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• ' ' SidneyFuke, Planning Consultant 100 Pauahi Street,Suite 212•Hilo,Hawaii 96720 •Planning•Variance-Zoning " Telephone: (808)969-1522•Cell:(808)989-0640 •Subdivision•Land Use Permits E-mail:sidfuke@hawaiiantel.net •Environmental Reports March 21, 2022 Mr. Zendo Kern, Director Planning Department COUNTY OF HAWAII 101 Pauahi Street Hilo,HI 96720 Dear Mr. Kern: Subject: Amendment Request—Ke'Aloha Lani, LLC (Formerly Hawaii Island Distilling,LLC) Ordinance No. 17 65 (REZ 17-000218) Kea au, Puna, HI,TMK: 1-6-141: 002 On September 29, 2017, Ordinance No. 17 65 became effective which resulted in the zoning of the subject property, consisting of 6.505 acres, from Agriculture (A-20a) to General Industrial (MG-20. The purpose of the rezoning was to enable the development of a 7,500+/- square foot beverage processing facility and a 2,000+/- square foot supportive visitor/retail sales/tasting center with a kitchen. The zoning also enabled the subdivision of the property into several industrial lots. GENERAL BACKGROUND To provide a contextual background and general understanding of the request, the following is a brief historical overview of the land use entitlements associated with the subject and adjoining properties. e Hawaii Brewery Development, Inc. secured a Special Permit (SPP 842) from the Planning Commission on May 27, 1993 to establish a brewery and soft drink bottling facility and a visitor facility on approximately 14.5 acres of land. The 14.5+ acres were part of two (2)parcels consisting of a total of 21+ acres and identified then by TMK: 1-6-141: portions of 1 and 2. (Exhibit A) o On November 21, 2003, because only the bottling facility was completed, a time extension to allow completion of the balance of the project was granted. Shortly thereafter, the 14.5+acre area was also rezoned from A-20a to A-5a (Ordinance No. 04 21) to allow the subdivision of the bottling facility (the developed portion of the Special Permit) from the balance of the project. ® On March 18,2010,.the undeveloped 7.8+ acre (TMK: 1-6-141: 024) was rezoned from A-5a to Fa-2a (Ordinance No. 10 20). This was to enable different operators to fund and develop different components of the Special Permit. (Exhibit B) • Nanning Dept.