I. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Ron Walker called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm. There was a quorum.
Attendance:
1. Board members present: Scott Derrickson, Jeffrey Harris, Mark Heckman, Toby Rushforth,
Ronald Walker, Donna Wong and Christine Woolaway. Board member excused: Benjamin Kama.
2. Director: Maile Bay
3. Education Coordinator: Elizabeth Harrington
4. Guests: Chad Durkin (Ocean Arks Int'l), John Goody (consultant), Shannon Wood (Ko'olau
News), David Nagamine (C&C Environmental Services), Judy Nakamura (CSF) and Rudy
Rudolph (Pacific Islands Land Institute).

II. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS

A. Community Input

1. Rudy Rudolph - Rudolph is the managing director of Pacific Islands Land Institute (P.I.L.I.) and wanted to inform the members of a project by the Office of Planning to look at the gaps identified for non-point pollution programs. P.I.L.I. will be defining and identifying areas critical to water quality: shoreline areas, forested wetlands, riparian zones and open spaces, to name a few. They are available to take input from the community for the next couple of months - wants to know of any mechanisms that will protect the areas and what flaws there are in the system. Rudolph can be reached at ph: 263-4883.

2. Shannon Wood - Wood gave an overview of the Ko'olau Greenbelt and Heritage Trails System. This trail stretches from Waimanalo to Kawela on the North Shore and encompasses all of Ko'olau Poko & Ko'olau Loa. The emphasis is to create a masterplan to provide public access for the cultural, historical, educational and recreational sites in the Kaneohe Bay watershed by a series of pathways to provide linkages to each community's special places so that they can be enjoyed and respected by the people who live, work and play in Windward O'ahu. Each community will work closely together to create this vision which could take as long as four years to complete the planning process. Implementation may take as long as two decades. Wood can be reached at ph: 263-6001 or editor@koolaunews.com.

3. Christine Woolaway - Woolaway handed out a summary report of last years cleanup -"Get the Drift and Bag It'. The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is the oldest and largest volunteer effort of its kind that records and analyzes debris found during beach cleanup activities. More information is available at: www.oceanconservancy.org. This years' cleanup will be held on September 21, 2002.

B. Maile M. Bay - Executive Director's Report

1. Preliminary Master Plan - Incorporates public comments and additional research contains major actions to consider for funding that reflect community input. This information will be used for priorities for the second round of RFPs for KBAC funding (published 6/23/02), giving preference to projects that address priority projects noted in Table 4A of the KBAC Master Plan. This will be submitted to DOH for its consideration as a WRAS. Meeting will be held with interested persons/organizations on July 10th, Camp Kokokahi, Makai Room, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Proposals are due on July 24, 2002. Wendy Wiltse of EPA has offered to review and comment; a copy has been given to her.

Action: Submit comments on Master Plan by July 15th for consideration in the final document.

2. J. Goody completed additional research on how review standards are implemented and violations are processed by the City:

a. In practice, sites of less than one acre are not required to have an erosion control plan. Rather, certain standard BMP's are required if a site is over 15,000sf (1/3 acre).

b. Small Projects, Minimum BMPs are:
" Stabilize entry and stockpiles
" Inlet protection
" Silt screens
" Stabilize exposed soil as soon as possible after grading.
c. Large Projects, minimum BMPs in addition to the ones above are:
" Interdiction dikes and swales
" Retention/sedimentation basins.
d. In practice, plan checkers rarely go to the field to look at projects so they have no context for review except what is in the plan.
e. Inspectors are woefully understaffed and only respond to complaints. We need to publicize this to the public so that folks will complain.

Goody has outlined two strategies on soil erosion regulations and the policies .
One is to revise the rules and ordinances. To bring more project sites with significant potential to pollute under regulatory scrutiny, we would need to change existing procedures and rules, and probably to change existing ordinances. There would need to be support and buy-in from several State and County agencies, plus such private outfits as the contractor's association and the Hawaii Div of the ASCE.

