Black Pot Beach Park Master Plan - Community Meeting 3

Date: December 1, 2016 Project Name: Black Pot Beach Park Master Plan

Subject: Community Meeting 3 Meeting Location: Hanalei Elementary School Cafeteria

Meeting Date and Time: Thursday December 1, 2016, 6:00 to 8:15 pm

Recorded by: Corlyn Orr

Attendees: Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jay Furfaro Department of Parks and Recreation: Lenny Rapozo, William Trugillo, Nancy McMahon HHF Planners: Scott Ezer, Erin Higa, Corlyn Orr Meeting Facilitator: Johanna Ventura ‐see attendance record for roster of community members

The third and last community meeting for the Black Pot Beach Park Master Plan Project was held at the Hanalei Elementary School Cafeteria on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The meeting was scheduled from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Sign in/open house was held from 6:00 to 6:30 pm. The meeting started at 6:30 pm with a project briefing and presentation of the draft preferred alternative, followed by a question‐answer session, then an open forum for verbal comments. The meeting purpose was to present the draft preferred alternative plan, and receive input on the facilities and improvements proposed in the plan. Handouts included a meeting agenda, letter size copy of the draft preferred alternative, and a questionnaire form (SEE ATTACHMENT A).

OPEN HOUSE

The draft preferred alternative plan was on display during the open house. The planning team and DPR staff were available to answer questions and talk story with meeting attendees.

COUNTY REMARKS AND PROJECT BRIEFING

Johanna Ventura, meeting facilitator, convened the meeting at around 6:30 pm and introduced Mayor Bernard Carvalho. Mayor Carvalho thanked everyone for volunteering their time and giving their mana‘o to the planning process, encouraged healthy discussion, and noted that the County Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) was there to listen and gather comments before making any decisions.

Scott Ezer, lead planner for the project, introduced himself and provided a project briefing. The presentation included (1) review of the planning process—including meetings‐to‐date, background information posted on the project website, and the process to complete the plan; (2) summary of the draft preferred alternative; and (3) explanation of the plan’s position regarding parking on the beach.

Elements of the draft preferred alternative that were noted in the presentation: 157 parking stalls, 18 boat trailer stalls, camping areas for 50 individuals, an additional mauka comfort station, 15 picnic pavilions, increased number of showers, speed bumps in the parking lots, a public canoe halau, and the mauka boat ramp. The canoe halau would be a county facility open to all canoe clubs, and not intended for a specific club. Use of the boat ramp would require the County to purchase a triangle‐shaped piece of land in order to have enough space for trailers to approach the ramp.

Scott explained that there was a need to address misinformation about the project scope, specifically regarding parking on the beach. The master plan is not answering or resolving questions about parking

MEETING SUMMARY

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on the beach, and will be neutral on whether parking should or should not continue on the beach. Although the Community Advisory Committee members and focus group members discussed the issue of parking on the beach, there were no votes, decisions or recommendations from either group. The issue is part of an ongoing conversation between DPR, the Mayor’s Office, and the County Council. DPR attended a County Council meeting in October, and the draft report will be presented to the Council for their consideration. The policy question of parking on the beach would be decided at the Council level, not as part of the master plan. Individuals who wanted to comment on beach parking were welcomed to do so, even though the master plan would not include a recommendation one way or another.

Scott also reviewed the project schedule and the next steps for the project. There would be a 30‐day comment period following this meeting. Meeting participants were encouraged to complete the questionnaire form/comment sheet that was part of the handout, either submitting it tonight or sending it in via the comment box on the project website, the project email address, or postal mail.

QUESTION‐AND‐ANSWER SESSION Meeting participants were asked to submit their questions in writing. Scott read each of the following questions out loud and provided a response. Both the questions and responses have been documented nearly verbatim to maintain both the accuracy and authenticity of the statement.

1. Why would you take away the parking area that so many generations have enjoyed? Please think about our kupuna and keiki. What’s happening to Hanalei?

Response: I addressed that question in terms of how we’re working through the planning process.

2. What are the pros and cons of ironwood trees? What kinds of trees do you want to replace them with? What is being done with the sewage from the bathrooms now? And with the new proposal?

Response: The plan proposes to replace the ironwood trees with shade trees. Ironwoods tend to fall, and there have been a couple incidents in the past year where trees have fallen on vehicles. The ironwoods would be replaced with trees that open up the understory and provide shade.

The bathroom now has a leachfield that wastewater goes into. There are instances when the bathrooms back up. The reason the bathrooms back up is not because the leachfield is not working properly; it is because people flush things down the toilet that they’re not supposed to flush and it clogs up the pipes. Ways to resolve the problem are being considered. The new restroom being proposed will be larger, and the second mauka restroom would benefit campers, fishermen (and others using the boat ramp), and people in the mauka parking area.

3. Will this plan allow business: kayak, boating, surf lessons for tourists?

Response: Such activities are strictly regulated by the State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the County. There is no intent as part of this plan to expand the permits presently allowed.

4. Has there been any consideration to creating a native fish pond as is common for other neighbor islands’ rivermouths?

Response: There is a fishpond on the other side of the river that is in disuse. It is not part of the plan.

5. Until purchase of the boat ramp in the future, where will boats launch from?

Response: Boats will launch from where they launch from today, which will probably be the beach.


6. Camping area looks much smaller than what it is now? What is the current square footage and what is the proposed square footage?

Response: The plan provides additional areas for camping. Space is not the limiting factor to how much camping is allowed at Black Pot. The County limits the number of people allowed to camp to 50 campers per night on Friday and Saturday night, and one extra night on holiday weekends.

7. How did this plan originate? Who decided changes needed to be made? Who makes the final decision on whether or not the plan goes through?

Response: The genesis of the plan comes from the County DPR. The County Council, in years past, was involved in trying to increase the size of the park by acquiring additional properties surrounding the existing 2.5‐acre beach park. This plan would expand the overall size of the park to 11 acres. It includes parcels that have already been purchased by the County, and lands that the State will give to the County through Executive Order, and also other lands that have not been acquired yet.

The decision to prepare a master plan was based on the fact that the park would increase in size from 2.5 acres to 11 acres. The County wanted to make sure that instead of reacting on an ad‐hoc basis to future park needs, they have a plan that looks into the future 10‐ to 15‐year period so that they can make decisions as needed and as monies are available. There will be a phasing element to the plan included in the report. The final decision on the plan rests with the DPR and the Mayor. Funding for improvements would be from the County Council.

