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C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. <br />Mayor <br />William V. Brilhante Jr. <br />Managing Director <br />September 03, 2025 <br />J�SV OF <br />County of Hawaii <br />Dean Au, Chair <br />Donna "Kinuko" Noborikawa, Vice Chair <br />Alexandria "Lexie" Ayers <br />Michael Dela Cruz <br />Rebecca "Kawehi" Inaba <br />Clement "CJ" Kanuha III <br />Armando Rodriguez <br />LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 <br />Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair <br />and Members of the County Council <br />County of Hawaii <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Dear Chair Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba and Council Members: <br />SUBJECT: Change of Zone Amendment Application (PL-REZ-2025-000080) <br />Amendment to Change of Zone Ordinance No. 24-37 (PL-REZ-2023-000054) <br />Request: Amendment to Condition K (Affordable Housing) and Condition I <br />(Fair Share Contribution) <br />Applicant: Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC) <br />Tag Man Key: (3) 5-5-019:025 (nor.) and 027 (nor.), North Kohala, Hawaii <br />The Leeward Planning Commission (Commission), at its duly held public hearing on August 21,. <br />2025, considered the above referenced application for an amendment to Conditions K <br />(Affordable Housing) and Condition I (Fair Share Contribution) of Change of Zone Ordinance <br />No. 24-37, which amended Ordinance No. 10-101, which reclassified approximately 18.38 acres <br />of land from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to a Single Family Residential-15,000 square foot <br />(RS-15), Single Family Residential-10,000 square foot (RS-10), Single Family Residential-7,500 <br />square foot (RS-7.5) and Open zoning districts. The property is situated along the north (makai) <br />side of the Akoni Pule Highway approximately 600 feet west of the Kohala High and Elementary <br />School complex, Pahoa, Hawi, North Kohala, Hawaii. <br />The Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the County Council based on <br />the Planning Director's recommendation. <br />The Commission concurred with the Planning Director's following reasons for a favorable <br />consideration of the request. <br />www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning(@,hawaiicounty.gov <br />