AGENDA
LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Leeward Planning Commission of the County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 6-7.5(a) of the Charter of the County of Hawaii and Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure.
DATE: Thursday, June 20, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: West Hawaii Civic Center, Council Chambers, Building A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Public Participation: This is an in-person meeting, and the Leeward Planning Commissioners will participate in person. The primary way to view or testify at this meeting is in-person; however, as a courtesy to the public, the Commission provides the following additional ways to view or testify remotely at this meeting.
Optional Alternative to Provide Remote Oral Testimony: The public has the option to provide verbal testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please use the link below to register by noon on the day prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeChqzsrHX3shkn7T0U37xB PnlIWA_c
Optional Alternative to View Meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_ as=subscriber
Please note, as this is an in-person meeting, the hearing will proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Commissioners prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday June 17, 2024, by: (1) email to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) mail to the Leeward Planning Commission at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii or (3) drop-off at the Planning Department offices in Hilo at the address above or Kona at 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Meeting Materials/Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the meeting materials provided to members of this commission for this meeting is available for public inspection forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Planning Department offices in Hilo and Kona and by clicking ‘Board Packets’ at the following Planning Department website link: www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/about-us/boards-committees/planning-commission-applications. This information can also be requested by sending an email to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling (808) 961-8288.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of the April 18, 2024 and May 22, 2024 Leeward Planning Commission Minutes.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Members of the public may provide public testimony regarding any agenda item now or at the time the agenda item is called to order.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. APPLICANT: KAUPULEHU LAND LLC (PL-SLU-2022-000008)
Application for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural for 2.653 acres of land. The subject property is located at 64-983 Mamalahoa Highway, approximately one mile east of its intersection with Kawaihae Road, Puukapu Homesteads, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 6-4- 024:027.
2. APPLICANT: KAUPULEHU LAND LLC (PL-REZ-2022-000039)
Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) zoning district to a Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet (CN-10) zoning district for 2.325 acres of land and from an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) zoning district to a Residential Agricultural-0.5 acre (RA-0.5a) zoning district for 3.024 acres of land. The subject property is located at 64-983 Mamalahoa Highway, approximately one mile east of its intersection with Kawaihae Road, Puukapu Homesteads, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 6-4-024:027.
NEW BUSINESS
3. APPLICANT: HAILEY ONAKA HOLMAN (PL-SPP-2024-000067)
Application for a Special Permit to establish a four (4)-bedroom bed and breakfast establishment within an existing dwelling on a 0.25-acre portion of an approximately 9.75-acre parcel of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 76-3847 Duarte Road, approximately 3,154 feet east of its intersection with Mamalahoa Highway, Holualoa 1st & 2nd Partition Lots Mauka, Holualoa, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-6-002:010.
4. APPLICANT: MARGARET ILIEV (PL-SPP-2023-000051)
Application for a Special Permit to establish a one (1)-bedroom bed and breakfast establishment within an existing dwelling on a 26,761-square foot parcel of land in the State Land Use Rural District. The subject property is located at 78-6935 Mamalahoa Hwy, approximately 580 feet south of its intersection with Kalelei Street, Keauhou 2nd (Mauka), North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-8-004:041.
5. APPLICANT: JOHN MARKLEY & MICKAYLA MARKLEY
(PL-SPP-2024-000065)
Application for a Special Permit to establish a one (1)-bedroom bed and breakfast establishment within an existing dwelling on a 0.5-acre portion of an approximately 3.3-acre parcel of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 73-4615 Kohanaiki Road, approximately 400 feet south of its intersection with Hamiha Street, Por. Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-3-008:109.
6. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2024-000007)
Bill 134, Draft 2, an ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 2, Section 25-2-42, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to amendments initiated by property owners and other persons. Establishes the requirement for the Planning Director to prepare a report identifying all buildings, excluding existing buildings, that are legally permitted to be constructed on surrounding properties within a one-quarter mile radius of a subject property that is seeking a change of zoning district.
7. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2024-000008)
Bill 144, an ordinance amending Chapter 4 (Animals) and Chapter 25 (Zoning) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to apiaries and beekeeping. Establishes accepted apiary management practices for sound and sustainable beekeeping practice, and adding apiaries to the list of allowable uses in various zoning districts.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for May 2024.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
The Commissioners will comment on matters not on the current agenda, for consideration for the Commission’s next meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Leeward Planning Commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 18, 2024 at the County Council Chambers in Kona and the public can also testify via Zoom. The date and venue of the meeting are subject to change.
ADJOURNMENT
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 or LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible. If a request is received later than five working days prior to the meeting date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled.
Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
Barbara DeFranco, Chair
(HTH/WHT1456349 5/31/24)