Another is compliance with existing rules. Building site inspectors are in short supply, and only come out when complaints are registered. The existing rules are not being followed now, and without better compliance/enforcement, any new rules we come up with are likely not to be effective either. So, an education campaign to better inform the public of what is required, what is legal, what is not, and who to call for enforcement and complaint would probably yield more immediate returns.

Walker said that the community needs to know how to whistle blow and who to whistle blow to without retributions from the neighbor so the agencies would get more and more complaints, more inspectors would be needed to respond to the complaints, and the political and funding process could begin. Goody agreed that coming out with a program where the community/neighbors are able to respond has the most leverage with the least amount of potential interference from vested interests and is educational, which ties in with KBAC's mission.

The members agreed that the best approach for Goody was to pursue the educational approach: sit down with the DOH, Board of Water Supply, the Water Commission and other agencies and sponsors and identify the partners, come up with a list, make some initial contacts and return to KBAC with some criteria.

3. GIS server: WCC now hosts KBAC's web site (status in limbo). The State Office of Planning is highly interested in hosting KBAC's server. Bay met with OP GIS staff, Scott Derrickson, and Mike McMahon on May 20, 2002. OP has received a preliminary review of the issue of competition with other commercial servers. KBAC staff is working together with Derrickson on the benefits of the partnership. Reserving acting with WCC until this option is examined. Due to a power failure, KBAC's server was down from June 22-June 25.

4. On June 26th attended Tetra Tech EM's Kailua Waterways Project workshop with KBAC Ed Coordinator for outreach to build the stakeholders group for Kailua. Several new faces attended. Met Kitty Courtney, TT staff, who will be joining the project in September to assist Brodersen. TT will in the future notify KBAC members of all meetings that will be held throughout the project. The participants appeared to be interested in the process and questioned whether it is intended to be a model and whether the other areas in Ko`olaupoko will have a similar process. It was discussed that this was a unique process in view of the unique water system. Fielded a call from Honolulu Advertiser reporter on the Kailua Waterways project and stakeholder group for article for newspaper.

5. Discussed with David Nagamine of the City the budget requirements needed to draw down the remaining $1m from the City under the Consent Decree. He says the more specific the better for his fiscal people. Using Table 4A, worked on budget that will be sent to the City to draw the remaining funds.

A motion was made by Rushforth, seconded by Derrickson, to request the $1m from the City as
per the process in the Consent Decree. Vote: 7 ayes.

6. With the change of chairpersons, there is a need to have the next chair selected to serve on the Executive Committee.
Action: Select next member for Executive Committee.
The next Chair will be Jeffrey Harris, from the plaintiff's side.

7. Contract signed with Pacific Islands Land Institute, with Bay as lead, to continue the duties of the KBAC Director until September 13, 2002.

8. Susan Miller circulated EPA's request for input on its Water Initiatives that was forwarded via e-mail on 6/29. Comments are due by 7/8/02. The funding of $21 million is still up in the air. Recommend that we pass on submitting comments to EPA in light of the short notice and because of commitment on KBAC Implementation Programs.

9. Scheduling site visits to KBAC contractors.

10. Preparing KBAC Annual Report.

11. KBAC Contractors' status: See matrix, memo on KBAC contracts to be discussed in executive session with memo to be sent under separate cover.

C. Mike McMahon - GIS Coordinator's Report

1. Several significant improvements were made to the usability of the Virtual Ko`olau Poko site,
and this is outlined in the following memo "Increasing the User-Friendliness of ArcIMS".

2. Twelve EPA STORET sites were found in the EPA water quality database that were not included
in the Hawaii Office of Planning "Water Quality Monitoring Sites" GIS layer. These sites were
added directly from lat/long information and water quality data is now accessible from them.

3. Eleven USGS water quality monitoring sites are now available on the web and are linked directly
to their particular National Water Information System (NWIS) Web sites.

4. Seven CisNet (Coastal Intensive Site Network) water quality monitoring sites in Kaneohe Bay
have been added to the website (no data has yet been attached to them).

5. A simplified "clickable map" of Dr. Maqs Alam's sites has been developed and is available on
the GIS/GPS page of the KBAC website. The user simply clicks on a monitoring site on the map
and is returned with pictures of that specific site and information about Dr. Alam's project (this
same information is accessible from the ArcIMS site).

