May 12,1998

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CALL TO ORDER: Chair Christine Woolaway called the meeting to order at 6:52pm.

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

CSF: Judy Nakamura

CONSULTANTS: Donna Ashizawa and Eugene Dashiell

GUESTS: Alex Ho and Stephen Kubota

COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY: none

TECHNICAL PROGRAM REPORT - Eugene Dashiell Coordinator

A sheet listing the activities and actions previously reported and the status of these reports were handed out by Gene. This sheet can be accessed at the above web site under the Technical Coordinator column.

Item #3 - GIS/Watershed Quality Database was brought up for discussion. It was moved and seconded that Gene continue discussion on this project with WCC and proceed to investigate alternate ideas.

Item #4 - Peter Adler submitted a tentative meeting agenda. After much discussion it was decided that an early meeting with Peter was needed. Gene will schedule a noon meeting with Peter and some of the council members at Roland Libby’s office on Thursday. Jeff suggested having someone contact organizations who want to set up booths at the community meetings although it troubled him that we’re not giving them much time to get their information together. It was decided that this issue would be brought up with Peter at the Thursday meeting. The community meeting dates and locations are as follows:

Tuesday, June 16, 1998, 6:30-8:30PM at Enchanted Lake Elementary

Wednesday, June 17, 1998, 6:30-8:30PM at Ben Parker Elementary

Thursday, June 18, 1998, 6:30-8:30PM at Waimanalo Elementary

Item #5 - John Knox submitted a report on work done in the last two weeks. He is now in the process of:

* preparing the mailing labels for mailings to organizations

*generating a flier for inclusion in mailings, handout, etc.

*getting out another round of radio PSA’s

*contacting other newspapers for stories

*conducting intercept surveys - supermarkets, malls, etc

*starting to contact knowledgeable grass-roots individuals we doubt will come to meetings

Item #1 Koolaupoko Development Plan - The next meeting is scheduled for May 27^th at the Waimanalo Library and members Murphy and Heckman have volunteered to form a subcommittee to address this issue.

Item #2 KBAC Vision/Policy Positions - Gene suggested that KBAC review the vision and policy positions, update, revise and vote as necessary.

VOLUNTEER WATER QUALITY MONITORING COORDINATOR REPORT - Donna Ashizawa Coordinator

Work highlights for April 15-28, 1998 were handed out. This sheet can be accessed at the above web site under the Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator column.

A motion was made to allow Donna and any KBAC board member to attend the 1998 Hawaii Conservation Conference to be held in Honolulu from July 30-31, 1998. The cost of the conference is $85 per person. The motion passed.

Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver: A fax vote had been taken earlier on whether or not to 1) purchase the equipment and 2)select the $9,995 or 44,440 model. The vote passed to purchase the $9,995 model. Donna has since learned that the total cost of the ProXR that is 100% waterproof/dustproof is $10,995. Member Murphy proposed that we purchase the $10,995 model and the motion passed.

Member Harris made a motion to have KBAC authorize funding for the training course. Discussion ensued about compatibility of the equipment; if it was user friendly to high school and even lower grade students; development of the data base, etc. Member Harris made another motion to table the motion until the next meeting. Member Murphy seconded and discussion ensued. The motion passed.

Member Libby suggested contacting Ken Schmidt, who is knowledgeable in "GIS". He will report back to Chair Woolaway.

ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS: Chair Woolaway Coordinator

Approval of April 28, 1998 minutes - Minutes approved with corrections.

Treasurer’s Report - Judy reported that as of 31 March 1998 there is a total of $2,141,908.

Discussion on Water Resources Division - The subcommittee consisting of Gene and Ed met with Gordon Tribble for further discussion. Member Laws noted that USGS (US Geological Survey) may get together with Maqs Alam and present a proposal to KBAC. It was suggested that Gene’s booklet "Draft - Preliminary Water Quality Problem Identification" be sent to Gordon so he understands the issues and problems facing the council. Chair Woolaway will send the booklet.

Hardcover "Taro - Mauka to Makai" - Chair Woolaway had earlier volunteered to call the libraries to check if they had copies of this book on their shelves. One library said they had two copies (one to loan out and one for reference) but the other Windward libraries did not have any and the librarians were enthusiastic in their response when asked if they would like copies for their community. A motion was made to purchase "Taro" for the libraries and the motion passed. Judy will order the books.

Report on Fred Madlener’s replacement while he is away on an extended trip - Donna Wong has been selected to stand in for member Madlener while he is away.

Report on Watershed Management Conference attended by Ed Laws - Member Laws attended the conference in Denver and gave a report on the sessions that he attended. He was impressed with two women (from Georgia and Minnesota) who ran a program similar to Donna’s where they worked with volunteers and educated the public on water quality issues. Minnesota has over 15,000 lakes and with a budget of $100,000 they had done a remarkable job with their program. They had produced many educational materials and videos and followed up to see if people read and viewed their materials. He suggested bringing over one or both of the women so they could share their expertise not only with the council but also with the community. A motion was made to have member Laws inquire informally about expenses and to consult with CSF and other organizations to arrive at a cost-sharing proposal. Discussion ensued and the motion passed.

