AGENDA
LEEWARD PLANNING COMISSION
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: Wednesday, May 22, 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/vJItceirqz8vE4_55vHics6CHUu qcM0lv2Q
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 Friday May 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 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.
NEW BUSINESS
1. APPLICANT: WAIKOLOA BAPTIST CHURCH (PL-USE-2024-000024/ AMEND USE PERMIT NO. 99)
Request to amend Use Permit No. 99 by removing TMK 6-8-002:056, consisting of 1.056 acres of land from the original, 12.381-acre permit area. Use Permit No. 99 allowed the establishment of a church, day care facilities, mission residences, recreational area and related improvements on 12.381 acres of land situated within the Single-Family Residential- 10,000 square foot (RS-10) zoning district. The project site is situated within Waikoloa Village at the northwest corner of the Paniolo Avenue and Puu-Nui Street intersection, Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMKs: (3) 6-8-002:031 & :056.
2. APPLICANT: WAIKOLOA LUTHERAN CHURCH/ERICK JACOBSON
(PL-USE-2023-000018)
Application to establish a church and related improvements on 1.056 acres of land situated within the Single-Family Residential- 10,000 square foot (RS- 10) zoning district. The subject parcel is situated at 68-3670 Paniolo Avenue, approximately 180 feet northeast of its intersection with Pu’u-Nui Street, Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMKs: (3) 6-8-002:056.
3. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2024-000006)
Bill 127, an ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 2, Division 4 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Conditions in Change of Zone. Establishes a requirement for the Planning Director to specify a time by which performance conditions must be complete in a recommendation for a Change of Zone.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for February, March, and April 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, June 20, 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.