4/20/2016 Community Advisory Committee Meeting 11 April 19, 2016 2:30 to 5:30 PM Moikeha Building Room 2A/2B, Planning Commission Room Welcome Leanora Kaiaokamalie, County of Kauai 2 1
4/20/2016 Project Updates East Kaua'i Place-Typing and Visioning Workshop – April 28th (RSVP to lkaiaokamalie@Kauai.gov) CAC Schedule (all meetings are from 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Planning Commission Room) : • May 9th - Transportation • June 13th – Housing, CEDS, Social Equity • June 21st – Draft Land Use Map Review • July 7th – Implementation Tools • TBD - Draft Plan Review Workshop Coffee Hour Talk Story • Tomorrow at HA Coffee from 2:30 to 3:30 PM Meeting Agenda 1. Welcome & Project Updates – Leanora Kaiaokamalie, Kaua‘i County Planning Department 2. Presentation on Statewide Agricultural Baseline Study and its Application to Kaua‘i - Jeff Melrose, Island Planning 3. Snapshot of Agriculture on Kaua‘i – Kaaina Hull, Lea Kaiaokamalie, Marisa Valenciano, County of Kaua‘i Planning Department 4. Breakout Group Discussions of Agriculture Policy in General Plan Update 5. Breakout Group Presentations - facilitated by David Tarnas, Marine & Coastal Solutions International 6. Public Comment on Agenda Topics 2
4/20/2016 Advance Reading (on website) • 2000 General Plan , Chapter 4.3 Agriculture • Matrix of Agriculture Policy Issues and Opportunities • Statewide Agricultural Land Use Baseline 2015 (Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture). Note Kaua‘i- specific data starts on page 52. • Kaua‘i Important Agricultural Lands Study (August 2015, County of Kaua‘i). Note in particular study recommendations starting on page 51). • Agriculture Section of the Issues and Opportunities paper for the GP Update. 5 Statewide Agricultural Land Use Baseline 2015 Kauai County General Plan Update CAC Jeff Melrose, Island Planning April 19, 2016 3
4/20/2016 http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/salub/ What is a Baseline? A snap shot in time… A tool for measuring change… backwards and forwards. A Baseline is Not a Plan It can inform planning but it doesn’t carry recommendations. At its best a Baseline is a Tool to Provoke Informed Discussion 4
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4/20/2016 40,190 ac. Non sugar and pineapple 6
4/20/2016 Land Ownership patterns fracture “Community” gets redefined Leadership is redefined Plantation workers leave the fields to work elsewhere g Ag equipment to manage regional infrastructure gets sold at auction 7
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4/20/2016 360% 85% 220% 90% 150% 70% of Hawaii’s Productive Crop Lands in 2015 are in Export Crops Sugar, Timber, Corn Seed, Mac Nuts, Coffee and portions of Papaya, Pineapple, Flowers, Fruits, Div Ag and Aquaculture Each region evolves differently depending on the opportunities that surrounds it Who owns the land matters Central Oahu becomes Hawaii’s new bread basket On the Neighbor Islands, most crop production is export oriented with smaller farms focusing on direct sales and niche markets 9
4/20/2016 South Shore Central Oah’u Kaua’i South Hilo/Hamakua West Maui Hawaii Island Shifting Ag Production Formats Industrial Agriculture Rural Agriculture Large Centralized Land Small Diversified Land Ownership Ownership Regional Water Management Reliant on Rainfall, DWS or Others to Deliver Water Offers Stable Ag employment Family, Seasonal, Informal Labor Bulk Export Crops Boutique Exports and Local Fresh Products Central Processing/Treatment Decentralized Processing Bulk Markets Farm to Various Markets Boardroom Decisions Making Kitchen Table Decision Making 10
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4/20/2016 550 ac in div crops State Irrigation System Kamuela DHHL Pu’ukapu Diversified Crops Lalamilo Farm Lots Waimea 12
4/20/2016 Macnut 3,000 ac Forestry 3,000 ac. Trop Fruit 1,360 ac. Div Crops 2,000 ac. 25% 20% Upper P Upper Puna na Lowe Lower Pu Puna 38% 90% 13
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4/20/2016 Hailimaile Makawao Pukalani Kula County Ag Park Haleakala Crater 15
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4/20/2016 Pineapple Ewa to Wahiawa 7200 ac Div crops 4000 ac Seed production 300 ac Banana 180 ac Fresh pineapple Banana Koa Ridge Div. Crops Seed Ho’opili Central Oahu 17
4/20/2016 ~5000 ac. Seed 3500 ac. pineapple 2200 ac. div crops 200 ac. tropical fruit 200 ac. coffee 100 ac. banana 100ac. papaya State ADC and OHA Former Galbreth Estate 570 ac in div ag Export Basil Div. Crops Waianae Coast 18