8. What is the cost of going through with this plan and how does the County plan on profiting from the new facilities?

Response: Cost estimates will be prepared and included in the report. The current ballpark figure for permitting and construction is around $5 million. The County has not made a decision about how to fund the plan yet, although they are considering a bond purchase. The park is there to benefit the people, not the profit of the County. The County makes no money on what happens in the park.

9. Regarding access to the beach by vehicles, it appears that the proposed development will in effect block the route to the beach.

Response: The route to the beach is not blocked; there is still an opening for access. As stated at the start of the meeting, this plan does not take a position for or against parking on the beach.

10. Will the new park be catering to businesses?

Response: The only commercial activities that would be allowed are those permitted through the State DLNR or the County DPR.

11. Who are the main local “backers” and financial partners involved in this plan?

Response: This would be completely financed by the County.

12. Do you feel that this is a top priority for the County to be raising money for?

Response: The Administration feels that the park is a very important element of the lifestyle and the community. The County wants to provide a facility that allows people to enjoy the park. In that context, they want to implement the plan and will look for money as opportunistically as they can.

13. Regarding the canoe halau, does that mean that the existing sites for Namolokama and Hanalei Canoe Club will be dissolved?


Response: The land that Namolokama Canoe Club occupies is privately owned by Ohana Hanalei LLC. The canoe club has an agreement with Ohana Hanalei, which the County is not a party to. The County is also not party to the agreement that dictates how Hanalei Canoe Club is allowed their facilities. The land that Hanalei Canoe Club currently occupies is not County‐owned.

14. What about the regular flooding that occurs in the areas with the proposed paved parking?

Response: Parking areas would have a pervious surface that allows water to percolate downward. The parking area would be built so that even if it flooded, it would be there after the water recedes.

15. Can we still please allow some level of parking for multi‐generational use on the beach?

If this question is in regard to KORE programs, access for people with physical disabilities to get down to the beach will be considered in the draft/final plan.

16. We should be allowed to park on the beach because it is a lot easier for the parents and kids.

17. How many negative comments during the 30‐day open comment process will halt this project?

Response: That would depend largely on the negative comments and what the Administration thinks about what those comments mean.

18. Why would you take Uncle Mike Sheehan’s boatyard away from him? Please do not change our beautiful Hanalei boatyard.

Response: That conversation needs to happen between the County and Mr. Sheehan. That decision is not up to the planning team.

19. Why is the original boat ramp proposed for kayak launch? Most of the use for boat launch supports commercial businesses that are kayaks.

Response: It was important to separate where those activities occur. The plan will not stop commercial businesses from using the park if they have permits. Weke Ramp is not usable for boaters. Rather than dismantling the ramp, using it for kayaks and small craft is a better use for it.

20. Why is this project moving forward while all of the other parks are in such bad shape and so poorly maintained?

Response: If you don’t plan, then you won’t have facilities in the future. Whether you can maintain what you have now, there’s still a need to understand what you want in the future. The County is very much aware of issues related to maintenance, and is working hard to improve in that area. We should be supporting what the County is trying to do and hope that the situation can be resolved.

21. No removal of ironwoods. It houses the Hawaiian bat.

Response: The Hawaiian bat will live in any tree, not necessarily an ironwood tree. The Hoary bat is a native species found in many areas across the island, and will habituate to the habitat made available to it. If other trees are there to replace the ironwoods, there would be habitat for the bat.

22. Will phases of the project be subjected to the acquirement of land that is not currently owned by the county?

Response: Yes. There are two pieces within the plan that are not owned by the County that are currently owned by private entities. One is where Namolokama Canoe Club is located, owned by


Ohana Hanalei LLC. The other is the triangular piece associated with the proposed boat ramp owned by Mike Sheehan.

23. Picnic pavilions are permanent structures, but are closer than the 40‐foot setback from the high water mark.

Response: Yes, some pavilions shown on the plan are in the shoreline setback area. The plan will need to get a shoreline setback variance in the future. The plan will also need a special management area permit from the County Planning Commission, and also be subject to either an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement before construction can begin.

24. One parcel belongs to Princeville Corporation. How and what is the connection for Hanalei Ridge project?

Response: That parcel is the basis of continuing conversation between the County and the landowner. There is an understanding that there is a desire to put that parcel into the beach park.

25. If this park renovation is approved, will construction be done by “local” companies or will we be giving our tax dollars to someone else?

Response: When the project is ready for construction, there is a procurement process that the County must follow in granting the work to any business. The bids will go out, construction companies will bid on the plans, and the County has a process on how to award that bid.

26. Who/what businesses will be part of the rebuilding of the park? What is the selection process for choosing them?

Response: That’s a similar question that was just explained.

27. When is this happening?

Response: If the plan is approved, based on the project schedule, that could be the second quarter of 2017. We don't know when the county would be moving on or acquiring permits. The County would have to go through a procurement process to select a consultant to prepare the permits and the environmental assessment first, before procuring a construction contractor.

28. Will there be bus accessibility? Also when you say “this plan,” are you discussing strictly the drawing? The drawing does not discuss the rules and agendas behind the drawing. When will we hear about the rules and regulations that go with “this plan”?

Response: I'm not sure if the question is referring to private buses are public buses. In terms of public buses, the County is planning to have a drop off at the beach park.

Yes, reference to “this plan” refers to the drawing. There are different sets of rules that apply to use of the park. The permits that are granted to commercial operators (surf schools, kayak schools) are regulated by both the State DLNR and the County. The entity that has a concession to operate a food truck is done by bid. rules governing parking on the beach will be discussed in a different forum, and I don’t know how that’s going to turn out.

29. What if parking on the beach was allowed as well?

Response: That’s a conversation that will be held outside of this process.

30. Why don’t we have soap in the bathrooms

Response: DPR reports that it gets stolen.


31. I don’t want more parking because the kids play. Are you guys going to cut down the tree?

Response: There’s five or six ironwood trees on the beach that would be cut down. Not the ironwood trees on the river side.

32. Whatever happened to the introduction of a large community pavilion that was brought up by the community at the last meeting to host events?

Response: This was discussed between the DPR and the project team, and wasn’t something that was moved forward.

OPEN FORUM

Scott reviewed the procedures for speaking during the open forum, which were the same as those used during the second community meeting. To speak, meeting participants were asked to sign up and honor the 2‐minute time limit. Those wishing to speak longer than 2 minutes were invited to sign up for a second slot, after others had a chance to speak at least once. Each speaker’s comments have been documented nearly verbatim to maintain the accuracy and authenticity of the statement.

1. J. Streed: My main and only purpose for being here is perpetual use of parking on the sands of Black Pot between the pier and the river. I believe we could implement something like a special management area parking permit for that part of Hanalei Bay. For the generations of people that have been parking there, it’s been no problem. For some reason, some people want to make it a problem. I suggest we start a system like we have for cars, like safety inspection stickers. I think the County could implement a system delegated out of our current location, the Kīlauea Neighborhood Center where they issue camping permits. Our local people could bring their registration, safety inspection and all the pertinent vehicle information to obtain an annual parking permit sticker that they would place inside the car, say on the back side of the rear view mirror so you could see it from the outside of the front of the car so County personnel would know that your car is there properly permitted. It would be an annual sticker. The price of that sticker could be determined by whatever County individuals think is fair. I think somewhere between $20 and $50 annually is a fair price. It’s pennies a day for 365 days of use. Of course, you’re not going to park there every day, 365 days, but still, it’s a reasonable price to pay for special management area. Again, it’s a situation with local residents only, if a vehicle is registered here only on Kaua‘i. For visitors, they can get a temporary placard for $10 a week, $20 a month with a stamped expiration date. It’s very simple.

2. Terry Lilley: I’m not for this plan any way, shape or form for environmental reasons. Under my opinion, its completely illegal. I graduated from environmental law class with Suzanne Case who’s head of our DLNR. I’ve got a degree in endangered species management and biology. I also study this entire area 300 days out of the year, and have for the past five years. This entire part of the boatyard now is critical habitat for the koloa duck. Under the Endangered Species Act, the County and the State can’t legally move forward on this operation at all without doing a habitat conservation plan under the Endangered Species Act Section 7. This is very important, you can’t go taking out the ironwoods trees if endangered bats are in them without doing a habitat conservation plan. This has not even been brought up at all in this entire discussion. Federal law forbids anyone to be building, redesigning or redoing the entire boat yard area because it’s critical habitat for a number of endangered species. My hope is that the County puts up the $4 to $5 million and the ten‐year long habitat conservation plan study that’s going to be needed under Federal law.

3. Kekane Pa: My concern is with the boating. I don’t know if you know who I am, but this situation with tourism, boating. The departments allow all of this business to happen because of income,


financial. When I read this plan, I see it talks about an existing boat ramp. That’s not an existing boat ramp, that’s Mike Sheehan’s boat ramp. The existing boat ramp is the one that my father pushed, that’s where you guys putting the kayak. So I’m opposed to that, based on business‐wise. And the trees—some of you guys might disagree. That tree held that river for so many years. You like put campers under those trees, so you have a reason to cut the trees down so it doesn’t cost more liability for the County? Move the campers, put them in the open. Why put it there and use that to take those trees down? I understand the one on the beach front facing the ocean, get it out. On the river side, you keep it to save and preserve the river when the big floods come. The parking. If you look at the numbers, 217 parking stalls. That can get filled up in two hours, not even two hours. You get over 5,000 cars come by 11 o’clock. Where the surfers going park? Where the locals going park if the tourists get down here already? The other I get concerned about is, being here, Hanalei, moving back and forth, as a kid down here, there was no issue with the pier. Today, when I come camping, at night, I got to get out of my tent, go and get some donkeys that’s burning rubber all over the beach late at night, leaving their trash. To me, I say lock the gate up and open it in the morning. Now the issue with this is not with the County, they playing their cards. It’s DLNR. DLNR holds the high water mark, they can do something to work with them. But listen guys, their plan is already set. I feel there’s a criminal intent to defraud the public and who we are as heirs, based on tourism, business, business and business. If we going come to the table, be fair. Sheehan’s boat yard shouldn’t even be in this plan. The canoe guys shouldn’t even be in this plan because the County don’t have ownership of it. I smell a criminal intent of something that’s all about business.

4. Doug Haigh: I work for the County—disclaimer—but I’m here as a private citizen. Hanalei people may wonder why I’m here if I live in Kapa‘a. I’ve surfed Hanalei Bay for over 30 years. You may not see me because usually I’m gone by the time the sun comes up. I’m probably one of the few people in here who’ve seen the beach with no cars or very few cars because you have to be here before it gets light to see that. It’s the most beautiful place in the world. Hanalei is the most beautiful place in the world. Where would you support putting a parking lot on the beach that is the most beautiful place in the world?

5. Rayven Hockett: I’ve lived in Hanalei for 38 years. I moved here basically to be able to enjoy the beach and the swimming. I just happened to hear about this meeting tonight, and came because Black Pot is very dear to my heart. I wanted to mention that we really need more access for handicapped people. You touched on that briefly but there’s a group called KORE, Kaua‘i Ocean Recreation Experience, that goes down and helps people that are even completely paralyzed to get into the water. I want to make sure that people like myself—who can only swim—I can’t walk two blocks to get into the water. It does help me to park on the beach, but even handicapped parking close would be good. I sure don’t want to see all these people who come down for KORE—many of them with walkers or wheelchairs—I don’t want to see them left out. I just wanted to bring that up because I don’t know if it’s been brought up. Thank you.

6. Josephine Bonaparte: You know, certainly parking is a problem at Hanalei. I’m for parking on the beach. When I look at this plan, I think that if we can continue to park on the beach and then add some additional parking in some areas, some of this plan looks okay. And the bathrooms could certainly use updating, and we could use another bathroom, like if they had a bathroom with changing stalls and toilet facilities and outdoor showers. I like parking on the beach and we’ve always been able to enjoy that and I don’t really want to see that taken away. Thank you very much.

7. Patty Irons: I’m here for the issue of parking on the beach. I was really on the fence about it for a while, but honestly, I love parking on the beach and I think everybody will agree—that as a surfer


who hauls their things to the beach and their children—everybody will agree that parking on the beach is what we do here. This is why we love it so much. This is what we love. To take that away would be a shame. Yes, I can see the beach first thing in the morning. I’ve seen it with almost no one on it, and it is beautiful. There’s no doubt about it, and yes, you do have to get there first thing in the morning to see that, but, so be it. Get up early and get to the beach early if you want to see it with no people on it. The other thing I think is a really important issue is that, if you’re going to have a roundabout and dropping people off—which is a good idea for people who are disabled—we gotta put back the lifeguard stand down there next to the pier. There was one there, it was the only lifeguard tower in the beginning. If we’re going to have that many tourists around, we need a lifeguard tower right there next to the pier. Of course, that means more lifeguards and more training. I think the County should put their money into paying for that. The bathrooms of course are always an issue. And all the things that people said before me, I totally agree on. I think most of the people here—as I look around—would agree that’s what we love about Hanalei.

8. Presley Wann: I was born and raised on O‘ahu. I’ve been a waterman all my life. All my family are water people. My family comes from this moku of Halale‘a, and this ahupua‘a o Hā‘ena. My uncle used to keep his boat down in the Hanalei River, and we got to enjoy a few of the meals from Black Pot. I’m in support of the preferred plan because it addresses the increasing use by the public and visitors, sanitation in particular. As far as driving on the beach, I probably had the first pop‐up tent on that beach in Hanalei. We enjoyed many times eating Thanksgiving dinner on the beach with my family. Both my daughters surf, so we’ve enjoyed spending our Thanksgiving and sometimes Christmas eating dinner down there. I’ll leave it up to you folks whatever you feel about driving on the beach, I kind of feel both ways but I want us to remember that it’s not an entitlement, driving on the beach, parking on the beach. It’s not an entitlement. It’s a responsibility, it’s kuleana we all have, so folks, watch your keiki, watch your dogs, and pick up your opala.

9. Nick Beck: I promise I’m not going to talk about parking or driving. All right, I will talk about parking because the first ones to park on the beach were not automobiles, they were canoes, and I’m here to talk about canoes. On this site, you have a canoe hale proposed, and I think it’s wonderful that the sport of outrigger canoeing is being recognized, valuable enough to do something that every other county has provided. This county hasn’t provided really anything for outrigger canoes. However, we do have a wonderful building—a canoe halau—that is in existence, that was built in 1973 by the Hanalei Canoe Club when they started. I don’t see why that building can’t be continually used as a canoe hale. When we built that building, we built it with the aesthetics of what an old canoe hale would look like, and look at it today. We are real proud of it, and we still are, and I think it has a lot of years left of use. On this side here (river side between the proposed canoe halau and the river), may I remind the planners, that you need storage area for canoes, you need access to the beach. This is back off the beach, and if anybody is sitting in front with beach chairs or picnickers, it’s going to be a problem. So, you have to plan for access from that halau right down to the beach. Those are my comments. Please take them into consideration. Thank you.

10. Carl Imparato: I live in Hanalei. Three comments. One on parking. This is a nice plan, but I support the proposal, but only if parking is not allowed on the beach in front of Black Pot. And that’s because the Black Pot facilities plan cannot be decoupled from the parking plan. If you’re creating a 100‐plus new spaces and keeping parking on the beach, that’s got to be a significant increase in parking and that’s going to increase the number of visitors to the park and create significant impacts to traffic and other things throughout Hanalei. So, if parking is going to be kept on the beach, this proposal needs to be changed to not allow increased parking in the park. We should allocate the existing parking to preferential parking for residents of Kaua‘i, same for camping. Second, regarding


commercialization and over development, the park’s already overcrowded and with significant increases projected for tourism—more than 35%’s been projected—it’s going to become even more overused. We shouldn’t make matters worse by allowing new attractors to bring more and more people to the park. There should be no increases in any commercial activities, no increases in food concessions, no new events scheduled in the park, and no commercial activities on Sundays. Finally, regarding the beach in front of the Hodge parcel, the County needs to get transfer of authority for that sand from the State because if it doesn’t, there’s going to be two sets of rules: the beach in front of existing Black Pot, no dogs allowed; in front of the other part of Black Pot, dogs allowed. In front of existing Black Pot, the surf school rules apply and no surf schools on Sundays and when keiki are out—but on the other side, the State rules apply. On one side of the pier, the State enforces, and on the other side, the County enforces. It’s too complicated so what has to happen is the County has to get the executive order to include bringing the sand in front of the Hodge parcel into the park as well. Thank you for considering those three points.

11. S.H. Jarvis: I feel that this plan is taking Black Pot in the wrong direction. That is because paving paradise is not the correct answer to anything. More cars are not helpful. The amount of cars being limited is a good detractor of overuse of the beach. A good solution and much cheaper is to use a shuttle that would go from Princeville and Hanalei down to the beach there, as well as it’s a good solution for the plan on Ke‘e. This is the main tenet of this particular plan. I agree with the other things of improving bathrooms and such, but to increase the size of this park and to take up a whole lot of money that could be easily used to run the shuttle for many, many months or even years. Five million dollars is a lot of money. And more people will not improve the quality of the water. Right now, this is a cultural area, very important to the people who live here. The main focus of this plan is to provide more tourism, more places for lots of people to use this area. I don’t believe it’s necessary for the culture of this island, for the people of this island, for the kids who learn surfing, and for the guys who surf down there all the time. This will not help it. Thank you/

12. Nanci Hamar: There’s a lot to talk about but I’m just going to talk about one issue. If you take a look at the roundabout, the entrance to the park, that seems like it’s taking a really big chunk out of that beachfront parcel which is so beautiful and has been used the last several years for special events, charity gatherings, the North Shore Fishing Contest, events by permit. If you see the roundabout, it seems like it could be about half its size and still function to direct traffic in and out of the parking lots and have a drop‐off area. The one thing I don’t like, if you look at the plan, is that it looks like the boaters, as they’re leaving the boatyard with a trailer and a big truck, they would have to make a right‐hand turn, go around the circle, pass where all the people would be loading and unloading, and then go back down Weke Road. It seems like a redesign of that particular feature would be a lot better, and would open up quite a bit more of that parcel, which right now as its drawn is taking up half of that parcel. That’s a special parcel of land to keep as open as possible for our special events. Memorial services are held there on all kinds of weekends. There’s many things to talk about, but that’s the one issue I noticed. Thank you.

13. Louise Sausen: Mahalo for coming and thank you for saying what you said so I don’t have to say all of that. First, on the parking. We are having an issue with Ke‘e also. So the decal that I suggested at previous meetings is a permanent resident decal, that when you pay for your registration, you pay 50 bucks extra, you get a decal, just like the guy was talking about. It goes on your mirror because eventually they’ll be starting to charge parking. To keep it even with the locals and the visitors and not getting any lawsuits or anything, because we are the permanent residents, we have our sticker, you’re allowed to park either in the parking lot or out front on the beach. Because when we go to Ke‘e, they will be charging, and there’s going to be a problem with that differentiation, along with


the rest of the beaches with all of this going. I made a new map of the A and B map because they said make your own map. Where the cars park where the pier is, that is a good area for the handicapped because it’s a hard pan. This area is for visitors and commercial cars only, so that’s tourist cars. I’m not into this map at all. Why are we supporting the kayak industry? How many of you kayak every day? That’s also our existing boat ramp. If you’re going to have the boats launch and come out, there’s ample way for them to leave the park without having to make—like she said—a right turn around the U. No drop‐off here. You park, you unload your car, you do your thing. No drop‐off because we won’t even be able to get into the park if you have a drop off at this roundabout.

14. Leilani Josselin: I’m speaking in behalf of the need of something to happen at Black Pot. There’s definitely the bathrooms, infrastructure, everything that we all know, down to simple things of putting gates over the toilet so stuffed animals can’t get flush down. I mean, $5? Put one in each toilet, something as simple as that. When I say gates, I mean a filter kind of thing, they’re already in existence that are like that. But no, that’s too hard, let’s knock down everything. I want to use existing, what we have already there, so that’s the big tricky thing. Hawai‘i’s voted—Kaua‘i particularly—is voted top 10. HTA is finding a whole bunch of money right now. So as we’re saying yes to tourists, we have to find a balance with the residents. We already know the residents are futless. We’re completely at the point where we don’t feel like we belong in our own backyard. There’s multiple master plans happening around the island, especially on the North Shore right now. You’ve got the Ke‘e Plan where they’re saying no to commercial activity, where they’re saying no to numbers of tourists, where they’re saying no to numbers of people, limiting, limiting, limiting. So this is going to cause a direct effect on what’s happening at Black Pot, but a lot of people don’t see that’s going to happen. You’re going to have to make a reservation just like at Haleakala, which is going to be enforcing in February. To make reservations to go and see the sunrise. They’re going to be doing the same thing down there. So when tourists can’t go down to Ke‘e and park along the side of the road, and willing to get a tow ticket for 38 bucks in a no‐parking zone, the State’s going to charge them $5 because that’s already an existing cost and they can’t charge anymore. I say charge them $55 bucks. I went to New Orleans and paid 5 hours, $55 for parking, and I was happy to do that because I parked somewhere safe where my car wasn’t going to get ripped off. That’s one thing. Another tricky thing is that with all these multiple master plan meetings, it’s like the divide‐and‐conquer, and a lot of people don’t see that occurring. So it’s unbelievable that all you guys showed up to this. Mahalo to the county people. Mahalo to everybody else, but there are other meetings happening and nobody shows up, and a lot of them, a lot of people don’t even know that they’re occurring. So just be careful with that kind of stuff. And be careful with the use of non‐renewable resources, like the trees. What a lot of people don’t realize is, it’s awesome to have a bathroom that has a cool filtration system, but they’re not getting rid of pharmaceutical waste that is going into it. It’s not filtering that kind of stuff. Also, hydroelectricity and that kind of stuff is awesome, but we’re in an environment where there’s so many endemic and native species that hydroplants cause the destruction of so many of that. The diversion of water is a whole other thing. Be careful of porous. Because look at the road to the canoe club—the road is horrible. If we’re saying non‐porous material, it’s going to be really bad. So be careful. Show up to more of these meetings, please, because I’m sick and tired of coming to them and being super sick. Thank you.

15. Mahina: I agree with a lot of things that were said. First of all, let’s definitely do something about the road. The road rage coming down, going to Black Pot, there’s cars lined up all the way. The kids are almost getting smashed, so let’s think about the kids first. So that would be getting those cars off of the road ‘cause they’re going to park illegally—Ke‘e, Hanalei, everywhere. Put them in a parking lot. If that’s what it takes, that whole long stretch in the back, that’s a parking lot. There’s a


road, put some cars there. Hundred percent, have the beach access, with the permit, that’s all great ideas, but we have to have a bike path. As soon as you hit from Foodland to Haena, the road is horror. As soon as you go from Foodland to Polihale, you have oversize, you can pull over, it’s manicured, all the way. I don’t know what’s happening, as soon as you hit this place—something’s going on. Please, if we can all get together and get a bike path. For the kids, get the cars off the road and we have to park on the beach because there’s going to be a revolution if we don’t. Let’s get this going. Let’s start working together, agreeing, and for Ke‘e and for everywhere, have the shuttle. We started the shuttle, was there not enough money? They just stopped it. I have so many local workers that are so happy, “Oh I can catch the shuttle at 10 o’clock at night instead of hitchhike and nobody picks me up.” The shuttle just stopped. Have the shuttle go to Ke‘e, have the shuttle go to Hanalei, all the way to the other side of the island. That shouldn’t be a problem. We have more than enough money. The community center right here—where is our park? Where’s our swingset? Where’s our bathrooms? I'm coach soccer and kids got to run in the bushes. Where’s our simple toilet on the park? Another thing is we need to have a gym. Thank you.

16. Shasta White: I’m president of Earth Club for Kapa‘a High School. I think that the parking lot would create an extra amount of people, specifically tourists. I think that would be very harmful to the environment and the ecosystem that surrounds us. I think that would create a lot of harmful chemical waste and waste going into the waters, specifically oxycodene, which is in most people sunscreen. As far as the ironwoods go, I think that it would be optimal if you did take them out but to replace them with native, even better, endangered trees, and to create a plan so it’s done correctly so that the animals which live inside of the trees have habitats and are not harmed by these trees being taken out. Thank you.

17. Dustin Barca: I know we’re not supposed to talk about the beach, and it’s a County Council but it’s kind of sad to not see any of County Council here to hear a lot of community members talk about that issue ‘cause we never heard about no meeting about beach parking at the County Council or else I would have been there. One thing you got to understand about Hanalei is you cannot control this area first of all because Mother Nature controls Hanalei. This place is under water five times a year. Where you got all this stuff planned is under water five times a year. So I heard a good point about the boats not being able to pull out of here. One thing you gotta understand about this boat ramp, it’s not for large fishing boats too, sometimes you cannot even pulled out of the river. A lot of the times of here you cannot pull out of the river because of the shallow opening. The river mouth is closed so the ability to drive on the beach and launch your boats by the pier is a very important thing for our local fishermen. Hunting and gathering rights sits at the top of the iceberg for rights, for local people especially. I think the parking on the beach is—the last special place, one of the last special places we have on this island. Majority of the places, you don’t see too much local people at the beach, the majority of the places because they took that special away. That’s one of the most special places for our community. Those of us that was born and raised up, grew up there, fishing, surfing, we learned how to do everything at that beach. It’s created a lot of special people just by having that lifestyle there. A lot of amazing fisherman, amazing surfers. I know when they used to park there, when Henry Tai Hook used to feed everybody there, they were just parking maybe 30 feet behind where the park is now. So it’s not too much different nowadays, even though people make like it’s so much different. There’s a lot more cars, I take my kids surfing there almost every day after school, and the majority of the days, there’s barely anybody down there. If you come on the weekend, ya, it’s crowded. You park where you can. If somebody needs you to move, you move your car. That’s just how it is. But one important thing, you really gotta take in consideration this parking thing because the majority of this area is under water a few times a year. I think you guys


going to wasting a lot of money. The bathroom definitely needs to be fixed, and like Mahina said, you take away that beach parking, you going have one revolution around here. Thank you. Aloha.

18. Ethan Sage: I’ve been a resident of Kaua‘i for almost 25 years now. I used to be a lifeguard for all of you, many of you. All we need is a new bathroom at the pier. All we need is a new bathroom down at Pine Trees. Keep everything the same. The parking thing, we can figure out parking. We got parking place over here by the courtyard, we got the big park over here used for soccer, but only sometimes. There’s plenty of place for the tourists to park. It’s the tourists. If we take care of the tourists, make room for ourselves. Don’t get carried away with the money, but we also got to make money for all of us people that live here, stay here, grow up here. We gotta figure out how to do the commercial thing the right way, but also make sure we keep the tourists in one spot and locals to the other. We don’t need anything else but a new bathroom, and that’s it. Thank you.

19. Stephen Koehne: The way I feel when I look at this plan is it just doesn’t feel like Hanalei. It’s just not Hanalei. When you come into Hanalei, Hanalei is single lane bridge, Hanalei is beautiful peaks, waterfalls, the river. It’s just too much concrete. It’s like Uncle said, it’s paving paradise and putting up a parking lot. We do need to fix the bathrooms. We could use a little more parking. I also feel like a lot of people my age these days—I own a house in Kilauea so I’m one of the lucky ones—but a lot of kids, a lot of people growing up, we’re never going to get those chances. The beach is the one place that people find their happiness, it’s what they live for. Ya, it’s crowded on the weekends like Dustin said, but so is everywhere else. Kealia, Intersections, Polihale, Kalihiwai, Lumaha‘i, Pukas. That’s just Kaua‘i style, that Hawai‘i style, that’s the lifestyle we live for. And it’s what sets Kaua‘i apart from the other islands, it’s what attracts tourists here. Maybe you change the place too much, you guys stop the tourists, they’re not going to come. They go find a new Kaua‘i, that affects everybody. I feel like you need some adjustments, but slightly. This is overkill. I honestly feel like this is overkill. The bathrooms and the parking are definitely issues that need to be resolved. Please keep the beaches open. Thank you.

20. Meadow Bassett: I just wanted to say that Black Pot is a special place for me too. It’s not developed right now. Just preserve it as is. Keep it special, keep it local. On the plan, a lot of those spots, if you go through with it, make them designated resident parking. Locals can go to the neighborhood center, show a lease or a house ownership, and get a parking permit that they display in their windows. Have another lot for tourists where they pay for parking. It works in other places. I just want to see this place preserved and opened up. Overdevelopment is disgraceful.

21. Benny Ferris: When I look at this plan, my biggest concern, kinda similar to what Stefan said, you’re going way too big, way too fast. Right now, we have a two‐acre park, and this is 11 acres. How you going to take care of an 11‐acre park when you cannot even take care of the 2‐acre park that’s already there? You look at everything, the initial cost, maybe its 5 million dollars, it sounds a lot, big deal, that’s one time. What about for the next 50 years taking care of it? Where’s the money going to come for that? That’s a major concern because all this stuff, just alone cutting the grass, taking care of the bathrooms, that’s a lot of money, and that’s all going to come out of whatever budget the County has. Going from 2 acres when you can’t even take care of that, all the way to 11, doesn’t really make sense. The other thing, like what the guy said earlier, when the beach is empty, its the most beautiful place, whatever, that’s very true, but what’s the point of the most beautiful place on Earth if you’re not enjoying it. If you’re just sitting there and looking at it, you might as well be looking at a picture. The way that we all enjoy the beach, I would say 99% of us here, we come, we park our car, we hangout those, those of us with families we hang out with the kids, with our parents, our grandparents. And the way that we enjoy the beach as freely as we do is by parking on


the beach. So what’s the point of taking away that parking and you can look at it but you’re not enjoying it. Those are my two main concerns. Thank you.

22. Friedemann Bender: I would like to make a totally different suggestion. Leave the front of the park alone the way it is as the previous speaker said. Take into account Mother Nature. Mother Nature is going to make a wave and all your path and parking, bricks and other things are going to be lying all over the place and then you’ll have to clean all the mess up as soon as the first wave arrives. Maintenance is another thing. The back of the park is like a junkyard. Fix those other 8 acres and leave the front alone. You don’t need it, it’s for Mother Nature to be able to take its course. Often times the wave comes from the ocean and washes back where the boat ramp is. It covers the whole park, and everything is gone. It’s for nothing. So the back of the park is a great thing to focus on. New bathrooms and fabulous facilities and stuff like that, and the rest of it can stay the way it is, natural. It’s very nice that way. There’s too much construction, and people don’t take nature into account. All the people on Weke Road who are building stone walls around their property are going to wind up with those same stones in their front yard as soon as the first wave comes around. Take heed. It’s easy to ignore these things when you’re sitting at a comfortable desk and making pretty things. The footpath, for example, people can walk there without a footpath. Thank you.

23. Scott Mijares: Great testimony. This is just another example of our community. We have kupuna, working people, young people, children, everybody’s provided testimony. I hope it’s been helpful to you, Mr. Mayor. Scott, when you got up here and gave your presentation, if I can remember correctly, this was all about the community. This was all about providing, making, enhancing our experience at the beach park. If we were to take your guys at your work, I just want to present a question to you, Mr. Mayor. You’ve heard the testimony, the overwhelming theme is concern of the beach park, where we can drive on the beach. Are you willing to make that a solid commitment, that beach parking will not be taken away as part of your plan, having heard from the community? Or what is it going to take for you to understand how important that is to us. Because for us to move forward as a community and support this whole program, it would be nice to know that you’re going to preserve that beach parking for us. Don’t expect an answer right this minute, but it’s something that if you really are interested in—bringing everybody together—it’s such a vital part of Hanalei where we have not only surfers, we have KORE, we have ohana. You can go down there on any evening. Wilbert Tai Hook was down there tonight, you can find him there every single night. You want to talk story with him, go down there at 5:30 around sunset. This is where we gather, this is where we keep our community solid. It’s really a magical place. The other thing too, I have a hard time accepting that it’s going to be a $5 million program, a $5 million buildout. It cost $11 million to build a 110‐foot bridge in Kilauea a few years ago. It’s going to be a very expensive project. It’s going to be way over that $5 million budget, and as Benny said, the maintenance is going to be out of control. I think we all can agree that our parks, the priority should be to bring up to speed the current parks we have right now, than to go and start building out this huge project that’s just going to attract more people to Hanalei, which is not necessarily what we need in an environmentally sensitive area. That’s it. Thank you.

24. Hoku Cabebe: I hadn’t planned to come up here, but I was pretty moved by the community tonight and I appreciate everybody coming out. Also Dustin, thank you for putting out that crazy video. You know, everyone’s like—oh, that’s not what it’s about, and this and that or that and that—but I can tell you that if that didn’t go out and it wasn’t about the beach, there would be literally 10 people in here like there usually is. So I think the County knows that, and I think that it’s unfair for them to put out a plan like this and not have the information necessary for us to make a good decision on this plan. It’s not thoroughly put out yet. The County not having a beach plan, and half the property


not even acquired. It’s getting us all riled up for something that’s the most manini baby‐step. We have this big plan out with no money, no property, and the County doesn’t even know what they’re going to do with the beach. So I would just like our County to be more conscious about what they’re doing around here because you guys affect our lives. This is what we do, this is who we are, this is where we come from, and I feel like you guys take it a little too lately a lot of the times. This is not easy for us to come here and defend our lifestyle, or debate our lifestyle. Because that’s what you do—you put communities—friends, families—I have choke friends and family who want the beach closed and I have choke friends and family who want the beach open. But why? The main reason—because you want to protect our lifestyle? Whatever side you’re on. If we close the beach, well then maybe we can get down there. Oh, if we open the beach, maybe we can get down there. We want to get down there is the main thing, and, be more accommodating to our ohana, our families, are friends. We are pretty accommodating to tourists, I work in the tourism industry, so…..thanks.

25. Felicia Cowden: I want to echo that the creativity on the beach, the community on the beach, is the number one thing. When I look at the drawing, what I felt like when I saw it is that that parking lot is going to fill with visitors. I love the visitors, but that is who will fill that parking. And that’s like my big concern too—is that we will crowd that whole area, and really when you go and look at who is parking on the beach, almost never is there rental cars on the beach. We’re basically going to be replacing the use of Black Pot with visitors from residents, if we do shift the parking from the beach to the parking lot. That’s what will happen, so I just want to clarify extra that that’s who will fill that parking lot.

26. Stephen Koehne: I just want to say something that I forgot to say. I feel like Mother Nature and the island is a priority so if there’s an actual—we need to shut down the beach—you know, you guys do a study or some kind of thing where it’s like, “Man, this is bad for the sand, this is really bad for the island,” then oh well. Then it’s kind of like, “Ok, the island comes first.” But if it’s fine, nothing’s detrimental to the island, then leave it alone. It’s not broken. That’s all I wanted to say.

27. Louise Sausen: I think that what our community is trying to say is we’re trying to be cordial, and we’re tired of having to change our lifestyle to accommodate the visitors, that is your pocket. Because, Hanalei is one of the last places we can go with our family in the lifestyle that we’re accustomed to. Ke‘e is changing. We don’t even get to go to Ke‘e. And another thing is—the impact of the people at the bay and at Ke‘e is visitors. Because everybody works. We’re not there everyday. We’re not there all day. There’s local residents at different times. So, back to my map. I want to save you some money—because—where the showers are right now, that water runs straight down the driveway into the ocean. There’s a spigot, we can do this right now. There’s a spigot in the middle of the park. Put a cement path, put a four‐way shower, whatever. Not turn on the handles and let it run. You press the button and you got so many seconds, or you have to hold it on—because—they just stand there and run the water. We’re paying for that water. At Ke‘e, they’re rinsing off their muddy shoes, not even using their hands. So that’s a savings. Fix up the bathroom, handicap parking over here around the pier. The PR stickers. They can park in the parking lot, they can park up front. This is our boat ramp. This is the easiest way for our fishermen with different size boats. Also, over here is Hanalei Estuary Management Plan, so you’re going to have a problem with boats going in and out, the amount of boats that do go up. I’m going to revise my plan to the new plan, and then maybe I’ll have another plan. Scott thanked everyone for coming and for sharing their comments. He noted that a written summary of the meeting would be prepared, and that all comments would be recorded and posted


to the project website. A draft plan report will be prepared, with publication targeted for the first quarter 2017.

Scott noted that a written record of the meeting would be prepared, and that the minutes and materials from this meeting would be posted on the project website.

A woman (unidentifieddid anybody catch her name?) came up to the front and asked to share a final comment: I’m a pro‐park‐on‐the beach person too. Somebody here knows how many miles Hanalei Bay is. We’re talking about such a small part of the park to be able to park on. Everybody’s saying that they want no cars in front. Go to the left of the pier. Go to the other side, there’s plenty of open space and open park there. This is such a small piece of park that we want to park on. It shouldn’t be such a big deal that this little thing should become, like, not possible. There’s beautiful Hanalei Bay, nobody’s going to argue that it’s gorgeous just to just see the sand on the beach. But that one little area—lifestyle, peace of mind, access. It’s beyond words how important it is to the community.

ADJOURNMENT

Scott again thanked everyone for participating in the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at roughly 8:15 pm.


ATTENDANCE RECORD 1. Clay Abubo 2. Danny Angulo 3. Bryce Baker 4. Dustin Barca 5. Louise Barnfield 6. Meadow Bassett 7. Nick Beck** 8. Karen Marie Bellarita 9. Friedemann Bender 10. Kahi Bermoy 11. Doug Blackburn 12. Kim Blackburn 13. Ted Blake 14. Jim Braman 15. Michael Bowers 16. Josephine (Joi) Bonaparte 17. Rick Busch 18. Hoku Cabebe 19. Marjory Cameron 20. Cheryl Campanale 21. Danielle Candelaria 22. Jessica Case 23. Will Caraway 24. Nancymae Chandler 25. Kai Chase 26. Felicia Cowden 27. Nathan Craig 28. Amy Davis 29. Eric Davis 30. Teva Dexter 31. Benny Ferris 32. Jeff Fleming 33. Lori Fleming 34. Grant Fletcher 35. Elijah Frank 36. Jen Gager 37. Carrice Gardner 38. Liz Grout

