Minutes: March 10,1998

Kailua Bay Advisory Council

March 10,1998

CALL TO ORDER: Chair Steve Holmes called the meeting to order at 6:55pm.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Harris, Steve Holmes, Edward Laws, Roland Libby, Jr., Fred Madlener, Elaine Murphy and Christine Woolaway. There was a quorum.

MEMBER ABSENT: Mark Heckman

CSF: Judy Nakamura

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER: Donna Ashizawa

GUESTS: Gene Dashiell, Alex Ho and Patrick Lane

Patrick Lane - This year the Vegetarian Society is sponsoring Earth Day. Although the permit from the city has not been received yet the event is scheduled to be held on April 18^th at Kakaako. People interested in environmental and human rights issues are urged to come together at this event. They are promoting alternative fuel vehicles and sponsors are needed to make is event a success. Tables are $25 for non-profit organizations and $50 for profit organizations. Patrick can be contacted at 263- 4231.

Update on Kawainui Stream Cleanup Project - A majority of the mangroves have been removed with assistance from the City Public Works Department. Steve has been in contact with the Outdoor Circle to find out what kinds of plants will grow on the coral surface.

This weekend (March 14^th) - will work towards the pump station and behind the Kentucky Fried Chicken to do embankment cleaning.

Chris has volunteered to expedite water testing in the canal by the bridge (on the Hamakua side); the initial test will be for nutrients.

Steve has approached some Boy Scout groups concerning litter clean-up but has not yet received an answer.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the February 24, 1998 meeting were approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

Discussion on Susan Miller’s final report - The diskettes have been received from Susan and have been given to Ed. He tried to access the information on the disk but was unsuccessful. He then asked the expertise of a computer specialist who analyzed it and concluded that the program is not easily accessed. The decision was made that this information must be readily accessible to the council and the community. Ed suggested hiring the computer specialist with a cost ceiling of $500. After much discussion it was decided that the final invoice minus $500 would be paid to Susan immediately. After the computer specialist completes the requested job and gives us an invoice, a copy of the invoice along with a check for any remaining monies will be sent to Susan.

Mini Grants - Information about the mini-grant was advertised in the March 5^th Sun Press Newspaper. The Waimanalo News has a submission date as of the 15^th of each month with printing done at the end of the month. We did not make the cutoff.

Report from Donna Ashizawa (Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator) - please see attached list. Donna will be coordinating the storm-drain stenciling and has asked the board for assistance in purchasing stencils and paint. The vote passed unanimously to allow Donna to purchase stencils and paint with a ceiling of $500.

Repository for Sensitive KBAC Materials - It was decided that Judy would be the keeper of sensitive KBAC materials.

MACZMAC Panel - Fred has volunteered to represent KBAC at the Community Initiatives in Watershed Management MACZMAG Panel to be held on March 20^th at 1:30pm at the State Office Tower, Room 1403. This meeting is open to the public.

New Acting Chair - By a unanimous vote Christine Woolaway was elected to be the next acting chair. Fred made a motion to commend Steve for the excellent job he had done in guiding the council and it was unanimously approved.

Technical Coordinator - Eugene Dashiell has been selected to be the Technical Coordinator with a start date of March 10^th. He can be reached at:

1314 S. King Street, Suite 951

Honolulu, HI 96814

Ph/FAX: 593-8330

The following are KBAC dates for future meetings to be held at Windward Community College:

March 24, 1998 - Hale Alaka’i #118

April 14 and 28, 1998 - Hale Alaka’i #118

May 12 and 26, 1998 - Hale Alaka’i #118

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned by Acting Chair Steve Holmes at 9:30pm.