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I-lIuVI-Ionua � B IOENERGY LLC T1 Administration Office 1 Embarcadero Center,Suite 1320 San Francisco,California 94111 October 11, 2012 County of Hawaii Planning Department 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Reference: HU HONUA BIOENERGY APPLICATION FOR NON-SIGNIFICANT ZONING CHANGE Dear Planning Director, The HU Honua Bioenergy (Hu Honua) facility located in Pepeekeo, Hawaii (TMK 2-8-008:104, Attachment II) is currently in the process of converting the existing coal fired power plant into a renewable electrical power facility fueled by locally grown biomass. To do so, upgrades must be made to infrastructure, buildings and equipment at the facility. Construction of new support structures on the property including a Chip Storage Building, Maintenance Building, Step- up Transformer and Control House are also planned as part of the re- development. The subject parcel is a 25.57 acre lot with both mixed Zoning and State Land Use Designations. The majority of the parcel is designated as Industrial and Urban. A small area along the south-western boundary of the parcel is zoned "Agricultural" (Attachment III). Also in this location, though not along the same boundary line, is an area designated by the State Land Use Commission as "Agricultural" (Attachment IV). Hu Honua is proposing to modify the County Zoning line to match the State Land Use Commission boundary. This modification will serve to reconcile the State and County land use boundaries while ensuring industrial activities do not encroach on agricultural land. The proposed modification meets the criteria for a non-significant change because the density allowed in the zoning district will not increase, and the area to be modified is less than 5% of the total property and does not exceed 1 acre. The total area to be modified is 0.644 acres or 2.52% of the 25.57 acre parcel as calculated in Attachment VI.