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Chair Laurie Ho
Lawrence Borgatti
Kawika Smith
Co-Chair
Dee Crowell
Deputy Planning Director +
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COUNTY OF KAUAI ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF MEETING and AGENDA
Friday, February 15, 2013
9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter ;
Mo'ikeha Building, Liquor Conference Room
4444 Rice Street, L1hu`e, Kauai, Hawaii 96766
Oath of Office for New Member Lawrence Borgatti
CALL TO ORDER
BUSINESS
AAC 2013-01 Selection of Chair and Co-Chair for 2013
AAC 2013-02 Discussion and decision-making on a request for a recommendation from
Niu Pia Land Company, LTD to the Arborist Advisory Committee, to seek
removal of designated Exceptional Trees No. K- 12 Coconut Grove
otherwise known as Niu, Coconut-palm or Cocos nucifera these tress are
located in Waipouli, Kauai, Hawaii and situated on TMK: (4)-4-3-007-
029 and TMK: (4) 43-007-030 on the makai side of Kuhio Highway 56
in Waipouli.
(a) Communication dated 07/06/12 from Jerry Nishek, General Manager
of Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc. and Certified Arborist (W&
7410A), to Doug Haigh Public Works Chief Buildings Officer,
regarding a Preliminary Arborist Report for Coconut palms otherwise
known as Niu, Coconut-palm or Cocos nucifera located in Waipouli,
Kauai, Hawaii and situated on TMK: (4) 4-3-007-029 and TMK: (4)
4-3-007-030 on the makai side of Kuhio Highway 56 in Waipouli.
AAC 2013-03 Discussion and decision-making on a request for a recommendation from
Walton D.Y. Hong Attorney for Barbara Banke and the Jackson Family
Investments, to seek removal of designated Exceptional Tree No. K- 13 ,
Tropical Almond otherwise known as a False Kamani Tree or Kamani Ula
or Terminalia catappa located on real property known as Lot 53 on the
Jackson Property in Haena, Kauai, Hawaii and situated on TMK: (4)-5-9-
005-002 approximately 80 feet mauka along Kuhio highway.
(a) Copy of a communication dated 10/16/12 from Steve Nimitz. ASCA
Consulting Arborist (WE-0314AM) and Certified Tree Risk Assessor
(#419), to Walton Hong, Attorney at Law, regarding a tree assessment to
address a group of Tropical Almond otherwise known as a False Kamani
Tree, Kamani Ula or Terminalia catappa located on real property known as
Lot 53 on the Jackson Property in Haena, Kauai, Hawaii and situated on
TMK: (4)-5-9-005-002 approximately 80 feet mauka along Kuhio
highway.
ADJOURNMENT
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, ("H.R. S .") §92-7(a), the Committee may, when deemed
necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda item without written public notice if the
Executive Session was not anticipated in advance. Any such Executive Session shall be held
pursuant to §92-4. H.R.S. and shall be limited to those items described in H.R.S. 92-5 (a).
Discussions held in Executive Session are closed to the public.
cc: Deputy County Attorney Jodi Higuchi
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discretion of the chairperson or presiding member.
Send written testimony. to:
County of Kauai Arborist Advisory Committee
Office of Boards and Commissions
4444 Rice Street, Suite 150
Lhu'e, Kauai, Hawaii 96766
Phone: (808) 2414920
Business Fax: (808) 241 -5127
E-mail : mvouriftauai.gov
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KAUAI NURSERY LANDSCAPING9 INC
3- 1550 Kaumualii Highway, Lihue .Hi 96766
Phone: (808) 245 4747 / Fax: (808) 245-9289
Contractor's License No. : ABC- 10825
E-mail.
Friday, July 06, 2012
Dona Haigh
Building Division
County of Kauai
4444 Rice Street, Suite 175
Uhus, Hawaii 96766
Dear Mr. Haigh:
Attached is my arborist report for the Coconut palms located on the properties in Waipouli owned by
Niu Pia Land Company, Ltd.
