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Puna CDP Steering Committee Members
- Download steering commitee contact information list (PDF, ~73kb)
- About the CDP Steering Committees
- Barbara M. Lively (blively77@yahoo.com,
982-5496) is a 20-year Puna District resident and lives in the Ainaloa
Subdivision. She is currently an aide to Council Member Bob Jacobson
and is a facilitator for the Hawaii County Resource Center. Barbara is
presently a Board Vice President for the Puna Performing Arts and Board
Secretary for the Grassroots Community Development Group, as well as a
member of the Pahoa Elementary PTSA and Ainaloa Community Association.
She states that she wants to be part of this exciting process to try to
ensure “smart growth” for Puna’s future. Corporation Counsel has found
no language in the County Charter, the County Code or the Hawaii
Revised Statutes which would preclude Barbara from serving on this
Committee.
- Kim D. Tavares (kimtavares@yahoo.com,
985-9070) is a 14-year Puna District resident and lives in the Fern
Forest Subdivision. She is a member and employee of the Fern Forest
Community Association, is President of the Hawaii Invasive Species Mgmt
& Edu. Corp. and a member of the Community Development Hui of Fern
Forest. Kim recognizes the need to pool resourceful people from within
and near the community to brainstorm and to take action towards long
lasting solutions. She has collected a network of friends,
professionals and experts in various fields. Most of her projects
involve public outreach and education in upper Puna subdivisions (Mt.
View to Volcano). Kim considers herself a “bridge” or interpreter”
between groups and tries to weave all view and energy into one long
range plan where everyone’s views are heard and preserved.
- Stephanie Bath (stephbath@gmail.com,
933-1131) is a Puna District resident of over 24 years and lives in the
Hawaiian Acres Subdivision. She is self-employed as a licensed massage
therapist and a member of the Cub Scout Troop 89 Committee as well as
past member of the Sierra Club, the Puna Regional Circulation Plan
Community Advisory Group and Make a Difference Day Committee among her
numerous community service involvement. Stephanie believes that it is a
sacred responsibility to preserve what we have on this Island for
future generations, not just for our grandchildren, but for all.
- Darren M. AhChong (darren@darrenahchong.com)
is a 10-year resident of Puna District and lives in the Hawaiian
Paradise Park Subdivision. He is presently a Realtor for Ala Kai
Realty, Inc., was past Director of Operations for Kamehemena Schools,
Hawaii Campus and a former police officer. Darren has been involved
with the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Kamehameha Schools Alumni
Association, Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber, Chinese Civic
Association, Junior Achievement and Hawaii Island United Way. As a
citizen of Puna, he is concerned about how the Puna District will be
built-out in the years to come and believes that doing what is right or
“pono” is extremely important.
- Eddie Alonzo (eddiehego@aol.com,
966-5806) is a 46-year Puna District resident and lives in Kurtistown.
He is currently a laborer with the County of Hawaii, Public Works,
Highways Division – Puna Roads. Eddie is a UPW union steward, was past
President of the Lehua Jaycees and the Filipino Chamber of Commerce,
past Secretary of the Keaau Ag Lots Association and past District
Director of the Hawaii Jaycees. As a former member of the County’s
Planning Commission, he participated in and resolved issues concerning
the community. As a County worker, Eddie has seen the major flood
areas, wind and lava flow damages and what areas need improvement.
- Jon A. Olson (jon631@earthlink.net,
443-1036) is a 12-year Puna District resident and lives in the Leilani
Estates Subdivision. He was previously self-employed with aquaculture.
Jon is currently on the Puna Traffic Safety Council, Pahoa Main Street
Board, Puna Friends of the Park and past Puna Community Council member.
He states that for 16 years, he has worked on planning and related
issues in Puna.
- Shirley M. Pedro
(965-1261) has lived in Puna for less than a year. She is currently an
office clerk for Richard Lee-Ching, M.D. and is the present Treasurer
and past Secretary of the Makuu Farmers Association. As a lessee of
DHHL Ag Lot in Puna she states that she has worked collaboratively with
community associations, various businesses, DHHL and UH Hilo to
establish a sustainable income for her family. This process has shown
her the need for other additional crops for community consumption
(hydroponic lettuce) and also a marketing avenue (Makuu Farmers Market)
for other farmers and their products.
- Gregory Braun (greg@tropicalorchids.com,
965-9570) is a 34-year Puna resident and lives in the Vacationland
Subdivision. He is the owner of Asia Pacific Flowers, Inc. Greg is a
member of and served as an officer of the Big Island Dendrobium
Growers, the Hawaii Tropical Flower Council and the Hawaii Florist
& Shippers Association, was a member of the Farm Bureau, and was a
past president of the Vacationland Community Association. He lived in
Glenwood from 1972 – 1980 and in Kapoho from 1980. Greg states that
while he is a realist in dealing with grandfathered rural subdivision,
he still believes a foundation of proper planning must be developed as
the resident population increases.
- B. Martha Lockwood (ainamaikai@hawaii.rr.com,
967-7357) is a 30-year Puna resident and lives in Volcano in the Anuhea
House Lots Subdivision. She is the office manager of Geohazards
Consultant International. Martha was the past treasurer of the Hawaii
County League of Woman Voters and the Volcano Community Association,
treasurer of the Iiwi Road Tenants & Landowners, President of the
Volcano Community Foundation, Cooper Center Council Board member, Girl
Scout leader, Boy Scout Den Mother, 4H Club leader and volunteer tutor
at Mt. View School. She states that she has been working on community
issues in the Volcano community for over 20 years, including the
establishment of the Volcano Community Association and Cooper Center.
- Frederick R. Warshauer (frwvolcano@hotmail.com)
is a 35-year Puna District resident and lives in the Volcano Golf and
Country Club Subdivision. He is presently a biologist with the U.S.
Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division and was formerly a
Coastal Zone Management Planner with the County of Hawaii. Rick is a
member of the Olaa-Kilauea Partnership, Volcano Community Association
and the Big Island Invasive Species Committee and was a member of the
Puna Geothermal Committee. His experience with the Olaa-Kilauea
Partnership included numerous community issues that arose and were
resolved by consensus.
- JoAnne Backman (arbute8055@mypacks.net)
JoAnne and her husband have been residents of Hawaiian Paradise Park
for five years. She has been very active with the subdivision's Coqui
Frog Committee and recently became a Board member of the HPP Owners'
Association. A native of California, JoAnne has enjoyed a 30-year
banking career, serving in every capacity from teller, Customer Service
Manager and Loan Officer, Operations Review Officer, and Documentation
Administrator. She is interested in seeing the community develop in a
way that maintains the quality of life andthe aloha that drew her and
her husband to Hawai`i.
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