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Mr. Douglas Tom from the State of Hawai‘i, Office of Planning, gave a presentation on the <br />coastal zone management and special management area permit system. <br />(SEE EXHIBIT A) <br />The Commissions took up the following item at 2:15 p.m. with no one from the public in <br />attendance. <br />DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED RULE CHANGES <br />Mr. Hayashi stated that the recent Charter amendment requires that uniformed rules for both <br />Commissions be adopted; therefore changes will be made to the current rules to mainly bring <br />them up to date. The Commissioners were provided with a copy of a rough draft and asked to <br />st <br />individually submit their comments to the Department by December 31, so that staff can <br />finalize the draft in time for a joint public hearing to be scheduled toward the end of February. <br />He clarified that this matter will not be considered by the County Council; upon approval of the <br />Commissions the revised rules will be filed with the Office of the County Clerk for effectuation. <br />Retiring Planning Commissioners – Mr. Hayashi at this time announced that Commissioners <br />st <br />Iwashita and Watanabe will complete their terms on December 31, although they can continue <br />to serve for another three months until their replacements are appointed. He expressed the staff’s <br />gratitude for their dedicated service, and Director Leithead Todd presented the Mayor’s <br />Certificate of Appreciation. <br />ADJOURNMENT – There being no further business, the Chair adjourned the meeting at <br />3:10 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Noriko Sauer, Secretary <br />A T T E S T: <br />Rell Woodward, Chair <br />Windward Planning Commission <br />2 <br />