Sincerely,
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General Manager
Enclosures: Preliminary Arborist Report For Coconut Palms Located On The Following Properties:
TMK (4) 4-3-007:029 and TMX (4) 4-3407:030
cc: Arborist Advisory Committee
AAC 2013 - 02 ( a }
PRELIM]NARY ARBORIJST 1 FOR
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COCONUT 1 ;111 ON : I ' FOLLOWING PROPERTIESS
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JorryNishek
Certified Arborlst 1 '
Kausi Nursery 1 1 Y : n r • Inc.
1 Kaumualii Eflghway
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II - properties I question : 1 I 4snMM029 (approximately acres) : n
I I 1 1 1 I ' • ;• 111 : II - 11M properties 1 : , VLUI WWII Wier, II 1 bounded by Kuhio
ff4hway to the wak Atoka 1 • I to the north II : 1 , . and Plantation to *0 SOU111s. NO . 1 11 p
or structures ;• • 1 II properties. 11 ' •: UI : II • 1 consists ofa mixed e1 '/ 1 •I • 1111
and ; II ' I oximately 180=2W Coconut palm (Cocos 1 1 -1 : distributed 1 ' 1 the proporty I an eventy
spaced grid,,� y � I \ patterns
E = COCONUT ULM 10032r_r! . a • ?.Mr
The entire inventory of Coconut 1 ' : 11 on both 11 • • • -1 1 1 : 1 - approxiciftly 01 yam • 1 (planted ,
' by • I I We Broadbent pad of an 1,100 Coconut soodlingplaziting operation 1 te
Wa1pouli vicinity). I places
them at the for and. • their 1 -f : •(e I span of to 100 yom 1,e
condition of do Coconut grow collectively 1 • -•: 1 II indicate the popgrossion. of smile docity I . - slow
decline 111 - - 1111 death • individuals 11 the • • • 1 : I • • 1
Appmimetely 12 . nxhvidual C000nutpohns have expired I -' 1 Y, , : 1 : Y111 / - 1 I the complete • s -I1c
of growing head 1 1 1 1 111 ( 1 individuals we completely dead and may I - '111 11 topple over, : ft
1 _ V : 1 _ll _. I : Ides; its remaining 111 _11 , 1 41 I
munbor other_I 111 11 (possibly another 1 • showing : , 1 : 11 c - 1 signs of smile deny
1 ! : 1 Y1L1 / -i1 • I , " L relatively small and unusually lethargic appearance of Ilt 1 ly • / : Thus
individuals at the beginning stages of death, : 11 d soon -•, 1 • the characteristics of 11 : . 1
Coconut 1 : III described _ : I
_ Coconut palms indicated dad 1 ; 1 • 1 • - immediately • • 1 and removed_ 1 1 1 II the 11 • ' 1 _I
Thu will prevent III -11 • - VIL1 toppling • 1 - ef1111 : 11 standing 1 V: 1 heights ofthese
stand in 1 • I: : 1 L : I I 11, 111 . : 11 _ • I Unanticipated I I : 11 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 • then logs poses severe sdety
I ! : rl : • 11 11 general public : 1 1 should • dealt 1 immediately.
The Coconut palms indlosted as is the advanced stages of senile decay should also be cat down and
removed ham the property. These individuals will soon be in the same conMon as the dead
mvidnals, posing ' safety nod to the public. Additionally, while the existing atructuces of
hose Wdividuals appear to be intact, *vre is still the chance of unanticipated toppling of these palms ;
due tatheir weakened condi&&
ARer the removal of the dead and dying Coconut pahns, the owner should institute a mo itoriog
program to ides* and remove Coconut palms once they begin to show advanced signs of senile decay:
Ibis pa+oactive approach to dealing with the decline of the Coconut population will result in a
elgaiS�tly reduced probability of mcVocted toppling of Cocoanut Palmas•
An important final re ft.ommmdstion is for the owner to ensure that the people tasked with the takedown
of the Coconut palms are skilled and lmowledgesble in the safe and proper procedures for such a task.
