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COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT <br /> COUNTY REZONING REQUEST - RS-10 to MCX-20 <br /> PULAMA 'AINA TRUST <br /> WAIAKEA HOUSE LOTS, SOUTH HILO, HAWAII <br /> TAX MAP KEY: (3) 2-2-035: 060 <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> Pulama 'Aina Trust ("Applicant") is requesting to rezone a parcel of land <br /> consisting of 21,050 square feet from Single-Family Residential(RS-10) to <br /> Industrial- Commercial Mixed(MCX-20 in the City of Hilo, Hawaii. The <br /> subject site fronts the west side of Kanoelehua Avenue, approximately <br /> 300 feet south of its intersection with Hualani Street at Waiakea House <br /> Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawai'i, TMK: (3) 2-2-035: 060. There is a <br /> contractor's office and drafting service building adjacent and north of the <br /> subject site, followed by a cable company building. Those properties, as <br /> well as properties to the south are zoned in various industrial zones (ML- <br /> 10, ML-20, and MCX-20). <br /> If successful, the Applicant plans to demolish the existing, somewhat <br /> dilapidated, single-family dwelling on the site. <br /> II. PROJECT LOCATION <br /> As noted earlier, the subject site consists of 21,050 square feet and is <br /> identified by TMK: 2-2-035: 060. The site fronts the west side of <br /> Kanoelehua Avenue and approximately 300 feet south of Hualani Street. <br /> (Figures 1 & 2) <br /> In this area, the area fronting Kanoelehua Avenue is predominantly <br /> commercial and light industrial in character. Within 500 feet of the subject <br /> property there are single-family residences to the west fronting Kalanikoa <br /> Street, a retail paint store, cable company with vehicular storage areas, <br /> office buildings, and a gas station. Most of the zoning corresponds to this <br /> mixture of land uses. <br /> Particularly along major street frontages, pockets of the Waiakea House <br /> Lots are slowly undergoing a land use transition from single-family <br /> residential to commercial uses, while the Kanoelehua Avenue frontage is <br /> increasingly becoming commercial and light industrial in nature. <br /> III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> A. Protect Concept and Components <br /> The Applicant wishes to develop an office building for either rental <br />