Kilauea agricultural center nonprofit readies fence, insurance and water meters

At the Kilauea Neighborhood Association meeting on May 5, President Yoshi L’Hote updated the board on the Kilauea Community Agricultural Center, administered by the newly formed nonprofit Aina Hoʻokupu o Kilauea. He said the group has obtained a $2,000,000 liability insurance policy, is soliciting bids for a container-style office and storage area, and expects perimeter-fence construction to begin in May or June.

L’Hote told the board that water-meter applications are still pending and are likely to be approved in about "2-3 months," and that the group plans to submit a conservation plan to the county to seek a grubbing exemption to allow work on more than one acre without a permit. He also said the nonprofit is designing a bathroom modeled on a public restroom in Kekaha and is in early planning for a farmers market area; meetings with nearby homeowners associations and neighbors are being scheduled before further work.