AGENDA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Leeward Planning Commission of the County of Hawaii 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 17, 2023
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, no later than noon on the day prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsf- 6tqTgsH4aKuAziHOsewWSoLhExr4c
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 will proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail.)
CALL TO RECONVENE
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
7. APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION (PL-SMA-2023-000031)
Application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to allow improvements to the Milolii Beach Park, including the replacement of an existing pavilion and existing comfort station including replacement of a non-potable water storage and booster pump station, ADA improvements to the parking lot and park walkways, resurfacing and fencing of play courts, construction of a new fenced playground facility, designation of a boat turnaround area, and installation of vehicular barriers and related i improvements on 1.41 acres of land situated within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located at 89-1151 Milolii Road, approximately 5 miles southwest of its intersection with Hawaii Belt Road, Anapuka and Hoopuloa, South Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 8-9- 004:001.
8. APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION (PL-SSV-2023-000003)
Application for a Shoreline Setback Variance to allow improvements to the Milolii Beach Park, including the replacement of an existing pavilion, ADA improvements to the park walkways and designation of a boat turnaround area situated within the 40-foot shoreline setback area. The subject property is located at 89-1151 Milolii Road, approximately 5 miles southwest of its intersection with Hawaii Belt Road, Anapuka and Hoopuloa, South Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 8-9-004:001.
9. APPLICANT: KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS (PL-SPP-2023-000037)
Application for a Special Permit to allow the development and operation of the “Hiialo/Captain Cook Learning Center” including a preschool, community education programs, and related improvements on a 1.25- acre portion of a larger 5.98-acre area of land across 3 parcels situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject properties are located at 84-5230, 84-5234, and 84-5236 Hawaii Belt Road, portion of Honaunau, South Kona, Hawaii, TMKs: (3) 8-4-004:014, :038, and portion of :040.
10. APPLICANT: NEW HOPE WAIKOLOA (PL-SPP-2023-000042)
Application for a Special Permit to allow the construction of a Church and related uses on a 5.012-acre portion of an approximately 2,153-acre parcel of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located on the north side of Waikoloa Road, approximately 0.35 miles east (mauka) of its intersection with Paniolo Avenue, portion of Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK (3) 6-8- 002:017 (por.)
11. APPLICANTS: LEEANNE AND EVAN LONEY (PL-SPP-2023-000045)
Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a three- bedroom bed and breakfast operation within an existing dwelling on approximately 1.041 acres of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 75-800B Hiona Street, approximately 1.0 miles southwest (makai) of its intersection with Mamalahoa Highway, Holualoa, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5- 024:050.
12. APPLICANTS: THOMAS AND LISA TICE (PL-SPP-2023-000044)
Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a two- bedroom bed and breakfast operation within an existing dwelling on approximately 0.2765 acres of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 87-3208 Ama Road, approximately 180 feet north of its intersection with Kaohe Road, Kaohe 4th, South Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 8-7-015:045.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
1. Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for the months of June and July 2023.
2. Report on Act 229, which amended State law relating to the Special Management Area.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR 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 monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 21, 2023 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
Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii and at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Planning Department at 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.