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 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 21, 2025
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 prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOuvrj4oHz9ojFqW9-2llSMzMTnqYmk
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 should be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025, 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. 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 LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling (808) 961-8288.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of May 15, 2025, 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: HICDC (PL-REZ-2025-000079/AMEND PL-REZ-2024- 000066)
Application for an amendment to Condition M (Affordable Housing) and Condition N (Fair Share Contribution) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 25-25, which reclassified a 14.321-acre portion of a larger 237.5-acre parcel of land from an Agricultural-1 Acre (A-1a) zoning district to a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district. The subject property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Kawaihae Road and Waiula Drive, Kawaihae 2nd-Lanikepu, Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 6-2-001:075 (por.).
2. APPLICANT: HICDC (PL-REZ-2025-000080/AMEND PL-REZ-2023- 000054)
Application for an amendment to Conditions K (Affordable Housing) and Condition I (Fair Share Contribution) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 24-37, which amended Ordinance No. 10-101, which reclassified approximately 18.38 acres of land from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to a Single Family Residential-15,000 square foot (RS-15), Single Family Residential-10,000 square foot (RS-10), Single Family Residential-7,500 square foot (RS-7.5) and Open zoning districts. The property is situated along the north (makai) side of the Akoni Pule Highway approximately 600 feet west of the Kohala High and Elementary School complex, Pahoa, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 5-5-019:025 and 027.
3. APPLICANT: SCOTT F. CHURCH AND JOHN TOTAH (FORMERLY HALE PACIFICA LLC) (PL-SMA-2025-000080)
Application for Special Management Area Use Permit to construct a two (2) story, single-family residence with a pool and related improvements on a 15,203-square foot shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located on the makai side of Alii Drive, approximately 0.25 miles south of Lunapule Road, Kahului 2nd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-019:030.
4. APPLICANT: SCOTT F. CHURCH AND JOHN TOTAH (FORMERLY HALE PACIFICA LLC) (SMA 03-000007)
Request to revoke Special Management Area Use Permit No. 03-000007, which was amended on January 18, 2018, by the Planning Commission to allow the development of a four (4)-unit condominium building and related improvements on a 15,203-square-foot shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located on the makai side of Alii Drive, approximately 0.25 miles south of Lunapule Road, Kahului 2nd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-019:030.
5. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED (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.
6. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED (PL-CCI-2025-000012)
The County Council has referred Bill 63, for an ordinance to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to dwellings. The Zoning Code does not currently allow for dwellings to be located within the industrial-commercial mixed use (MCX) districts. The purpose of this bill is to allow for dwellings to be established in the MCX zoning district under permitted uses.
7. DISCUSSION ON LETTERHEAD UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OLELO HAWAII INCLUSION
Recommendation to the Mayor by Vice-Chair Noborikawa to include Olelo Hawaii alongside English on letterheads for relevant departments and groups, such as the Planning Commission.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for May, June, and July 2025.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE 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, September 18, 2025, 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.