Wlw&w done is-house (w contested out the walk should be done in a manner that places the safety of
their worim and the generalpubHo at *e top of their paarity list.
Species and CR Bkvtth 2006. Cows mclera (0000mit ve .2.L Ins Elevitch, C.R (ed ):Chen, 13 ,
Proffies for Pacific Island Agroformtry. Pemmment Agriculture Resom= (PAR), Hohaslos, Hawai`1
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Foals, M. 2003. The coconut odyssey: the bounteous possibilities of the true of life. ACIAR Monograph
No. 101, 132p.
"Knua`i's coconut girn►eL" The O den Island: 24 Nov. 2010. Kauai Publishing Company. 2 Jul. 2011
JHhe i sm&com/aawwallocWwdcle&Wzbl4-t$62-Ildf-SaboPWIcc4c002e lbzd >
,' , Oduor,'Nel& and Joseph Gid"md. 2011. Wood Chaeaeteristicsand propectias of Cocos nucifeta (the
coconut tree) grown in Kwale District. Kenya Forestry Research 1ns00, Forest Products Research
Centre.
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Smith, Kam 1998. Cocos nuciferae Etlmobotaoieal Leaflets; Vol. '1998, Issue 1, Article S. Souihean
Ilinois Univeishy
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Watson, Doo 144P. 1973, Coconut as as OmmsemtaL Circular 478. Cooper AM lion Service;
Comae of Ti+opical Agiicult % Unlvaasityof Hawaii
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The trees are healthy, structural branches end,support roots are In good condition. The
low branch structures exiending over.,the re 0 Mauke p lo party make it diflk uk for the
adjacent property owners) to.build or'Imp gvWtheir property. The leaves and fruit Brea
is a continuous maintenance challenge, 0,*.dng k homi for rodents and insects.
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tree root structure and use canopy encompass the avedabls bulkdabie
bolprtnt (atfe map)• The required septic system and bee field cannot be Installed
witiiout major tree and root removal. The budding structure must be bulk on a raised
pillar system that would require the removal of major scaffold branches on the parent
bee and removal of the majorky of the nine outer False Kwwi tress. The headh,
structural Integrity and aepop .of the tree grouping would be destroyed based on Mr.
Larry "'S oonstrucd onrproposals
The site Map irlphilillm 1 the bcwtiorh of main tree (A) and additional nine shred trees (B=J)
which corresponds to the spreadsheet providing tree letter, size (die,nefer, height,
crown, and root spread), photograph and comments.
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it b my o*'Jon that If the property is to be developed to ft highest economic value, the
tress canriat be preserved to the exceptional tree statue standards.
0 DB t Height Crown Surface root Photo Comments
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NEENOMMOME
A 55' 1TW 8VT W- Is 2 , p branches WINES
B 33' 40' 4fi' 20' 394 , .`. _°_ leaning toward Kuhio Hwy
Oss End
C 24' S0' 40' 15' 3 5 baning toward Kuhio Hwy
0 40' 50' 45' 20' 8, 7, 8 Asymmetric, leaning, growing over wooden fence
toward adlacent house burnt low trunk
E 22' 3fi' 30' 15' Q 10 Asimmetric, growing over wig fence, root dome"
F/ 82' 50' 80' 30' 11 , 129 Asymmetric, 90% over wire fence, low hanging
G 1314 branches
H 50' 14V 80' 28' 11 , 12, Asymmetric, 90% over wire fence, low hawing
16. 1 branches
rI 20' 40' 30' 10' 17 Between A and H
J 15' 145' OW viol 18 Between A and F/Q
Kyou haw any questions, please contact rry offios at 808-7344Mv
Respectli+dy yours,
Steve Nimz,
ASCA Consulting Arborisi ISA Certified Adxxid 0 WE- 0314AM
ISA PNW Certified Tree Risk Assessor 0 419