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William P. Kenoi <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawaii <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Sheet, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Phone (808) 961 -8288 • Fax (808) 961 -8742 <br />January 11, 2011 <br />Mr. Zendo Kern, Chairman <br />Windward Planning Commission <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Dear Chairman Kern and Commissioners: <br />BJ Leithead Todd <br />Director <br />Margaret K. Masunaga <br />Deputy <br />Subject: Proposed Amendments to the Puna CDP <br />Planning Director's Recommendations <br />Background <br />Bill 194 was introduced by the County Council to initiate amendments to the Puna <br />Community Development Plan ( "CDP ") and was adopted by Ordinance No. 10 -104 by <br />the County Council in September 2010. At the time Bill 194 was being considered, the <br />Puna CDP Action Committee (PCDP AC) recommended several additional amendments, <br />some of which agreed with and noted in my May 11, 2010 recommendations letter to the <br />Windward Planning Commission would be introduced after Bill 194 had either been <br />adopted or rejected. <br />Of the six (6) additional amendments recommended by the PCDP AC, five (5) were <br />substantive amendments that could not be considered within the context of Bill 194. The <br />sixth amendment recommended by the PCDP AC proposed some additional <br />non - substantive formatting and clerical amendments to those included in Bill 194. These <br />additional formatting and clerical amendments were not adopted by the County Council <br />due some confusion with respect to the non - substantive amendments provided in <br />Bill 194. <br />The Windward Planning Commission voted on a motion to send a favorable <br />recommendation on Bill 194 to the County Council its June 4, 2010 public hearing, with <br />two votes in favor and two votes against. By Rule 2 -28.1 (Community Development <br />Hawai 'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />