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County of Hawaii WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 April 21, 2010. 0 ©C_) The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman " rr", and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street r f Hilo, HI 96720 N Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (R -EZ 10-000117) Request: Project District (University Terrace) to Project District (Wailani) Repeal of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 04 144 Applicant: Wailani Development, LLC Tax Map Key' 2-3-44:19; 2-349:53; 2-3-37:01 The Windward Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on April 1, 2010, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills for (1) a Change of Zone from a Project District referred to as University Terrace to a Project District referred to as Wailani for approximately 171.5 acres of land and; (2) the repeal of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 04 144, which approved Project District (University Terrace), subject to the adoption of the Change of Zone for Project District (Wailani). The property is located along the mauka side of Komohana Street and bordered by Mohouli Street extension to the southwest, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawai `i. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the Change of Zone: The applicant requests a Change of Zone from Project District (University Terrace) to Project District (Wailani) for approximately 171.504 acres of land. The project, referred to as "Wailani", proposes a mixed-use community to include a 180,000 sq ft medical office campus, 200,000 sq ft of commercial space, a 100,000 sq ft business park, up to 333 senior housing units, up to 90 multiple -family residential units, up to 95 single-family residential lots, approximately 6.9 acres of active recreational open space, Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer