Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by President John Wilson at 5:30pm in the Kula Elementary School Library.

Attendees

Members present were: Elliott Krash, Dick Mayer, John McDonald, Mitch Silver, John Wilson, Susan Guille, Tom Jewell, Alan Kaufman, Ben Keau, Henry Lau, Ernest Soares.

Members excused were: Cathy Ross, Steve Sutrov.

Members absent were: Gerri Hestand, Brian Jenkins, Erwin Deponte.

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer John McDonald reported a previous balance from 7 January as $1456.65. With revenues of $641.00

($636.00 T-Shirt sales and $5.00 dues) and expenditures of $777.79 ($6.25 to Haleakala Times-advertising, $60.00

to Maui Parks Dept. for security deposit for Kula Community Center, and $711.54 to Island Kine for T-shirt re-order) leaves a current balance of $1319.86. On a motion from Elliott Krash and a second from Alan Kaufman the report was accepted subject to audit.

Secretary’s Report

On a motion by Mitch Silver with a second by Elliott Krash, the minutes of the 7 January Board Meeting were approved as submitted by Susan Guille.

Mayor "Kimo" Apana: Invitation to speak at the KCA General Meeting on February 25, 1999 has been changed in light of the Mayor’s accident to May 27, 1999 General Meeting.

Robert Takitani Chair of the Board of Water Supply: Accepted invitation to participate at February 25, 1999 KCA General Meeting along with the Director of the Dept. of Water Supply David Craddick and other board members.

Administrator of Clearview Academy: President John Wilson extended an invitation to attend the board meeting to discuss the new school location. No one from Clearview Academy attended the meeting.

Committee Reports.

Water: Tom Jewell and Elliott Krash attended the Upcountry Water Advisory Committee meeting on January 13th. Director of the Dept. of Water Supply David Craddick was also present.

Items discussed were: Request has been submitted to the legislature for funds to conduct a study on a dual ag line for the upper Kula system; more storage for the Piiholo area; and a water treatment system at Piiholo for cryptosporidia. If a study is conducted for water treatment, less water will be produced. Kulamalu and Hawaiian Homelands will pull from this system. Building more storage at Piiholo is desirable because gravity feed can be used to service the lower lines. The problem is that the Piiholo area is in a conservation zone and it may take a long time to win approval for further development, due to the sensitivity of the area. Building smaller reservoirs would have less restrictions and costs involved. Building storage at Kamaole would be less expensive to develop, but water would need to be pumped up to Kula. Kamaole shuts down for a few days if ditch water is dirty, then Piiholo is the only water source. When Piiholo is low they must pump up from Kamaole to fill Piiholo reservior to meet demand. A new drought plan is being considered. The Wailoa ditch would be used first and the resouviour last. There are expensive pump up costs, that are not in the budget. There are no rate increases for 5 years. During a drought there could be a seasonal rate with no restrictions by pumping water up from the wells to Piiholo and treating it. The Dept. of Water Supply still pays Maui Electric even if pumps are down. Pumping up water from Kamaole adds $.80 per 1000gal., from Piiholo $.60 per 1000gal. The seasonal rate kicks in if you are an excessive user. It is on the books that if you have a water meter, you need to have a 1000gal storage tank (exempt from property tax) on your property. This rule is not enforced.

Communications:

The final draft of the newsletter was presented by Mitch Silver. The letter was fine tuned with input from the board and will sent out on February 16th just prior to the General Meeting on February 25th.

Hawaiian Homelands: Cathy Ross talked to John Tomoso, the Hawaiian Homelands Commissioner for Maui about creating a dialog with HHL and the KCA about future concerns for the community such as schools, traffic and infrastructure. The problem is that the leaseholders for the project are scattered all over the nation and it has been hard to organize them. Leaseholders on Maui are trying are trying to get all the leaseholders organized for a workshop. Once a list of leaseholders is developed perhaps KCA can send out a bulk mailing newsletter welcoming them to the community and offering to work with the members.

General Meeting Agenda and Program: Due to the recent accident by the Mayor the original program for the February 25th KCA General Meeting has been changed from a presentation by Mayor "Kimo" James Apana and his administration to a presentation by the Board of Water Supply on Upcountry water issues at 7pm on Thursday February 25th at the Kula Community Center. The program with the new administration has been re-scheduled

for the May 27th General Meeting.

Expenditures: On a motion made by Elliott Krash and seconded by Dick Mayer an expenditure of $6.25 for an insertion in the Haleakala Times regarding the February 25th General Meeting was approved by the board. On a motion made by Susan Guille and seconded by John McDonald the expenditure of up to $50.00 for refreshments for the February 25th General Meeting was approved by the Executive Board.

AHEM: After some discussion it was agreed that Susan Guille and Henry Lau will keep the KCA board apprised of the progress of the Alliance for the Heritage of East Maui. At this time there is no reason for the KCA to get directly involved in AHEM.

Safe Community Program: The Safe Community Program is a data base program developed by the Governor’s Office. The Kula Glen Homeowners have been involved in this program and perhaps other areas of Kula may get involved in the future. Kula Glen is working on getting raised crosswalks on Holopuni Rd., to slow down speeders. On February 22nd there will be a demonstration by residents about the excessive speeding.

Announcements

Board Meeting: 4 March, Kula Elementary School. 5:30PM.

General Meeting: 25 February, Kula Community Center, 7PM. Proposed agenda, presentation by the Robert Takitani, Chair of the Board of Water Supply and David Craddick, Director of the Dept. of Water Supply on

Upcountry water issues.

Adjournment