PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (SPP-21-228)

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additional 125 students and 8 faculty, for a maximum total of 300 students and 28 faculty for the proposed use. Building A will include eight (8) classrooms, four (4) restrooms and two (2) storage rooms totaling 6,000 square feet. Phase two will include construction of a new septic system proposed for Building A,while all other supporting infrastructure, such as water and parking,will be completed during Phase One. HAAS strives to produce citizens with the skills and desire to make the world a better place. The mission of HAAS is to educate, enrich, and inspire the whole student to thrive by understanding the past, navigating the present, and preparing for the future. The school has weathered many challenges in the recent past with hurricanes, lava flows and now the COVID-19 pandemic. While adapting to the challenges presented,the children are learning valuable lessons about resiliency and persistence. Phase One will be limited to 175 students and 20 faculty.Phase Two will be limited to a total of 300 students and 28 faculty. The school will operate Monday through Friday 7:30AM to 3:30PM including pick-up and drop off times. Community meetings and events (student performances)may be held at the campus periodically,no more than twice a month on average. Community meetings or events would conclude by 9:OOPM. The grounds for approving a Special Permit are based on Rule 6-7 in the Planning Commission Rules. It states that the Planning Commission shall not approve a Special Permit unless it is found that the proposed use (a)is an unusual and reasonable use of land situated within the Agricultural or Rural District, whichever the case may be; and (b) the proposed use would promote the effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended. The proposed use is an unusual and reasonable use of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District and would promote the effectiveness and objectives of the State Land Use Law and Regulations and Chapter 205, HRS, as amended. The State Land Use Law and Regulations are intended to preserve,protect and encourage the development of lands for those uses to which they are best suited in the interest of the public welfare of the people of the State of Hawaii. In the case of the -2-