39. Doug Haigh 40. Cindi Halverson 41. Nanci Hamar 42. Nathan Hamar 43. Heather Hamilton 44. Jerry Hayward 45. Rayven Hockett 46. Carl Imparato** 47. Patty Irons 48. S.H. Jarvis 49. Leilani Josselin 50. Darren Bula Soares Kaaumoana 51. Tammy Contrades Kaaumoana 52. Ginger Keller 53. Lesley Kilolohe (SPELL?) 54. Stephen Koehne Jr. 55. Jill Landis 56. Steve Landis 57. Mahina Laughlin 58. Elliot Leon 59. Kurt Leong 60. Terry Lilley 61. Micah Loi 62. Heidi Low 63. Kyra Maka 64. Hina Makanani 65. Tamra Martin 66. Rebecca McCubbin 67. Scott Mijares 68. Ian Miles 69. Francis Bully Mission 70. James Ornellas 71. Kekane Pa 72. Jerry Pacheco 73. Nicki Pignoli 74. Tintin Puulei 75. Stuart Quinn 76. Donovan Ray

77. Leila Rodger 78. Mike Rodger 79. Asher Rodgers 80. Roger Ross 81. Matt Rowland 82. Ethan Sage 83. Louise Sausen 84. Del Seager 85. Thorne Silverberg 86. Ken Stillsworth 87. Steve Smart 88. Bula Soares 89. Kaiulani Sodaro* 90. Jay Streed 91. Diana Terrazas 92. Victoria Terrazas 93. Jan TenBruggencate 94. Delaine Tremblay 95. Steven Valiere 96. Julie Wallace 97. Presley Wann* 98. Makana Weiss 99. Shasta White 100. Catherine Wilson 101. Matt Wood 102. Brian Woolsey 103. Koa Young 104. Tom Zingale 105. Zane 106. Rush 107. Mana 108. Zach 109. Makahoa 110. Bodhi 111. Lehiwa 112. Lauhala 113. Lawaia

* Community Advisory Committee member **Focus Group Participant

BLACK POT BEACH PARK MASTER PLAN County of Kaua‘i Department of Parks and Recreation

COMMUNITY MEETING 3December 1, 2016Hanalei Elementary SchoolA Place of Tradition Where the Hanalei River Meets the Ocean

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ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN The master plan for Black Pot Beach Park will set a vision for future park expansion that reflects the values and voices of those who enjoy diverse activities there, including fishermen, campers, surfers, paddlers, and ‘ohana enjoying the beach. The master plan focuses on physical improvements, or brick-and-mortar projects for new facilities, landscaping or utility system improvements, and park amenities.

With aspirations for a park that serves the local community and balances the desires of the various recreational interests drawn to the beach, the County’s goals for the master plan are to:

• Improve management and protection of the resource

• Ensure that investments for park expansion and new facilities are strategic and cost-effective

• Improve the user experience and user safety

• Resolve conflicts among the different recreational interests

PROCEDURES FOR QUESTIONS• Questions received in writing will be addressed at the start of the Open Forum.

• If you have a question for the planning team, please submit your written question to the staff at the sign-in desk.

WAYS TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS

• SIGN UP TO SPEAK during tonight’s Open Forum.

• WRITE COMMENTS on the draft plan (Visit 1 of the 2 stations set up on the sides of the stage).

• COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE and leave it in the collection box at the sign-in desk.

• If you need more time, SEND IN YOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS via postal mail. Comments can also be emailed to [email protected] or sent through the website blackpotplan.com.

Mahalo for attending tonight’s meeting to review and discuss the draft preferred alternative. This is the time to look carefully at the draft plan and share your comments on the facilities and park infrastructure that you want for this park space.

SIGN IN REGISTER TO SPEAK DURING OPEN FORUM WELCOME PRESENTATION OF DRAFT PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE

RESPONSE TO WRITTEN QUESTIONSOPEN FORUM (2 minutes per speaker)

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OPEN FORUM PROCEDURES• Sign-ups to speak during the open forum session are being taken on a first-come, first-served basis, starting at 6pm, until all slots are filled.

• A time limit of 2 minutes per speaker will be followed to allow for as many speakers as possible.

• Speakers will follow the sign-in sheet order. Speakers will not be taken out of turn.

• Individuals wishing to speak longer than 2 minutes will be allowed only after everyone has a turn to speak once.

• Meeting will end on time. Individuals who do not get a chance to speak will be asked to submit written comments that will be recorded as part of the meeting record.

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LANDSCAPINGLandscaping features, such as new trees,

landscaped parking areas, and bioswales, support the use of native plant species and help with drainage.

Removal of the ironwood trees along the shoreline promote natural shoreline processes.

BEACH USES

pending County Council guidance on the county ordinance for driving on the beach. The master plan is neutral and does not take a position to allow or prohibit access to beach parking.

TWO NEW BATHROOMS

changing rooms replaces the existing

in the mauka portion of the park is for campers and boat ramp users. Necessary wastewater system improvements are included.

DROP OFF AREAS

Weke Ramp.

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CAMPING

proposed: one makai alongside the river, and a second mauka of Weke Ramp.

campers per night on Fridays, Saturdays, and one extra night on holiday weekends.

CANOE HALAU

park. While the intent is to provide space for an existing canoe club, development and use of this facility will require negotiations with the County to satisfy the necessary agreements.

BOAT LAUNCH

rack and 18 boat trailer parking spaces uses the existing ramp and requires the County to

Weke Ramp is designated for kayaks and small vessel launching.

PARK AMENITIES AND SIGNAGE

comfortable picnic and sitting areas for park users.

behaviors, and share historical/educational information. (e.g., history , environmental qualities, wildlife).

PARKING AND CIRCULATION

Speed bumps control traffic speeds in the paved parking lots.

the beach.

residents, boat ramp users, and mauka properties.

B L A C K P OT B E A C H PA R K M A S T E R P L A NB L A C K P OT B E A C H PA R K M A S T E R P L A NB L A C K P OT B E A C H PA R K M A S T E R P L A NB L A C K P OT B E A C H PA R K M A S T E R P L A NA Place of Tradition Where the Hanalei River Meets the Ocean

Mahalo for being a part of today’s meeting. We appreciate your efforts to participate, and want to make sure we understand your opinion. Please be candid with your responses.

Does the draft preferred alternative reflect your vision for Black Pot Beach Park? Please explain.

After reviewing the draft preferred alternative, should anything be changed or added?

What do you like and do not want to see changed in the draft preferred alternative?

Were your concerns noted in the meeting discussion? If not, what are they?

Do you have any additional comments or thoughts to share?

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