6. Please check the new format for the KBAC webpage available at http://www.kbac-hi.org/test.htm [page removed].
The new page has an interactive menu that allows users to easily see all of the documents
associated with each subject. It also has a "Search" function that allows users to search all of
KBAC's documents for key words or phrases. Please look at the new format and provide Mike
with feedback.

7. A calendar has been added to the webpage which displays all upcoming events with much
more clarity than the previously used list of events.

8. An RFP webpage was created to provide potential applicants with access to all of the information necessary to apply for funding.

9. Webpage names have been changed so that they are easier to refer to in newsletters and other

documents (e.g. http://www.kbac-hi.org/body_events.htm has been changed to http://www.kbac- hi.org/events.htm).

10. Presented the mapping website at the June 15 networking meeting and received positive and useful feedback.

D. Elizabeth Harrington - Education Coordinator's Report

1. KBAC's first Community Stream Walk was held Saturday, May 25th, at Ho'omaluhia Botanical
Gardens, Kamo`oalii Stream. Ron Walker led the walk and discussed impacts of sedimentation
on water quality. Various water-quality education information were distributed to the nine
participants (i.e. KBAC newsletters, non-point source pollution, etc.).

2. KBAC conducted the contractors network /community workshop on Saturday June 15th at Camp
Kokokahi. Twenty-five people attended, including three contractors and two KBAC Board
members. Feedback was positive. A summary of the meeting will be posted on the web-site

3. On Saturday June 22nd, Kaipo Faris lead a KBAC sponsored Waiahole Community Stream Walk.
All twenty-three participants had a great time while learning about the efforts to restore the stream
through increased base flow and the reintroduction of "hihiwai" to the stream. Various water
quality education information were distributed to the participants (i.e. KBAC newsletters, non-
point source pollution, etc.).

5. The next Stream Walk is scheduled for July 13th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am, at He'eia State Park, where
Executive Director Carole McLean will discuss how the stream water affects the near shore
environment.

6. KBAC is confirmed to participate in Kailua's 4th of July parade. Mike McKenna of Windward
Ford has donated a vehicle that Maile will be driving and I (wearing the 'O'opu costume) will be
walking along side passing out educational material.

ACTION: Request KBAC members participate in the parade (and ride in the convertible). Meet at the PILI office, (1270 Ku'ulei Rd [next to 7-11] Kailua) parking lot at 8:30 am. Members have expressed interest in participating and will meet at the parking lot.

7. Scheduled to participate in the "Kane'ohe - A Day on the Bay 2002" July 20th. Participates are to
provide attendees with a parent-child interactive activity (i.e. arts, crafts or games).

8. M. McMahon, Kaipo Faris, and L. Harrington walked Waikane Stream and took photos and GIS
plots to use as future educational materials in the community.

9. Upon request from the Director, the newsletter is now a one page, double-sided document down
from the previous four-pager primarily for education effectiveness. People receive so many
newsletter; we want KBAC's to be helpful, but concise. The June/July issue has been drafted and
will be mailed by the end of the week. The current issue includes the regular calendar of events,
an article on the Kailua Waterways project, and Working on a visual stream assessment.
McMahon and Harrington met with the Ala Wai staff on June 28th for dialogue in regards to
goals of an assessment along with fieldwork pertaining to the assessment. Alternative
assessment formats from the simple to what is being used by Ala Wai and Waianae are being
discussed.

10. Developing a community display board on water quality issues and projects.

11. Met with Tetra Tech staff and attended their workshop on gathering stakeholders together.

III. MINUTES

May 21, 2002 minutes
Derrickson moved, seconded byRushforth, to accept the minutes. Vote: 7 ayes.

IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION

Discussion - KBAC contracts and pending proposals.

VI. MEETING

Meetings will be held at Windward Community College, Hale Alakai #118 at 6:45 pm:

July 29, 2002 (Monday)
September 4, 2002 (Wednesday)

VII. ADJOURNMENT

The business meeting was adjourned at 9:45 pm.