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: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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/nygeAMvrQkKTj7L4KZ9uOg
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 Friday, May 1, 2026, 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 are 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 the minutes of April 2, 2026 regular meeting.
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.
OLD BUSINESS
1. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000015)
Bill 126, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the Hawaii County Code, relating to Special Districts. The proposed amendments will establish new zoning code requirements related to permitted uses, building height limit, minimum site area and average width, parking, and minimum yards for the Downtown Pahoa Commercial District (DPC).
2. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000013)
Bill 124, an ordinance amending Chapter 25-8-26 (Pahoa Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25, by changing the zoning districts from Village Commercial-10,000 square feet (CV-10) and Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) to Downtown Pahoa Commercial (DPC) at Waiakahiula, Pahoa, Puna, Hawaii. The proposed bill will establish the Downtown Pahoa Commercial District and change the zoning of various properties in Pahoa Village.
3. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000014)
Bill 125, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 7, Division 4, of the Hawaii County Code, relating to the Pahoa Village Design District. The proposed amendments will update zoning code requirements pertaining to the Pahoa Village Design District.
NEW BUSINESS
4. APPLICANT: 130 HOLDINGS LLC (PL-SPP-2026-000115/AMEND SPP 870)
Request to amend Special Permit No. 870 to reduce the size of a proposed regional trade center to two buildings totaling 10,400 square feet; add a 600 square foot volunteer fire truck parking area; amend Condition No. 3 (Complete Construction) for a 5-year time extension to complete construction; delete Condition No. 5 (Water Supply); delete Condition No. 6 (Improvements to Orchidland Drive), and delete Condition No. 7 (Highway 130/Orchidland Drive Intersection Improvements). The subject property is located at 16-1678 34th Avenue in Orchidland Estates Subdivision, approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Orchidland Drive and the Keaau-Pahoa Road, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-6-010:0835.
5. APPLICANTS: HAUNANI KANE PHD, CLIFF KAPONO PHD, AND JOHN H.R. BURNS, PHD (PL-SMA-2025-000083)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow for the development of an educational and research facility consisting of a halau, cabins, an on-site caretaker residence, accessory mixed-use support buildings, along with approximately 20 parking stalls, internal access driveways, pedestrian pathways, riverfront walking paths, a floating pier, and related improvements on three (3) parcels totaling 1.97 acres within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located along Puueo Street, approximately 300 feet makai of its intersection with Wailuku Drive, and approximately 70 feet mauka of Hawaii Belt Road (State Highway 19) near the Wailuku River crossing, Puueo, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMKs: (3) 2-6- 002:001, 002, and 003.
6. APPLICANT: SCOTT SHRADER (PL-SMA-2025-000084)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow for the construction of a two-story, four-bedroom single-family dwelling, swimming pool, and related improvements on a 0.57-acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located makai of Beach Road, between Paradise Drive and Makuu Drive Hawaiian Paradise Park, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-5-032:060.
7. APPLICANT: JACK AND MARK KRZYZANOWSKI (PL-SPP-2025-000113)
Application for a Special Permit to establish a four (4)-bedroom bed and breakfast within a proposed five (5) bedroom dwelling on a 1.0-acre property within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located on the west (makai) side of Iwalani Parkway, 140 feet north of its intersection with Outrigger Drive, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Kau, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 9-2- 040:002.
UNFINSIHED BUSINESS
8. Discussion of Planning Commissioners’ suggestions for future amendments to the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for April 2026.
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 Friday, June 5, 2026, 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.