second agenda item #1 – Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Avenue Intersection Traffic Safety Improvements: Mr. Tarnas updated the Action Committee with information he had learned from the March 13, 2018 South Kohala Traffic Safety Committee [SKTSC] meeting regarding newly imposed vehicle weight limits on Waiaka Bridge; his testimony served as a recap of this meeting. He said Donald Smith, head of the State Department of Transportation [DOT], as well as members of the trucking community attended the SKTSC meeting. Recently, Hawai‘i State DOT officials announced weight limits on the Waiaka bridge and other old bridges around the state. He stated that in response, the Kawaihae trucking community reported having to drive through Waikoloa as a bypass route to and from the Harbor. According to Mr. Tarnas, Don Smith explained at the SKTSC meeting that there is only one staff member trained to enforce these restrictions. Concerns were raised