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 at a regular meeting 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, April 3, 2025
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Hawaii County Council Chambers in Hilo
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Public Participation: This is an in-person meeting, and the Windward Planning Commissioners will participate in person. The primary way for the public 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 prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/bD5cC-O_TGKcIc0nDsg0AA
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 may 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, March 31, 2025, by: (1) email to WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) mail to the Windward 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 the commission is available for public inspection two business days 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 WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling (808) 961-8288.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of February 6, 2025 Windward Planning Commission Minutes and the verbatim meeting transcripts of September 5, 2024, November 1, 2024, and December 5, 2024 relating to the application of Niel Jayasinghe (PL-SMA-2024-000060).
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: CORREA OHANA LLC (PL-REZ-2024-000071)
Application for a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district to a General Commercial-10,000 square feet (CG-10) zoning district for 33,180 square feet of land. The subject property is located at 1198 Kinoole Street, approximately 200 feet north of its intersection with Kamana Street, Waiakea House Lots 2nd Series, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-2-022:022.
2. APPLICANT: L.A. SERVICES INC. (PL-REZ-2024-000069)
Application for a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district to a Village Commercial-10,000 square feet (CV-10) zoning district for a 6,920.3-square-foot portion of a 25,955.4- square foot parcel. The subject property is located at 95-5591 Mamalahoa Highway, at the southwest corner of its intersection with Puaala Place, Naalehu Village, Portion of Kaunamano, Kau, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 9-5-009: 001(por.).
3. APPLICANT: ATLAS SURREY LLC (PL-SMA-2025-000071)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to construct a two story, 2,560 square-foot single-family residence with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and related improvements on a 1.998-acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located approximately 1,300 feet north of Hakalau Bay on the makai side of Hawaii Belt Road, Kamaee & Wailua Government Tract, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-1-001:011.
4. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (PL-PDI-2025-000014)
The Planning Director has initiated an ordinance to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 1, Article 2, Article 4, Article 5, and Article 7 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to zoning district regulations for meeting facilities, community buildings, and churches, temples and synagogues. The purpose of this bill is to remove the definitions and references to churches, temples, and synagogues and community buildings and consolidate them under meeting facilities and establishes standards for their development to ensure equitable treatment in the Zoning Code.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for March 2025.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
The Commissioners will comment on matters not on the current agenda, for consideration at the Commission’s next meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Windward Planning Commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 1, 2025, 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
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 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.