Hawaii County Ka'u Community Development Plan Action Committee will meet Feb. 28.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Ka'u Action Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-7, Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS). This meeting will be held in-person at the location listed in this notice and by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT) through Zoom.
DATE:
TIME:
IN PERSON LOCATION: St. Jude's Church
92-8606 Paradise Mauka Circle Oceanview, HI 96737
ONLINE/ZOOM: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJlscO-prDwvHGcaMj1vWKHT2CRXdutAmTU
NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC TESTINOMY: The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or attending in-person at the physical location listed above. Although not required, to register in advance for oral testimony please contact staff at cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8288. Pursuant to § 92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the committee takes public statements on the agenda, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Please note that public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item. In addition, although not required, to ensure timely delivery of written testimony to committee members, it is requested that written testimony be submitted by 4:30 p.m. at least two business days prior to the meeting via email to cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or in person at the Hilo or Kona Planning Department. When submitting written testimony, please specify for which agenda item written testimony is being submitted. All written testimony will be a part of the public record.
NOTICE REGARDING INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT): A meeting held by ICT shall be automatically recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the in-person location identified in this notice. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this subsection within 30 minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting will be automatically terminated.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The Committee will consider approving the draft minutes from November 8, 2023 and August 23, 2023 meeting.
III. PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS: Pursuant to § 92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so now, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item.
IV. BUSINESS:
1. Election of Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2024.
2. Mass Transit Agency Updates on Multimodal Transportation Plan Presentation by Hawai'i County Administrator, Victor Kandle.
3. Drafted Mahana Bay Coastline Access Letter - Discussion and decision making on whether to submit the drafted Mehana Bay Coastline Access letter to the Planning Department's Director.
4. Hawaiian Language Immersion School Update Presentation by Raylene Moses.
5. Update on North Kohala Advisory Group - Discussion regarding the function, formatting, and logistics of the North Kohala Advisory Group.
V. AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Action Committee members will discuss potential agenda items for the next meeting including revisiting topics from meetings that did not have quorum.
VI. CHAIRPERSON ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Links to public notices regarding variance applications, subdivision applications, planning commission meetings, and other Planning Department applications can be found on the Planning Department's website: https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/
Windward Planning Commission Meeting scheduled for 3/7/2024 - SMA application from Black Sands Beach LLC.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department's Ka'ū Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawai'i Public Documents Repository: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&cr=1. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department by calling (808) 961- 8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov.
NOTICE: The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the above items. A person desiring to submit oral or written testimony shall indicate their name and whether the testimony is on their behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. Written testimony can be submitted via email or hard copy. Hard copies should include an original and nine copies and be submitted no later than 4:30pm two business days prior to the meeting.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 or cdp@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible, but no later than five business days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. If a response is received after the five-business days deadline, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. "Other reasonable modification" refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai'i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai'i County Code). A lobbyist means, "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai'i County Code). Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720.
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