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: Friday, June 5, 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/gkiqz8YoR5KkP4SK-F7tOQ
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, June 2, 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 and May 6, 2026 regular meetings.
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: JESSICA STEVENS (PL-USE-2026-000042)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the establishment of an outpatient medical clinic within the first floor of an existing two-story dwelling on a 5.74-acre parcel of land in the Single-Family Residential zoning district. The subject property is located at 28-1167 Old Mamalahoa Highway, about 230 feet north of Pepeekeo Street, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-8-007:084 (por.).
2. APPLICANT: SURE FOUNDATION (PL-USE-2026-000044)
Application to amend Use Permit 14-000050 to allow a 4-year time extension backdated from September 17, 2024 to Condition No. 4 (time to complete construction). Use Permit 14-000050 allowed the establishment of a church and related facilities and improvements on 2.175 acres of land situated in the Agricultural-1 acre (A-1a) zoning district. The property is located along the northwest side of Ponahawai Street, immediately adjacent to and east (makai) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-3- 036:022.
3. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000016)
Bill 147, an ordinance amending Chapter 2 (Administration), Article 7 and Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 1, Article 2, Article 4, Article 5 and Article 7 of the Hawai’i County Code (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to transient accommodations; repealing Sections 25-4-7 and 25-4-16 through 25-4-16.3, repealing existing provisions relating to bed and breakfast establishments and short-term vacation rentals; and establishing a new regulatory framework for transient vacation rentals, including bed and breakfast uses, with provisions relating to permitted uses, permitting, enforcement, and operational standards.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
4. OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES APPEAL (S APPEAL 26-34)
Pursuant to Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92-4, the Commission anticipates entering into executive session to address disclosure of privileged executive session records and communications to the Office of Information Practices (“OIP”) for the OIP’s in camera review.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for May 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 Thursday, July 2, 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.