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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT MAY 4, 2011 A regularly advertised hearing on the PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE RELATING TO ADDITION OF CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS TO CONCURRENCY REQUIREMENTS was called to order at 11:26 a.m. in the County of Hawai`i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai`i, with Chairman Zendo Kern presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Zendo Kern, Dean Au, Takashi Domingo, Wallace Ishibashi, and Stephen Ono STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), and Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner). INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 2, Division 4, Section 25 -2 -46 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to the Addition of Civil Defense Sirens to Concurrency Requirements. KERN: Item number three, amendment to Chapter 25(Zoning), Article 2, Division 4, Section 25 -2 -46 of the Hawai`i County Code relating to the Addition of Civil Defense Sirens to Concurrency Requirements. Daryn. ARAI: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. As you recall the recent Chilean tsunami events in 2010 and the more recent earthquake in Japan in March of 2011 underscored the need for a comprehensive civil defense warning system for the island, for the island and throughout the State for that matter. To that end, the State has taken the initiative, in coordination with the County Civil Defense Agency, to install new civil defense sirens throughout the island. On March l of this year the State Civil Defense even went out to bid to install sirens at certain locations like Mauna Lani Resort, Waikoloa Beach Resort, and Kona Village. So it is quite obvious there is a need to provide these warning systems commensurate with development and as developments proceed on this island. You have seen a previous bill by Council that attempted to introduce legislation to require these sirens as part of plan approval. The Commission did not, forwarded an unfavorable recommendation of that request, as you may recall. And what you have before you is the Planning Department's proposal to tie in the provision of these warning sirens as part of our current currency requirements. 1