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Notice #: 0001425551-01
Public Notices

AGENDA
WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Windward 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: Friday, September 1, 2023
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Hawaii County Council Chambers in Hilo
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Public Participation: This is an in-person meeting, and the Windward 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, no later than noon on the day prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdOyurDkuGWyWtXhIW29rkA3c Wemy9ho
Optional Alternative to View Meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as=s ubscriber
(Please note, as this is an in-person meeting, the hearing will proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail.)
The Planning Director’s background report (including application) and recommendation report for each agenda item will be available for review at www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov prior to the meeting. This information can also be requested by sending an email to WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling 961-8288.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of the August 3, 2023 Windward 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.
NEW BUSINESS – 9:00 a.m.
1. APPLICANT: SHAWN & STEPHANIE CHING (PL-REZ-2023-000044)
Application for a Change of Zone from a Family Agricultural-3 acres (FA-3a) zoning district to an Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) zoning district for 34.559 acres of land. The subject property is located at 47-5211 Old Mamalahoa Highway, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of its intersection with Mamalahoa Road, Por. Parker Ranch, Kapoaula, Kamoku, Hamakua, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 4-7-007:048.
2.
APPLICANT: SANDRA KANESHIRO (PL-REZ-2023-000046)
Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-3 acres (A-3a) to a Family-Agricultural-1 acre (FA-1a) zoning district for 3.16 acres of land. The subject property is located at 605 Makalika Street, approximately 540 feet southwest (mauka) of its intersection with Railroad Avenue, Panaewa Farm Lots, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-2-048:092.
3.
APPLICANT: ALOHA KIA (PL-SMA-2023-000032)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow for the development of a new car dealership and service station on 1.795 acres of land situated within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located at 92 Kalanianaole Street approximately 760-feet northwest of its intersection with Kanoelehua Avenue, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-1-006:002.
4.
APPLICANT: ALOHA KIA (PL-REZ-2023-000047)
Application for a Change of Zone from a Resort-Hotel-750 square feet
(V-.75) zoning district to a Limited-Industrial-20,000 (ML-20) square feet zoning district for 1.795 acres of land. The subject property is located at
92 Kalanianaole Street approximately 760-feet northwest of its intersection with Kanoelehua Avenue, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-1- 006:002.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
1. Report on Hawaii County Council Resolution No. 203-23 adopting the County of Hawaii Integrated Climate Action Plan.
2. Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for the month of August 2023.
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 Windward Planning Commission’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 5, 2023 at the County Council Chambers in Hilo and the public can also testify via Zoom. The date and venue of the meeting are subject to change.
ADJOURNMENT
Board Packet. Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection forty eight (48) hours before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center,
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii and at the Kona office of the Planning
Department, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due
to a disability, please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 or
WPCtestimony@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.

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
DENNIS LIN, Chair
(HTH/WHT1425551 8/11/23)