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Attending were:


Allen Souza
Sally Raisbeck
Lisa Garcia
Frank Pikrone


Robert Reader
Bruce Faulkner
Glenn Shepherd
Lloyd Buell


Maria Isotov-Chang
Ron Sturtz
Rosemarie Duey
Carver Wilson


Bob Mikell
David Masters
Mark O'connor
Bob Hobdy


Phillip Valentine
Abigail Hale
Kathy Kaohu
Alan C. Irvine


Burt Sakata
Lucienne De Naie
Stephanie Austin
Hugh Starr


Paul Louie
Clyde Murashige
John Duey
Glynnis Nakai


Lloyd Fischel
Ann Coopersmith
Dick Mayer
Buzz Stluka


Jeff Ahrens
Ken Rothman
Peter Martin
		
Mahi Manuel


Sumner Erdman
Ralph Johansen
Jim Neiss
Monnie Gay


Noah Francis
Joanne Ide
Andrew Sands
Bob Collum


Rick Hackendahl
Kathleen Ross Aoki
Milton Arakawa
Glenn Tremble


Greg Heyd
Avery Chumbley
Jay Penniman
Garret Hew


Jock Yamaguchi
Warren Watanabe
Steven Cabral
Gerald Matsui


Ginny Karpovich
Will Garvin
David Padgett
Robert Karpovich


Dan Clegg
		
John P. Maloney
Willie Blietz
Wesley Wong





DWS STAFF
CONSULTANTS


George Tengan
Eva Blumenstein
Carl Freedman


Ellen Kraftsow
Anita Romena
Teya Penniman (facilitator)


Edna Manzano
Roy Silva
 





1. General Introduction
Mahi Manuel offered the blessing.   During the blessing, we were asked 
to remember that water is necessary for all of us, that it is sacred, 
and that we should undertake this effort with a sense of reverence, 
gratitude and respect both for the gift of water and for each other, and 
work together to benefit the entire community.
After the blessing was given, staff, consultants and participants 
introduced themselves.

Facilitator Teya Penniman reviewed the meeting process and ground rules:

Show Respect 
Listen		
Wait until the previous speaker has stopped before you begin
Avoid personal attacks and accusations
Respect time limitations and considerations - Keep It Brief
Express yourself in terms of needs, interests, desired outcomes
Avoid establishing hard line positions
Wait to speak again until others have had an opportunity to speak


2. Description of the Water Use and Development Plan Process & Requirements
Short presentation by Carl Freedman

The Water Use & Development Plan is defined by the State Water Code as part 
of the Hawaii Water Plan.  It is a long range plan, meant to provide policy 
guidance, and to allocate water to land use as well as to set the basis for 
DWS functional planning.  It is adopted by the County Council as an ordinance 
and could include or recommend specific policy measures or additional draft 
ordinances, such as landscape conservation, availability or etc.  The 
requirements for the Water Use & Development Plan are found in the State 
Water Code, with guidelines in the Framework for Updating the Hawaii Water 
Plan. The process must comply with various state & county rules as well as 
the County Charter, General and Community Plans. The Water Use & Development 
Plan is drafted using an IRP, or Integrated Resource Planning process.  Key 
elements of IRP are the integration of public participation into the planning 
process, the integration of efficiency as a resource option into the planning 
analysis, and the integration of consideration of indirect and external costs.  
The IRP approach in a nutshell is to identify objectives & criteria; determine 
future water demands; identify potential resource options to meet those demands, 
and then combine potential resources into various potential resource strategies 
that can be evaluated against selected criteria and scenarios.   The presentation 
covered additional  information on requirements, history and the planning process.  
Handouts of the brief PowerPoint are attached to these minutes. 

3. Meeting Participants Introduce Themselves
People were asked to indicate which region and which stakeholder group and 
interest they most identified with.  Twenty-six (26) were from Central Maui 
and thirty-one (31) were from Upcountry.



By Stakeholder Characteristic
By Stakeholder Interest


Single Family
38
Environment
30


Multi Family
5
Stream Users
17


Agricultural
19
Hydropower
3


Ag Zoned Res
15
Development
12


Hotel
0 !
Resorts
3


Commercial
5
Reclaimed
12


Government
2
Private Well Owners
5
			


Private Purveyors
2




Hawaiian Homelands
1




Kuleana / Riparian
3




Stream Users
17





4. Discussion of Objectives, Policies & Criteria
This discussion included two exercises.  The first was the general 
questions, "What would make this a good Water Use & Development Plan?", 
"What should the process be?", "What should the plan accomplish"?    
Responses to these questions were:
Viable process with impact on policy
Transparency of Information			
Make Data Available
Sustainable water supply for numerous generations, not just 20 years.
Water Meters for family subdivisions.
Assess current status of the resource before allocating it.
Install infrastructure ahead of the growth curve.
Close the Hamakuapoko wells - find instead cleaner water for people and 
nearshore reefs
Cleaner water
Select sources mauka of agricultural uses
Address externalities / hidden costs.
Consider near-shore impacts / human and environmental.
Enforcement for water use reporting and other items identified by plan 
as necessary.
Public trust doctrine and hierarchy of uses.
Insure adequate funding for good planning and for implementation of the 
plan.
Infrastructure for growth regions - large and small scale both.
Follow - 174-C 31(c)(2) re:  Fish, Wildlife, Stream habitat.
Water Quality
Dediated source of funding for watershed protection
Restore and maintain natural stream flow
Encourage use of recycled water
Long-term viability of alternate sources such as desalinization
Incorporate maximal / best efficiency measures (catchment, incentives, etc.)
Decrease demand on public water systems
Think long-term - keep site of children, grandchildren
Post-sugar allocation of existing surface water sources
Water for essential services - fire, hospital, etc.
Present general plan group with relevant questions re: water
Speed up the process
Use a longer planning horizon - 50 years
Re-affirm traditional and customary rights & practices
Address coordination with planning - for ex: address WUDP decisions in the 
permit review process - incremental growth consistent with WUDP objectives
Interconnectivity & redundancy in source & distribution systems - reliability?
Adequate storage
Stress, emphasize and encourage water conservation
Renewable Energy for electric use - self sufficient energy for reliability, 
no outages, etc. 
Keep infrastructure ahead of demand
Define the resource more carefully.  Water is a valuable strategic commodity. 
Recognize the growing importance of water and put it in its proper place.
Recognize the true value of water
Dealt-solar-wind-powered aquifer recharge. outside potable system.
View the water resource here as an isolated closed system.
174-C-71 Protect instream uses.
Responsible and equitable management of ALL water resources, public and 
private
Encourage people with special knowledge to come forward and be part of 
this process. 
Commitment to open and honest dialogue / department, mayor, council.
Adequate and affordable water for agricultural uses

In the second exercise, people were asked to state objectives in terms of only 
a few words, starting with either the word "Maximize" or the word "Minimize".  
Responses were:
Maximize water quality
Maximize stream flow
Minimize operational costs
Maximize system maintenance
Minimize water service interruptions
Maximize rainfall retention
Minimize waste
Maximize aquifer recharge
Minimize additives
Minimize exposure to pollutants
Maximize water retention / forest protection
Minimize urbanization in watersheds
Maximize accountability - especially for water quality
Maximize public education and awareness
Maximize the use of native species
Maximize the hunt for a hydrologist
Maximize working conditions (employee satisfaction)
Maximize the use of data
Maximize public access to data


5. Distribution of Information
Handouts provided in agenda packets and on the table included:
HRS 174-C Hawaii State Water Code
Framework for Updating the Hawaii Water Plan
Summary Sheets - Bullets summarizing WUDP requirements and process
Central Maui & Upcountry Water Advisory Committee Participant Information Form
PRELIMINARY DRAFT - Demand Chapter (for those interested in technical review)



Results of the Water Advisory Committee Participant Information Form
Fifty-seven (57) forms have been collected and tallied so far.  
A report is attached listing comments and suggestions provided.

Would you say you most represent:


Environment
28


Hawaiian Interests
10


Agriculture
32


Elderly
9


Residential
34


Aquaculture
18


Stream Users
14


Hydropower
8


Development
11


Commercial
8


Industrial
4


Resort
6


Reclaimed Water
13



Comments regarding your interests in this process:
Examining & Impacting a broad planning issue.
Protecting non-kuleana riparian rights.
Save drinking water.
Cross connection control and backflow prevention.
Issuing more Upcountry water meters.
Strategic sustainable and accountable development of infrastructure.
Agriculture
Long term resident
Spent years building bottled wter plants and waste water treatment 
systems. Have a better understanding of water sources, water chemistry 
and water reuse than most citizens. Hope to represent them.
Private landowner rights which include the harvest and distribution 
of water from our lands and system.
Represent my children and grandchildren.
Maximize the use of water catchment with incentives such as tax breaks 
for home uses, "free rain" water.
Recharging the aquifers with sterilized reclaimed wastewater effluent, 
desalt of brackish lens and using reclaimed wastewater for irrigation 
and residential toildt flushing.
Representing my granddaughter's grandchildren
Reclamation of land resources to provide watershed
Part owner of 3 public related water companies, concerned about any 
regulatory or legal challenges that will effect our water companies. How 
do we interact with the state water commission? 
Best use of a limited resource at reasonable rates and implementation 
in the Maui County General Plan.
Haiku Community Association Board Member and Water Board liaison, 
aquaculture farm owner
Fair & efficient management of all water resources, streams, groundwater, 
springs, and the watersheds that support them to insure adequate and 
sustainable water supply.
I probably fit the general public - 30 year old group. Looking at my 
future & children's water use and how their plan will potentially effect 
my age group
Private landowner rights and Agriculture water.
General including my ohana.  I have always felt like this is my kokua. 
I am neutral but local oriented. I will be able to do focus/investigative 
efforts.
Implemetnation of the state water code, kuleana water rights
Central and Upcountry areas ranching, agriculture, private landowner, 
private water systems
Personal deep concern of future of this finite resource, Professional 
creating a good realistic plan, keep track of progress of this process 
for my council member
Aiding in the effort to provide more water to all areas, especially 
remote but increasingly populated areas.
Maui Tomorrow Foundation, water resource proteciton and equitable 
distribution. Conservation.
Interest and expertise in Maui's environment.
Resort development including single family, multi-family and commercial 
development.
Live on ag land off county water system. use stream water for household 
and small ag use ?Riparean rights. 
Water use is key to good planning for maui. Water Planning must come 
before development.
  Clarifying our understanding of water quality and increasing the 
public's awareness of our water quality & the effects of pollutants.
Are EMI, Wailuku Agribusines and A&B going to be a part of this process 
and disclose their roles in this process?
Need water for ag.
Long range planner assigned to represent Planning Department and the 
General Plan update.
Member of the Water Board & Upcountry resident.
Active Citizen, How Involved? I will know as I get into it.
I would represent natural resource (wetlands) and watershed management.
Manage 3 public water companies on West Maui. Live in Paia and have
concerns about the overall water needs of Maui.  I have a degree in 
economics.
I have been a resident of Upcountry Maui for 30 years. There has rarely 
been adequate supply.
There are over 1,000 people on the waiting list for meters upcountry.
Or interest is water availability for land development projects within a 
smart growth plan.
Assistant administrator at Maui Memorial Hospital.
I'm charged with developing and revising a multi-hazard irrigation plan 
for Maui County Civil Defense Agency. Drought management is part of the plan.
Monsanto Company Water Resources in South Maui.  I am here to work with 
the group to preserve Monsanto's FTO. 
Traditional Hawaiian water rights, stream restoration, water quality
To be able to participate in a process that leads to the long term 
sustainability of the island's drinking water.
Maximize process !!
Resident Manager Wailea Point AOAO
The process, whatever it is , is not elicited.  The Water Department deludes 
itself on most issues and elements of water protection and exploration.  Hire 
an experienced hydrologist, provide staff people with adequate space to work 
in, Reorganize and upgrade the Water Department, Provide the research data and 
expertise for water staff.
Alternative water resources, new water resources, expanding recycled water use.
Represent interest of A&B properties, would like to attend, listen and learn.
Hui Na Wai Eha
Integration of the water plan into the County General Plan
We are an aquaculture farm and orchid nursery.
Maximize water sources.


Other Comments or Suggestions:
Afternoon meetings preferable, ending by 4 P.M. if possible.  Especially 
concerned with West Maui.
Want record, information of prior discussion since 1987 to present, or are 
we starting from new?
Perhaps set up an internet-based chat/post area (outside Maui County internet, 
Yahoo or MSN?) where concerned citizens coudl go and compare notes & share info, 
etc.
Planning is necessary but loses value if not backed by adequate funding.
Evening meetings.
Confused about how state law will affect county decisions & our goal-setting. 
What about McBride, Waihole/Waikani (court cases)? Does state law impact right 
to move water from one watershed to another?
Great food :-)
Please be punctual or this may take more than two years... 
Would prefer meeting times during the work day (Mon-Fri 7 am - 5 pm)
Evenings - maybe a subcommittee
You need help & expertise in sensible water production and resources
Hope that action committees are balanced in their makeup, that they fairly 
represent all concerns. Too often special interest groups dominate such 
committees. 
Finish all work by end of 2005.  Do we assume that this only deals with 
fresh water and not coastal waters?