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Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawaii <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 <br />Tuesday, January 9, 2018 <br />Meeting Minutes <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Michael Yee <br />Director <br />Daryn Arai <br />Deputy Director <br />Chair Larry Brown called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee (AC) to <br />order at 5:00 p.m. in the Kea'au Community Center <br />ROLL CALL <br />Action Committee Members Present: Larry Brown (Chair), Leila Kealoha (Vice -Chair), Elmer Solis, <br />Michael Bernard, Patti Pinto, Yumi Kawano. <br />Action Committee Members Absent -Excused: Susan Osborne <br />Staff: CoH Planners - Keiko Mercado, LeAna Gloor, Eric Cook <br />Members of the public: 8 <br />ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS: <br />1. Committee Member Michael Bernard announced that he had contacted Hawaiian Telcom via <br />email to inquire about their recent expansion in service to the Puna area. He asked specifically <br />about what percentage of the $26M in funds from Connect America was spent on Hawai'i <br />Island and how many of the 5000 connection locations were on Hawai'i Island. Committee <br />Member Bernard received the following answer: <br />"To answer your questions, more than 4,500 of the 5,000 locations are on Hawaii Island. In <br />terms of the amount, Hawaiian Telcom receives Connect America Fund support over a six year <br />period that will total $26M in 2020. We receive about $4M per year and the majority of the <br />CAF support we've received thus far has been invested on Hawaii Island." <br />Additional information can be found on the Hawaiian Telcom website: <br />http://www.hawaiiantel.com/aboutus/Com panVNews/tabid/1487/Default.aspx <br />2. Committee Member Patti Pinto announced that the Hawaii County Community Emergency <br />Response Team (CERT) Program would be offering training in Hilo beginning on January 20tH <br />The CERT Program provides residents and businesses with the basics in how to properly <br />prepare and respond to an emergency at home, at work, or in the community. Email <br />hawaiicert@gmail.org to reserve your spot. <br />Additional information can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ml2VT7cc6l- <br />r I LH 9 H 56x l l P H Wgz rSl9C/view <br />Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page I <br />