I. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Jeffrey Harris called the meeting to order at 6:55 pm. There was a quorum.

Attendance:
1. Board members present: Scott Derrickson, Jeffrey Harris, Mark Heckman, Gerry Silva, Toby
Rushforth, Ronald Walker, Donna Wong and Christine Woolaway.
2. Director: Maile Bay
3. Education Coordinator: Elizabeth Harrington
4. GIS Coordinator: Mike McMahon
5. Guests: Rudy Rudolph (PILI), David Nagamine (C&C Environmental Services), and Judy Nakamura (CSF).

II. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS

A. Community Input - none.

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

1. KBAC had tabled the recommendation by John Goody at the November 13th meeting
concerning development of an erosion control advocate. The Director recommended a
six month contract rather than a year, leaving it optional to extend for a longer period
dependent upon fulfillment of the benchmarks and the evaluation of the effort.
Action: Vote on publishing an RFP.

The Director recommended first drafting an RFP, have it reviewed by the science people to
be sure it has features that we want, share it with the City, then circulate it to the board
members for final input.

Rushforth made a motion, seconded by Wong, to publish an RFP for the ombudsman position.
Vote: 8 ayes.

2. Attended the two-day workshop at Turtle Bay sponsored by the Secretariat of Conservation
Biology. Presentations on the valuation of natural resources and coastal erosion protection
measures being implemented on Maui were most interesting. The Secretariat will be
sponsoring more workshops in the future that will be announced.

3. Spoke with Luwana Collier at DOH about long-range options for Ko'olaupoko watersheds.
She was positive about exploring the options for what is next after KBAC and is optimistic
that DOH could provide $15,000 to develop the same with KBAC. The Director has
prepared a list of tasks and proposed budget for this effort and would like to proceed.
Action: Approve budget with proposed tasks.

A motion was made by Derrickson, seconded by Heckman, to approve the budget with the
list of tasks and seek funding from DOH. Vote: 8 ayes.

4. Preparing presentation for a panel discussion at the Water Resources Research Center's
(WRRC) conference on January 15 & 16, 2003, on the community-based watershed approach
used by KBAC. The presentation will include development and use of the WRAS, GIS
demonstration, and educational outreach methods. Other thoughts and ideas are welcomed.
Even though the Director will be a speaker at the conference the cost to attend will be a
discounted $75 for two days.

A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Walker, to pay the fee for the Director. Vote: 8
ayes.

5. KBAC Employee and Contractors' status and proposals: To be discussed in executive session.

C. Mike McMahon - GIS Coordinator

1. On November 13th gave a demonstration of the 3D mapping capabilities of the KBAC website to the students attending Myron B. Thompson Academy. These students are working with Lauren Apiki on the "Kulokuloku" site and are now planning to incorporate maps produced using this tool into the website they create.

2. Three different formats of the master plan maps can be downloaded in PDF format from the website. The different formats give users access to the highest quality maps possible for viewing/printing. Users download maps by selecting the map format, the region of interest and the data desired. Please check it out at http://www.kbac-hi.org/page/gis/mpmaps.htm.

3. The GIS Coordinator nominated the KBAC website for 15 different awards given out by a wide range of internet entities which typically assesses the content, appearance and ease of navigation of applicant sites. When a website wins an award, a link to the winning site is placed on a "Winners List". Three awards have been received and these can be seen on the KBAC website at http://www.kbac-hi.org/Page/Awards/Awards.htm. Comparing the weeks before and after winning these awards revealed no notable increase in traffic.

The website is now accessible to an additional browser and the search function has been extended.

4. Contractor websites that have been created this month include the HIMB (Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology) project, the Pu'uhonua o Waimanalo Stream Restoration project, the Waimanalo Watershed Restoration project and the He'eia Stream Recovery project. The Waterwoman Coloring Book is now available for download from the Healthy Hawai`i Coalition contractor page. 5. Volunteered for the 3rd annual GIS day sponsored by the City & County of Honolulu and State Office of Planning. It was attended by more than a hundred students from three leeward schools. 6. Submitted an abstract for a presentation at the 2003 ESRI conference in San Diego. 7. Have been working on a format for providing the data from thevolunteer stream awareness survey over the internet. The result so far is the "Interactive Stream Awareness Survey Data Locator" (depicted at right). This tool can display the data provided by the awareness survey (and data from other agencies) while also acting as a hub where information specific to each and every stream in Ko'olaupoko will be made accessible (e.g. stream-specific projects, groups, reports, articles, websites).

D. Elizabeth Harrington - Education Coordinator's Report

1. Met with the Director and GIS Coordinator to discuss work
progress.

2. Met with Marine Option students and MOP Coordinator and have decided that the interested
students would need to start the KBAC Outreach Assistant project at the beginning of the next
semester.

3. Michelle Bronaugh, assistant scientist for the Friends of He`eia, has submitted the water
sampling protocol for review and comments from KBAC board members.

4. The January 2003, newsletter has been developed and ready for printing and distribution to 300 homes/offices plus 120 email addresses.

5. Attended the November 20th Tetra Tech ASG meeting. TT will accelerate and begin the discussion of water quality improvement actions at the December meeting.

6. November 22nd - assisted the KBAC contractor's presentation at the Waimanalo Keiki Water Festival. Approximately 300 students attended from the Waimanalo area.

7. November 23rd - conducted a Stream Walk on He`eia Stream and approximately 13 people participated in the Stream Awareness Survey. Scores ranged from 0-2, placing that section of the stream in "excellent condition".

8. December 5th - attended the Kailua Neighborhood board meeting and gave an up-date on KBAC's Master Plan, its contractors, and up-coming stream walks and workshops.

9. Next Contractors meeting is scheduled for December 12th at YWCA Camp Kokokahi in Kaneohe from 9:30-11:00am.

Up-Coming Outreach Activities:

10. Saturday, January 25, 9:00-10:30am, KBAC Community Workshop. Dave Penn from the State Department of Health, Environmental Planning Office will discuss Water Quality Standards, Total Maximum Daily Loads and how the community can participate. YWCA Camp Kokokahi in Kaneohe

11. Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:00am-10: 30am KBAC's Community Stream Walk. Dr. Dave Krupp, from Windward Community College, will lead the walk, stopping at various sites along Kea`ahala Stream. He will discuss the conditions that contribute to stream water quality. Meet at Windward Community College at 8:45 am in front of Hale Imiloa.

12. Saturday March 15, 2003, 9:00am-9:00pm "Sun Spot Festival" (blending the culture of ancient Hawaii with the modern world of science). The festival includes cultural events such as canoe rides, fishpond activities, food, music and dance as well as modern science activities and displays. KBAC contractors will be available to discuss water quality projects and activities with community members. The festival will be held at He`eia State Park Visitors Center, 46-465 Kamehameha Highway.

III. MINUTES
November 13, 2002 minutes
Heckman moved, seconded by Silva, to accept the minutes. Vote: 8 ayes.

IV. RESIGNATION
Member Donna Wong has submitted her resignation.

V. EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board will consist of the past chair (Ron Walker), the present chair (Jeff Harris), and
the future chair (Toby Rushforth).

VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Discussion - KBAC contracts and pending proposals.

VII. MEETING
Meetings will be held at Windward Community College, Hale Alaka`i #118 at 6:45 pm:

January 29, 2003 (Wednesday)

VIII. ADJOURNMENT
The business meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.