My Impressions At the annual meeting Parker Croft honored the community and KRCA board service of the late Earl Simpson who was the head of our Dam Committee. Parker then reviewed some of the points of the settled lawsuit with our water use easement holders. A collaborative relationship has developed with them and the DLNR who are an excellent resource for us with expertise helpful regarding our understanding of the encouraging condition of our dam. The low level seepage studies have shown with a full lake there is no significant change from when it is at a low level. Dues for the 2013 year will be $624.04 due on April 1st in one payment. The lake lot reserve funds will be used to pay our part of the environmental/dam studies. The recommendations from the DLNR for dam modification or removal will then be reflected in the 2014 budget to be voted on at the next annual meeting. The election of three board members going uncontested were Skylar Brown, John Donatoni, and Tom Huffman. A point of order was brought up by Jim Bray and was discussed by our legal council present who basically restated that the board has a duty to maintain the common property of KRCA which is Lake Lot 3. KRCA Board of Directors for 2013: Parker Croft, President 2014 Steve Mickle, Vice President 2014 Bob Turchyn, Secretary 2015 Stacie Nelson, Treasurer 2014 John Donatoni, Dam Comm 2016 Skylar Brown, Member 2016 Tom Huffman, Member 2015 Aloha, Maggie Lea |
Suggested Readings: Water Resources and Climate Change Adaptation in Hawai`i: 2012 Reference: Commission on Water Resource Management Click here to download PDF file Koamalu Volumes 1&2 by Ethel M Damon, 1931 A story of pioneers on Kauai and of what they built in that island garden Sugar Water by Carol Wilcox 1996 Hawaiian & English definitions from the book: wai - water, blood, passion, life wai wai - wealth pani wai - dam water - transparent, odorless, tasteless, liquid, H2O Wetland habitat non-invasive plant suggestions: bacopa, makaloa, carex, aka 'akai, neke kupukupu, laua'e Links: Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge www.fws.gov/hanalei Kauai Forest Birds Recovery Project www.kauaiforestbirds.org Sounds Hawaiian www.soundshawaiian.com/birds National Wildlife Federation www.nwf.org Kalihiwai Reservoir is a Certified Wildlife Habitat Ducks Unlimited www.ducksunlimited.com Fishing Notes www.fishingnotes.com Hawaii Audubon Society www.hawaiiaudubon.com Sierra Club Hawaii www.sierraclubhawaii.com Sufi at the helm of Moe Moku |