Video tapes from Patty Miller - Member Heckman presented two video tapes made by Patty. This tape consists of watershed footage of Kaneohe and Kailua done via helicopter. Gene and Donna will be the first to view the tapes and they will pass it on to the other members when completed.

**Mini-Grants: The following proposals have been selected:

Friends of He’eia State Park - c/o Carole McLean (Liaison: Elaine Murphy)

Hui Malama Aina O Waimanalo - c/o Laulani Teale (Liaison: Steve Holmes)

‘Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi - c/o Benton Kealii Pang (Liaison: Christine Woolaway)

Waimanalo Health Center - c/o Lisa Ferentinos (Liaison: Dr. Edward Laws)

Survey - Chair Woolaway announced that Kailua High School’s Marine Science Club has been given the water survey and distribution should begin shortly. Kalaheo and Castle High Schools have also been given the survey. John Knox will evaluate and report on the results of the survey to the council.

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

May 26, 1998 - Hale Alaka’i #118

June 9 and 23, 1998 - Hale Alaka’i #118

July 14 and 18, 1998 - Hale Alaka’i #118

August 11 and 25, 1998 - Hale Alaka’i #118

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned by Acting Chair Christine Woolaway at 9:30 pm.

**MINI-GRANTS:

Project Title: Malama He’eia

This specific project entails planning, promoting and hosting two community stream clean ups in and around He’eia Stream. This project is a component part of a larger scope to restore He’eia ahupua’a.

This project will gather community volunteers to remove alien vegetation (mangrove, haole koa and noxious vines); clean up litter from the stream and plant native flora such as milo, hau and akulikuli kai along the riparian zone.

The result of this project will benefit the community in two ways. First, volunteers will learn about evasive alien plants and trees and their impact on coastal waterways. Second, this lesson will be learned through hands-on activities. Through participation, volunteers will learn first hand about the roadside litter dumping, rapid growth of alien flora and their impact on the ecosystem.

Further education will go out to the community through these volunteers telling of their experiences. It will build interest in the stream project and help to create a more environmentally literate community.

Hui Malama Aina o Waimanalo

Project Title: Laulima 1

In Hawaii today, there is an ecological and cultural need for revitalizaton of the sustainable principles upon which the traditional Hawaiian agricultural system was based. At the heart of this system have always been the lo’i kalo, traditional taro patches, which are shown to improve stream water quality and prevent flooding. The Hui Malama Aina o Waimanalo is a cooperative program between the YWCA of the University of Hawaii and the traditional farmers at Pu’uhonua o Waimanalo. The Hui seeks to expand its current lo’i and native planting efforts through a 5-month project entitled Laulima 1, which would involve the planting of native seedlings, the construction and planting of lo’i, and weed clearing for better stream quality in the Pu’uhonua area. Traditional practices would be incorporated with modern tools and educational media (such as the internet) to create a unique cultural project based firmly upon aloha ‘aina, love for the land.

`Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi: Native Hawaiians for the Preservation and Conservation of Hawaiian Ecosystems

Project Title: Malama I Ko Hauwahine Ahupua`a-Preserving Hauwahine’s Ahupua`a: A proposal to protect the Kawainui watershed and cultural site restoration at Kailua, O`ahu.

This organization has proposed a community service project integrating Hawaiian ahupua`a resource management, and watershed management through cultural site restoration. The primary goals for this project are:

To maintain a water quality monitoring program at cultural sites of Kawainui marsh and surrounding areas where the clearing of non-native vegetation has occurred.

To improve water quality of Kawainui Marsh through revegetation and cultural site restoration

To conduct a botanical survey of Na Pohaku O Hauwahine and Holomakani Heiau and initiate a landscape plan compatible with the sites

To encourage community participation and educational tours of Kawainui Marsh

Waimanalo Health Center

Project Title: E Konea Ka Wai (Restore the Waters to Health)

We will augment the project "E Konea Ka Wai" by establishing a small native plant nursery at the Waimanalo Health Center to produce plants for the demonstration streambank restoration project and for distribution to interested land owners along all the streams in Waimanalo. We will also create a watershed map and photo display for Waimanalo library and community events which will include positive examples of how water quality is being improved by Waimanalo residents and serve as a visual documentation of the progress of our project. We will purchase supplies to allow us to work with KBAC’s volunteer water quality monitoring coordinator to document water quality parameters above and downstream of the demonstration project area and initiate water quality monitoring at selected sites along Waimanalo Stream in coordination with the DOH TMDL process that has begun assessing stream biota. We plan to monitor Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrate and Ammonia- N, pH, and temperature.