REP LAAC 017 2025-05-20 2024-2026

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REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE DATE: May 20, 2025 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 3:48 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Comm. No.1015/Bill No. 199 Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Bill No. 199, reports as follows: Bill No. 199, transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, via Communication No. 1015, dated August 13, 2024, amends Section 25-8-11 (Lalamilo-Pu`ukapu Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), by changing the district classification from Agricultural — 5 acres (A-5a) to Residential Agricultural — 0.5 acres (RA-0.5a) and Neighborhood Commercial — 10,000 square feet (CN-10) at Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii, covered by Tax Map Key: 6-4-024:027. (Applicant: Kaupulehu Land, LLC) (Area: 5.349 Acres). The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment to the State Land Use Boundaries Map and an unfavorable recommendation for the requested change of zone, which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into eight lots consisting of three retail/commercial lots fronting Mamalahoa Highway and five residential agricultural lots. This property is located at 64-983 Mamalahoa Highway. Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Meeting of September 16, 2024 At the request of the Applicant and its representatives, Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba informed this committee that Bill 198 is hereby postponed to October 15, 2024. Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Meeting of October 15, 2024 At the request of the Applicant and its representatives, Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba informed this committee that Bill No. 198 is postponed to January 7, 2025. Planning Consultant Daryn Arai, representing the Applicant, was present via Zoom. Committee Members Rebecca Villegas and Cindy Evans both thanked the testifiers for their attendance, and their continued commitment and steadfast investment in their community. Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Meeting of January 7, 2025 Pursuant to Communication No. 1015.41, from Katherine A. Garson and Onaona P. Theone, of Carlsmith Ball, LLC, legal counsel for Kaupulehu Land, LLC, dated January 2, 2025, Bill No. 198 has been postponed to February 4, 2025. LAAC Report No. 17