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> Thank you for the interview yesterday. The interview will air tomorrow at 8:10 a.m. CST. You can hear the interview live on the internet or from the WORT archive at www.wort-fm.org.
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> Jan Miyasaki
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Landfill site criteria set for possible locations

by Nathan Eagle - THE GARDEN ISLAND

The Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Landfill Site Selection yesterday worked to finalize the criteria that will be used to rank the eight possible locations for a new landfill on Kaua‘i.

The 15-member appointed group, under the guidance of two consultants, determined 26 conditions ranging from population density near the site to the cost of acquisition.

The county’s sole landfill, located in Kekaha, is expected to reach capacity in December or January.

Lateral expansion projects should break ground next month and add a few years of life to the landfill, but another landfill is necessary to accommodate the island’s growing waste stream, County Engineer Donald Fujimoto said.

“We’re very excited to start this process,” he said. “It’s a monumental task.”

The eight landfill sites under consideration are Kekaha Mauka, Pu‘u o Papai, Umi, Koloa, Kipu, Ma‘alo, Kumukumu and Kalepa, according to county documents.

The sites are all on state or private land, according to Troy Tanigawa, a county environmental services management engineer working with the committee. He said the majority of the sites are privately owned and sit on flat land.

A committee member said none of the eight sites would require displacing a resident or business, but could result in moving a pasture.

HAWAIIAN OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL

Saturday August 23rd
@ Sunset on Hanalei Bay
(7:30 pm - Aku road at Weke)

Featuring films about:

Marine Resources, Ocean Recreation, and our
Cultural Connections to the Sea

"Bad Neighbors"
Shows marine creatures doing all the things
we do to their homes — the ocean — to our home,
from over-fishing to polluting.
The take-home Message is:
Would we want this to happen to our home?
Then why do we do it to theirs?

“Once Upon a Tide”
A live action and animated tale about a time when the
people were under a spell, that made them forget
about the ocean. Told through the unique voice of Academy-Award
winner Linda Hunt, this mystical fairytale
inspires us to recognize the importance of ocean conservation.”

Made by the Center for Health and the
Global Environment, at Harvard Medical School

"El Mar Alma . . . and a land that cradles the sea"
Follows professional free surfer Dave Rastovich on
a ground breaking journey along the coastline of
South America’s Chile.

The challenge: to ride the huge winter swells that pound
Chile’s rugged coast and use his celebrity status within
the surfing world to promote marine mammal conservation
and the preservation of our fragile coastal environments.

“The Wayfinders of Polynesia”
Starring Nainoa Thompson of the Polynesian Voyaging Society,
the travels of the voyaging canoe Hokule’a,
a replica of the ancient vessels that explored the Pacific.
The crew uses the ancient methods of celestial navigation

http://kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/08/19/news/news03.txt
Series: Part 2

Residential tax rates would fall, but proposed repeal concerns public

by Nathan Eagle - THE GARDEN ISLAND
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• Editor’s note: This is the second part in a series on the proposed property tax system reform. Part 1 appeared Aug. 15.

Dogged by an anxious public and a ticking clock, the Kaua‘i County Council tomorrow will plunge into its work on a bill to drastically reform the real property tax system.

The revenue neutral Bill 2274, which was submitted to the seven-member legislative body on May 30 by late Mayor Bryan Baptiste’s administration, would provide significant tax relief to residential property owners through a couple key maneuvers, county officials said.

The reduction on average to an owner/occupants’ net tax bill would be more than 30 percent, according to the administration.

“The bill strives to find equitability,” said Eric Knutzen, who served as facilitator of the county’s eight-member Real Property Tax Committee.

The proposed property tax system, which reduces the overall number of tax rate classes from eight to four with a focus on use as opposed to zoning, would significantly boost certain homeowner exemptions.

While repealing the 2 percent annual limit on tax increases for properties owned and occupied by residents, the bill would raise the current $48,000 exemption for a primary residence on Kaua‘i to $300,000.

Kauai Chamber of Commerce County Council and Mayoral candidates forum at J.J. Broiler, 7:30am to 9:30am, August 21, 2008. Will be broadcast on KONG Radio and taped for Ho'ike TV.

http://kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/08/17/news/news02.txt
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KAUAI News

Mayoral candidates talk county failures, future plans
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by Michael Levine - The Garden Island

ANAHOLA — Three of the four mayoral candidates talked about the county government’s shortcomings in recent years and their different plans for the future at a KukaKuka community gathering in Anahola yesterday afternoon.

Current council members Mel Rapozo and JoAnn Yukimura and political outsider Rolf Bieber said they would improve government efficiency in dealing with problems such as landfill space, real property taxes and the outdated general plan as they answered questions from members of the public, including a handful of County Council candidates.

Bernard Carvalho was unable to attend but is scheduled to participate in a second KukuKuka in September.

Some 25 community members were in attendance at the tent event, which was organized by Jonathan Jay of Pono Kaua‘i and Jimmy Torio.

Bieber, who described himself as an “unknown” and “anti-politician,” moved to the island in 2000 and currently serves as a computer technician at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Lihu‘e. He said he has discouraged contributions to his campaign, asking that supporters instead donate to local charities. In that vein, he promised to donate his salary to charity if elected mayor.

DHHL’s Wailua commercial plans halted
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by Blake Jones - The Garden Island

WAILUA — The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has frozen plans to develop a commercial project makai of Kuhio Highway in Wailua, though it is moving forward with the much larger mauka residential community.

Income from the commercial component was expected to jump start the master community of up to 700 homestead lots; however, revenue bond funding became available earlier this year and will be used instead to the same end.
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Hawaiian Home Lands Director Micah Kane, speaking to the governor’s Kaua‘i Community Advisory Council Wednesday at the War Memorial Convention Hall, said the $10 million allows the residential project to stick to its timeline while the department explores new options for the commercial side.

Earlier this year Hawaiian Home Lands sought proposals from developers for the 52-acre makai parcel pegged for retail, time share, resort, wholesale, industrial or office use.

The request for proposal generated a few offers, but the entire concept seems to be off the table for now.

“We pulled back on that development plan,” he said.

Asked if the department could have pursued one of the commercial proposals while still applying the bond money, Kane said, “We didn’t have to.”

The Wailua residential project includes up to 700 homestead lots for Native Hawaiians, a school, parks, community center, infrastructure improvements and a bypass road on 400 acres.

You are invited to participate in an interactive seminar designed to address the impending food crisis on our island. It will be held at Kauai Community College, in the Trade Technology Building, room 114, on September 16, 18, 23 and 25, from 4:00 till 6:00 pm. Please see the attached description for more details.

This seminar, entitled “Growing Food,” will be the first in a series designed interactively with and for the participants along with specialized food industry consultants to accomplish the following purposes:

1. To increase the level of food self-sufficiency for our island by improving the production of locally grown food in home and community gardens and in small farming enterprises.
2. To engage our residents in planning and managing these gardens as a means for reducing our dependence on imported food ….. its rising costs, inferior nutritional quality and diminishing supply
3. To design programs that will provide the training and technical assistance required to insure the success of these gardens as a reliable source of wholesome food for our families, markets and restaurants
4. To develop grants and fund raising projects that will provide the necessary
funding for the successful start-up and expansion of these gardens

Free Movie Screening

for who: Adults and Kids of all ages!

what: SharkWater
winner of 22 International Awards,
increadible cinematography!
To see the trailer go to www.sharkwater.com

When: Fri. 22nd @ 8pm

Where: Hanapepe @ The Storybook Theatre

Why: Fun, to be akamai (knowledgeable) about the truth of the shark,
and take action to save our seas and in return,
ourselves.

to include: Intro./closeing with The Shark Avenger!
Ancient fossils/artifacts!
Toys and activity books for purchase as donation to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society!

More Info: Call Kaitlyn @ area code (828)-278-0755 or e-mail: www.silversurferkauaihotmail.com">www.silversurferkauaihotmail.com
Do you have a place in mind to show a movie ?
I can do a showing in your area. Call @ any hour Am/Pm
C U @ the show!
" In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught." Baba Dioum, Senegalese conservationist

Sunday, August 17, 2008
2008 Kaua'i Renewable Energy Conference

This conference has been announced by the Kaua'i Economic Development Board first in a Business insert to The Garden Island news last week and then again on pages 6-7 of the August 2008 KIUC Currents just received by members in the mail. Those were both in the form of a news release written by Susan Tai at KEDB. But, I cannot find that news release/article on neither KEDB's nor TGI's web sites, and KIUC does not have the August 2008 KIUC Currents available yet on their web site. So, here is the only link online I could find about it:

http://www.kedb.com/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?Action=Detail&Artic...

Senator Inouye, Senator Hooser, Rep. Morita, Maurice Kaya formerly of DBEDT, KIUC, FirstWind, Apollo Kauai, and others will be participating. I think it could be an important forum to attend on Sept. 8th and 9th, 2008, at the Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club.

Aloha, Brad