4/20/2016 Formerly C. Brewer Formerly Amfac State/DHHL Robinsons Grove Farm A&B Waimea- Kekaha Aquaculture Seed Kalo Coffee Taro Seed Hanapepe-Lawai 19
4/20/2016 324 ac Tropical Fruit 300 ac. Diversified crops Diversified Crops Tropical Fruit Moloa’a Hanalei to Kehena 360 ac kalo 450 ac kalo on Kauai (~70% of state’s total) Kalo Hanalei 20
4/20/2016 Real Property Ag Tax Beneficiaries in Haiku Maui 21
4/20/2016 Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) Kauai’s Rural Settlement Pattern 22
4/20/2016 Im Important Dr Drivers th that Sh at Shap ape A Agricultural Ch Chan ange • Major transitions in post plantation ag land ownership reshapes the playing field; real estate values trump agricultural values • Increased Cost of land accentuates the importance of leasehold, and the role of public and private land owners w/o an exit strategy • County Real Property Tax programs to encourage ag use ag and DWS to deliver crop and wash water to farms for food safety processing. • Growth of competitive diversified ag producers in Central Oahu impacts the market for Neighbor Island farmers • Rise of “Local Fresh” preference in Hawaii’s marketplace • Exports dominate ag production; boutique crops are our coin of the realm • The rise of Food Safety (FSMA) and the coming costs of compliance • Challenge to find new farmers, develop the role of immigrant farmers and meet housing need for farm labor Thoughts? 23
4/20/2016 Snapshot of Agriculture on Kaua‘i SSFM International & County of Kaua‘i Planning Department 47 24
4/20/2016 Other Key Trends related to Agriculture-Zoned Lands Residential Development on Agriculture Lands • Gentlemen Estates- Agricultural Subdivisions • Farm Dwellings Water Infrastructure • Aging infrastructure • Accessibility & Distribution Other Key Trends related to Agriculture-Zoned Lands Commercial Development Ag Parks • Farmers Markets • Ag-Tourism • TVRs on Ag Land • Relationship of Ag to other zoning Feedback for land use map • Looking at transition and • relationship from Ag lands to town center and rural areas 25
4/20/2016 Zoning Amendments Homestay (987) AG Solar Facilities (928) Land Coverage Calculations (924) Increase in Zoning Violation Fine (919) Farm Worker Housing (903) x Small Wind Energy Conversion Transient Vacation Rental Bills (864, 876, 904) Open District Density (896) Ag ADU Sunset Bill (843) Gated Community Ban x x AG Cluster Subdivision 51 Kaua‘i Important Agricultural Lands Study Key Issues and Concerns Relating t to Ac Act 183 183 (S (SLH 200 2005) Relating t ng to S Suppor pport o of A Agricultur ure, Farming o of F Food a and R d Resour urces 1. What are the County-level incentives (and criteria) for 1. Imminent need to increase designation of both large and access to water and water small agricultural parcels infrastructure improvements identified and/or designated as for agricultural irrigation. IAL? 2. Imminent need to increase 2. What are the County-level access to land (to lease or own) restrictions (immediate or for farmers growing food and possible future) for those lands primary resources (timber, identified and/or designated as etc.). IAL? 3. Imminent need to improve 3. What direct or indirect upon or to redevelop a system incentives/ opportunities will for local and export marketing there be for farmers who own of food and (primary) or lease designated IAL? resources. 26
4/20/2016 Com Community Go Goal ‘Increasing food self- sufficiency’ should take priority as a tool for determining how much and where County-led designations should be prioritized. IAL S L Stud udy y Recom commendation n #1 #1 Develop county-level incentives program for IAL designations, specifically to encourage food production to increase self-reliancy (page 51-55). • Define the County’s role in supporting and incentivizing agriculture and to establish a lead for implementation of program; • Amend the Agricultural Dedication Program (Section 5A-9.1 County Code) to provide tax benefits for landowners and farmers; • Develop and strengthen partnerships with agricultural-related groups to increase incentives and opportunities for housing, labor/jobs, education, marketing, reduce the cost of processing transport of goods, and provide for other supportive measures; • Work with the State Department of Agriculture and Land Use Commission to clarify rules and authorities relating to permitting; • Explore reduced water rates for landowners and farmers. 27
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