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, September 1, 2022
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room
101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Windward Planning Commissioners and applicants will participate in person; however, the public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or at the physical location listed above.
To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please use the link below to register prior to the meeting: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItduCtrzwsHqayh1Gt95bCJ58xQ F1dpSE
The public may provide written testimony via email at: WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or submit by mail or in person at the Hilo Planning office at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 or at the Kona Planning office at West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii up to two business days prior to the hearing by 4:30 p.m.
The public will be able to view and listen to the meeting at:
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(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 Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador at Melissa.Dacayanan@hawaiicounty.gov.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of the August 4, 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: RENEGADE TOWERS LLC (PL-USE-2022-000004)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the establishment of a telecommunication facility with a 180-foot-tall monopole tower and related equipment and improvements within a 4,108 square foot portion of a larger 14.622-acre parcel. The subject property is located at 3331 Kaumana Drive, to the south of the Nolemana Street/Kaumana Drive intersection, Kaumana and Ponahawai Homesteads, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3)2-5-002:023.
2. APPLICANT: LEONARD CARDOZA TRUST (PL-REZ-2022-000018)
Change of Zone from an Agricultural-20 acre (A-20a) to a Family Agricultural- 1 acre (FA-1a) zoning district for 15.411 acres of land. The subject properties are located to the north (makai) of Old Mamalahoa Highway approximately 270 feet east of its intersection with Milo Street, Por. of Humuula and Ookala, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-9-001:023 & :031.
3. APPLICANT: RANDY KUNIMOTO (PL-SPP-2022-000015)
Special Permit to legitimize the use of existing personal tennis court facilities, a portion of an existing dwelling, and related improvements to provide compensated tennis lessons to the public on approximately 1.003 acres of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 1625 Mele Manu Street within the Pacific Plantation Subdivision, “Pacific Plantation”, Increment 1-A, F.P. 1927, Kukuau 2nd, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK (3) 2-5-061:058.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Windward Planning Commission’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 2022 at the Aupuni Center Conference Room, the public may watch the meeting on YouTube, and may testify via Zoom or in- person.
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 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, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 as soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged.