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The Honorable Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawai'i December 29, 2025 Page 4 Achieve a broader diversification of local industries by providing opportunities for new industries and strengthening existing industries. Provide for commercial developments that maximize convenience to its users. Provide commercial developments that complement the overall pattern of transportation and land usage within the island's regions, communities, and neighborhoods. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the County. The subject property is designated Medium Density Urban (mdu) by the LUPAG Map which includes uses such as village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions (multiple family residential - up to 35 units per acre). As a neighborhood commercial use, the new credit union branch facility with associated parking will provide services to single-family and multiple -family residents in the surrounding area. The applicant intends to consolidate the subject property, which fronts Hinano Street, with the adjacent property (TMK 2-2-034:036), which fronts Manono Street, into an approximately 45,000-square foot parcel. There is a specific course of action within the General Plan that specifies that "Within the Waiakea House Lots 'medium density' area, commercial development shall be focused on the major streets— Kekuanao'a, Pi'ilani, Manono, and Lanikaula, while the interior blocks should be zoned primarily for single- and multi -family residential use." As the subject property, once consolidated, will have its frontage along Manono Street within the Waiakea House Lots, the requested Neighborhood Commercial (CN-10) zoning complies with this particular course of action. A condition of approval is recommended to address this course of action. The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) identifies the area as Multiple -Family Residential-4,000 square feet (RM-4); however, this area is transitioning to more commercial type uses. The proposed change of zone would allow for the establishment of'a commercial use that would be in alignment with the commercial developments in the surrounding area.