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 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, December 1, 2022
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Hawaii County Council Chambers in Hilo
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720

This is an in-person meeting, and the Windward 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: CLICK HERE!

Optional Alternative to View Meeting:
CLICK HERE!

(Please note, as this is an in-person meeting, the hearing will proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail.)

The Planning Director’s background report (including application) and recommendation report for each agenda item will be available for review at www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov prior to the meeting. This information can also be requested by sending an email to WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling 961-8288.

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Review and Approval of the November 3, 2022 Windward 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 – 9:00 a.m.

1. APPLICANT: ORCHIDLAND NEIGHBORS (PL-SPP-2022-000013)
Application for a Special Permit to develop and operate a multi-purpose community facility on approximately 4.0 acres of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 16-1661 36th Avenue, approximately 530 feet northwest of its intersection with Orchidland Drive, Orchid Land Estates, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-6-010:005.

PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Election of Officers for 2023.

AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Windward Planning Commission’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for Friday, January 6, 2023 at the County Council Chambers in Hilo and the public can also testify via Zoom.

ADJOURNMENT

Board Packet. Pursuant to Hawai’i 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 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.

WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
DENNIS LIN, Chair