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, August 7, 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/-3K1gLbUSdiVgwjDgqk8wg
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 Tuesday, July 1, 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. If you are submitting written testimony at the meeting, provide twelve (12) copies. 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 three 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 June 10, 2025 and July 3, 2025 regular meeting 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: SIDNEY MIZUKAMI REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
(PL-SPP-2025-000092/AMEND SPP 09-000096)
Application to amend Special Permit No. 09-000096, as amended in 2016, to allow for a 10-year time extension to the life of permit to allow for the continued use of a 28,704 square foot portion of the larger 8.205-acre property and existing agricultural building for the parking, deployment and storage of equipment and materials associated with a telecommunications cable installation business. The subject property is located at 640 Kaohu Lehua Place, approximately 650 feet south of its intersection with Kulana Kea Drive, Wainaku, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-6-032:015.
2. APPLICANT: HAWAII’S VOLCANO CIRCUS
(PL-SPP-2024-000079/AMEND SPP 1122)
Application to increase the Special Permit area from 2.5 to 3.1 acres, and to amend Condition 3 (Time to Complete Construction), Condition 4 (Time to Secure Building Permits), and Condition 5 (Public Performance Restrictions) of Special Permit No. 1122, which allowed the establishment of the Seaview Performing Arts Center for Education (SPACE) on approximately 2.5 acres of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The proposed amendments expand the Special Permit area and expands the scope of permitted educational and community uses to support long-term campus operations, including the establishment of a K–6 public charter school, agricultural education and workshops, resilience training, circus arts-based youth development, and quarterly community events. The subject property is located at 12-253 West Pohakupele Loop, directly southwest of its intersection with Kehauopuna Street, Kalapana Sea View Estates, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-2-009:034 (formerly part of TMK: (3) 1-2-038:050).
3. APPLICANT: DUSTIN HOLLENBACK AND ESZTER TRUST
(PL-SMA-2025-000070)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to construct a two- story, approximately 7,738-square foot single-family dwelling, a two-story, approximately 5,080-square foot commercial agriculture building to support future taro and cacao farming activities, and related improvements on a 2.5- acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located at 32-962 Hawaii Belt Road, on the makai side of a section of Old Mamalahoa Highway, approximately 300 feet north of the Ninole Post Office, Waikaumalo-Maulua Homesteads, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-2- 003:001.
4. APPLICANT: ATLAS SURREY LLC (PL-SMA-2025-000074)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit for the after-the-fact construction of a one-story, approximately 1,809-square foot single-family dwelling that includes five separate structures. The living space is divided between a 685-square foot main structure, two 198-square-foot detached bedrooms, and a 195-square foot detached laundry/bath. Additional development includes a 532-square-foot detached garage, a water tank, pump house, and related improvements on a 6.37-acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located at 34- 1230 Hawaii Belt Rd., approximately 0.4 miles southeast of the intersection of Hawaii Belt Road and Kaihuiki Road, Kahinano, Pohakupuka, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-4-003:021.
5. APPLICANT: MICHAEL STEHLE AND LISA DOGGETT-STEHLE
(PL-SMA-2025-000081)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to construct a three- story, approximately 3,500 square-foot single-family residence and related improvements on an 11,921-square foot shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located approximately 125 feet northeast of the Kamakoa Street and Moana Kai Pali Street intersection on the makai side of Kalapana-Kapoho Road, Kehena Beach Estates Unit 1, Keauohana, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-2-030:012.
6. APPLICANT: IKAIKA OHANA
(PL-REZ-2025-000082/AMEND REZ-2009-000103)
Application for a five (5) year time extension to Condition D (complete construction) of Ordinance No. 21 17, successor ordinance to Ordinance No. 10 32, which reclassified 5.05 acres of land from a Single-Family Residential- 7,500 square feet (RS-7.5) and Multiple-Family Residential-1,000 square feet (RM-1) to a Multiple-Family Residential-1,500 square feet (RM-1.5) zoned district. The subject property is located at 350 Kapiolani Street, approximately 395 feet south of its intersection with Kukuau Street, Kukuau 1st, South Hilo, Hawaii , TMK: 2-4-025:048.
7. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2025-000011)
The County Council has referred Bill 52, a bill for an ordinance to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 1, Article 4, and Article 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to henneries. The Zoning Code does not currently allow for henneries to be located within the residential zoning districts. The purpose of this bill is to allow for henneries to be established in residential zoning districts under defined conditions.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for July 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, September 4, 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.
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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
LOUIS DANIELE III, Chair
(HTH/WHT1498817 7/11/25)