LIHU‘E — The Planning Department has scheduled a kick-off meeting this week to launch the County of Kaua‘i’s Important Agricultural Lands study, and introduce the staff of the University of Hawai‘i’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning that was hired
LIHU‘E — The Planning Department has scheduled a kick-off meeting this week to launch the County of Kaua‘i’s Important Agricultural Lands study, and introduce the staff of the University of Hawai‘i’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning that was hired to assist the county with the IAL study.
The meeting will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.
A presentation will be made on Act 183, which requires all Hawai‘i counties to identify and map potential important agricultural lands and review the criteria for determining them, along with the results of a pilot study on the Koloa-Po‘ipu-Kalaheo district.
Another topic that will be covered at the meeting is the formation of the Stakeholder/Technical Advisory Committee, a volunteer group that will help guide the process of identifying important agricultural lands on Kaua‘i.
Between 12 and 15 members of the community will be selected to serve on the STAC, including: farmers; ranchers; agricultural land owners; agro-scientists; engineers; educators; and people in agricultural-related fields.
Committee meetings will be held over a period of approximately 22 months, including monthly or bi-monthly workshops.
Anyone interested in becoming a member of the STAC is encouraged to fill out an application stating their interest.
Applications are available online, sites.google.com/site/kauaial. Hard copies are also available at the Planning Department located in the Kapule Building next to the Drivers License counter at the Lihu’e Civic Center.
Applications will be accepted through Oct. 9 via e-mail at lkaiaokamalie@kauai.gov, regular mail sent to Leanora Kaiaokamalie, Kaua‘i Planning Department, 4444 Rice St., Suite 473, Lihu‘e, HI 96766 or via fax, 808-241-6699.
For more information about the Important Agricultural Lands study, please call the Planning Department at 241-4061.
To request an American Sign Language interpreter, materials in an alternate format or an auxiliary aid, please contact the Planning Department at least five days prior to the meeting.
