KNA votes to send inquiry to Birch group about 25-acre parcel amid affordable housing talk

Discussion among board members, led in part by Ron Paul, moved from a proposal to partner with the North Shore Community Organization for tax-exempt donation handling into a conversation about an approximately 25-acre parcel owned by the Birch group between Kuhio Highway and the post office. Some board members suggested the parcel could be suitable for affordable housing and discussed donor incentives if tax-deductible contributions were enabled.

Upon motion duly made by Charlie Martin and seconded by Scott Mijares, the board "resolved to compose and send a letter of inquiry to the owners of the parcel and ask in a general way what their plans are for it." The motion carried unanimously. The letter is intended to elicit the owners' plans; no agreement or negotiation authority was recorded in the minutes.