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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br /> DATE: August 17, 2010 Re: Comm. No. 903/Bill No. 283 <br /> PLACE: Council Room <br /> Hawaii County Building <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 2:30 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No 283, reports as follows. <br /> Bill No 283, transmitted via Communication No. 903 from Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated <br /> July 28, 2010, presents a Five -Year Time Extension Request by HNMP, LLC, Paul Ogasawara, <br /> Manager. <br /> Bill No 283 seeks to amend Ordinance No 03 -111, which amended Ordinance No 00 -128, <br /> which amended Ordinance 91 -116, which reclassified lands from Agricultural — 1 acre (A -la) to <br /> Neighborhood Commercial — 20,000 square feet (CN -20) at Keonepoko, Puna, Hawaii, covered <br /> by Tax Map Key No. 1 -5- 007.020 by requesting a five -year time extension to complete <br /> construction of the proposed Woodland Center commercial development located at the junction <br /> of the Pahoa Bypass Road and the Kea`au -Pahoa Road. <br /> Thirty members of the public were present at the meeting to provide their testimony on Bill 283 <br /> Thirteen spoke in favor of the request for time extension, nine were opposed, and eight provided <br /> comments only A majority of the testimony focused on traffic problems in the area Many <br /> stated that the traffic configuration leading into and out of the Malama Market shopping center <br /> was the actual cause of the traffic congestion, but feared that the added traffic from the <br /> Woodland Center complex would make a bad situation worse In general, those providing <br /> testimony agreed that the applicant was doing a great service to the public by paying for the cost <br /> of the Kahakai Blvd. access point, but feared that a time extension would postpone the <br /> construction of the entrance <br /> The applicant presented a time line for expected construction, estimating that construction of the <br /> entrance would be completed by November 15, 2010, depending on the weather Council <br /> Member Dominic Yagong stated that additional sacrifice by the developer and the tenants of <br /> Woodland Center was worth it, if it meant public safety. <br /> Council Member Dominic Yagong moved to amend Bill 283 with the contents of <br /> Communication 903 3, denying the applicant a Certificate of Occupancy for the project, until the <br /> Kahakai Blvd. Highway 130 improvements were completed. Council Member Brenda Ford <br /> seconded Council Member Dominic Yagong's motion. <br /> PC Report 88/Page 1 <br />