Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023

    Responding to a 10:26 p.m. call, police determined that an unknown pickup truck or SUV ran over the woman, who was possibly lying in the middle of the roadway. Investigators are not able to determine the direction of travel of the unknown vehicle at this time.
    The female pedestrian was transported to the Kona Community Hospital for treatment and later transferred to the Queens Medical Center on O'ahu for further treatment, where she is currently listed in critical condition.
    The driver of the vehicle fled the scene and failed to render aid to the pedestrian. Failure to render aid when a person is seriously injured or killed in a traffic collision is a Class “B” felony that may be punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines up to $25,000. Failure to render aid is covered under section 291C-14 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes.

A solid block by Senior lineman Dakota Seaver  helps open a hole for the Trojan running backs. Photo by Mark Peters

    The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a negligent injury investigation and is asking for anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact Officer Adam Roberg at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229 or email at adam.roberg@hawaiicounty.gov. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.

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LT. GOV. SYLVIA LUKE is covering for Gov. Josh Green who is on the mainland again, away four nights from Thursday until Monday afternoon. A statement from his office says that he is in Nevada "to attend meetings with various business and trade leaders."
    The Governor is on the the mainland after being back in Hawai'i for a few days last week following his visit to New York the previous weekend to participate in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals meeting and a followup presentation at the Brooking Institute and United Nations Foundation.
    The Lt. Governor is Acting Governor from late afternoon of Thursday Sept. 21 through midday Sept. 25. She was also acting governor the previous weekend and was scheduled to be Acting Governor for a portion of Green's trip out of state July 30 to Aug. 15 but Green came back to Hawai'i after the Maui firestorm disaster.
   Green was also in New York in July for a United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

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Senior Dominic Nurial-Dacalio closes in on the Kohala ball carrier with support from teammates. He achieves another solid game in the trenches, playing offense and defense. Photo by Mark Peters

Hawaiian Home Lands

Receive $600 million using for over 20 projects throughout the state. Exciting times for people on the wait list.

and improve infrastructure Doesnt just build vertical vertical construction housing, but also 

not only homesteads for residential but also looking at pastoral and ag.

IN Panaewa made half acre subsitence ;lots, can grow food and crops to feed their families and the neighbors. Brought in ldneders adn educators. Will be able to build house on the subsistence property. .. Can also build bigger house on the bigger lot to house a whold family.

Plans 

Hawaii Island Planner Lee Makana

Ka'u Region update

 

DHHL General plan updated in 2022

Hawaii Island last updated in 2002 and beginning update on it. will take about 24 months, want to update land use designation. TGeneral agriculture could be were mved. 

Wailau 64.8 acres, Waiohinu 261.775 acres Kamao'a-Pu'u'eo 11k631l64 acres

Vacant lot development plans and regional plans...more the bigger lands.

Kau Regional Plan from 2012 also due for an update.

Priorities for current Kau plan

Affordable Homestead Alternatives in Ka'u

2021 offered 38 vacant lots in Discovery Harbour.

 

Additional Water for homestead lots

100,000 gfallon water storage tank and including water station spigot on Hawaiian for South Point

 

Now only 25 homestead pastoral leases, surrounding area has pastoral useage. For decades there was no water.

Now $2.7 million to Isemoto Contracting Co. for water storage tank...

Construction pending archaeological monitoring and approvals.

Agricultural Lots at Waiohinu, championed by Homestead Association  pursue additional lands for agriculture.

Lands were formerl DLNR and id'd for ag. Lands are being acquired from DLNR and can be leased after title is cleared.

Hawaiia Home Lands Association has a pilot project on five acres, sowed photo of dryland tar.

Hana Laulima Lahui O  Ka'u wants ten acrres along the highway in Waiohinua. Hawaiian Cultural Community Center. Got Right of entry given in May and

waiting to work on due dilegence study, before construction of Kau Cultural Center.

Protection and Preservation of Cultural Sites and Natual Resources in Kama'oa  - south Point.

Took brief field trip Sunday to Kalae.

    In 2016 approved South Point Management Plan with five six management focuses.

Restore and protect.

Manage vehicular access at South Point. Noticed a lot cars parked along the sides of the road. 'They really aren't permitted to be there."

 

Help people to become legal business entities on Hawaii home land

Try to regain site control and better managed vehicle access. Institute a parking fee. Make a service road and pedestiralnto Mahana Bay

So far "we've been unsuccessful in fully managing vehicular access at South Point."

Said there are vehicular activities that threaten the natural resources down ther. . Off road ATVs, trucks, tour operations that continur to erode the landscape down there.

Showed Palehmo, which "is very dear and special" to Ka'u.

 and photo showing erosion to Palehemo by vehicles.

Access it also a liability for the Trust. including diving off the cliff by the fish hoist. 

Traveling to Green Sands Beach, in off road vehicles with no controlled access. there are things that happen that are high risk to the department oand the trust. Also the sentiment that lots of people coming down to South Point to use as recreational area without giving back and malama, taking care of the place.

The tourism industry greatly benefits from the resources and sites at  South Point . However. the Department doesn't really see some of those benefits. In fact, it has become a detriment. So there is opportunity for the department and our beneficiaries to utilize some of the interests from tourists in South Point for the Departmentr  and our beneficiaries bettermen.

To get a handle on vehicular management, tried to 2017 put cement barrier but was soon removed.

Tried to get security guards but couldn't hire to meet budget .

Hawaii Police Department wanted police department to hire someone, but their own shortage and manpower declined.

Looking to partner with other agencies.

Pu'umauna, where there are iwi kupuna, with dept. staffing level can't do as much as want to.

Looking for ocommutiy groups also to partner with the Department to help steward.

Copntracted Nohopapa, inc. a Native Hawaiian Archeaological co. to help establish the community partnerships.

Kelly Uyeoka. cultural resource management co.

Pu'u Ali'i Dune.... iwi kupuna uncovered from vehicle going over or storm, climate change...

State and federal regulary pathways to protect place and have  stewardship not triggered by development...

malama iwi kupuna and make sure DHHL is in compliance with fed and state laws to protect it. including State HIstorical Presevation Divison,

National HIstoric Preservation Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Ameerican Indian Relious Fredom Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act.

Empower local stewardhip and can be guide to protecting other places as well. Plan of Action includes inclusion of lineal descendents

DHHL will assume full stewardhp SHPD cedes reg oversight.

 

Stewart Hashinaga or Hatsunaga or Matsunaga.

Pu'eo Agricultural Lots 25 were offered 1986, 12 lots were awarded with no infrastrucutre. Authorized up to $6 million for planning, design and constructon of infrastructure. will be coming out to community to give input into environmental assessment.

DHHL owns 40 lots in Discovery Harbour one lot in recordation. 

Two were awarded, one in recordation , seven in process, 

30 lots available for new residential awards in Discovery Harbour.

Kau Water system can see 100,000 steal taken being constructed, expect to be completed this year. 

Working on filling station for spigot.

 

County's water line goes through many pastoral lot. Addressing on improving the pressure at different pressure reducing station. at stations that county owns. Pressure reducing stations are in private lands, working with county to move them to public roadway.

Relocate waterline form within lots to South Point road right of way.

Install water laterals for water meters to the 25 pastoral lots. . estimated cost is $20 million, asking next legislature for the money.

at VAC Gallery on display October 7th – November 12th,  9am - 5pm, daily at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. 

Featuring the works of Bonnie Sol Hahn, Bob Weiss, Kira Kamamalu, Jack Kinkelaar and Amy Markham the exhibit presents the unique perspective and approach to landscape by each participating artist.   Painting outdoors,  surrounded by the beauty of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, the artists work to capture the impression or essence of a place or scene. "In a sense capturing the mana of the wahi pana (special place)" as expressed by Bonnie Sol Hahn.  The artists renditions illustrate varied inspirations, perspectives, textures and moods representing the same place in different ways. 

 

Join the artist at the opening reception on Saturday, October 7th from 2-4pm .  For those who can not attend the exhibition in person it may also be viewed online at www.volcanoartcenter.org 

Volcano Art Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote, develop and perpetuate the artistic, cultural and environmental heritage of Hawaiʻi's people through the arts and education.  Please visit www.volcanoartcenter.org for more information or call (808) 967-8222. 

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Images compliments of the artists:

The artists presenting "Points of View" at VAC Gallery. (Left to right) Jack Kinkelaar, Amy Markham, Bob Weiss, Kira Kamamalu and Bonnie Sol Hahn.

 Near The Steam Vents by Jack Kinkelaar.  

 Painter Bob Weiss gaining inspiration from Kīlauea Caldera. 

Bonnie Sol Hahn sharing her perspective and painting from Kīlauea overlook. 

OV Pancake

Breakfast

Na'alehu Elementary Honuworx grand opening

Sept. `1

Mahalo, 

Crystal Nielsen, PCNC

Parent Community Networking Center Coordinator 

Na'alehu Elementary School

PO Box 170

Na'alehu, HI 96772

Direct line (808) 313-4020 / Main office: (808) 313-4000 

crystal.nielsen@k12.hi.us 

 

Aloha Julia

Here is the information for the newspaper. I will send the 

pictures tomorrow.

Arbor Day was started in 1872 in America. Hawaii celebrates

Arbor Day in November because it is usually a good time to

plant trees here.

The West Hawaii Master Gardeners will be having our third

Hawaii Arbor Day event this year is on Nov 4th in Ocean View.

Native and non-native trees will be available free to the public.

We have limited quantities of some species. Quantities will be

limited on a per-family basis depending on the species. 

Tree planting guides will be available. Master Gardeners will be

available to answer questions. Free garden seeds will also be available

from the WHMG Free Seed Library.

The location will be in Ocean View across from the OV Swamp Meet

and beside the Malama Market grocery store.

Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Gary Kastle

Certified Natural Farmer

Certified Master Gardener

Master Composters 1994

Forest Stewards 2018

My Hawaiian Farm