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AMENDMENT to SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA (SMA) PERMIT No.417 and <br /> SPECIAL PERMIT (SPP) No. 1117 <br /> APPLICANT: AHU POHAKU HO'OMALUHIA LLC <br /> HAWAII ISLAND RETREAT LLC at <br /> NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI'I <br /> Hanaula, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK 5-4-009: 014(Por) <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> Jean Sunderland and Robert Watkins are the managing members of AHU POHAKU <br /> HO-OMALUHIA LLC. ("Applicant"). The Applicant operates a 16-room permaculture <br /> and wellness retreat called Hawaii Island Retreat ("Retreat"). The Retreat, which is <br /> situated on a 5+ acre portion of a 14.5 acre parcel identified by TMK: 5-4-009.014, was <br /> issued a Special Management Area Use Permit (SMA 00-003) No. 415 and Special <br /> Permit (SPP 01-006) No. 117 on August 2, 2001, by then County Planning Commission <br /> (now Leeward Planning Commission). (Exhibit A). <br /> The Applicant wishes to increase the number of guest rooms from 16 to 36. With the <br /> additional 20 rooms, the Applicant would be able to better accommodate its guests' <br /> preference for single versus double occupancy rooms. With limited accommodations, <br /> many have had to reside in double occupancy rooms. <br /> II. PROJECT LOCATION <br /> The project site is situated approximately one (1) mile makai of Akoni Pule Highway <br /> (Highway 270) and one (1) mile west of Kamehameha Park accessed by way of <br /> Maluhia onto Lokahi road. (Figures 1 and 2) <br /> The Retreat is situated on 5+ acre of a 14.5-acre parcel, an area that was formerly used <br /> for sugar cane. The remaining 9.5-acre area is gulch and hillside and used for orchards <br /> and cattle grazing. <br /> III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> A. Project Components <br /> The previously approved 16-room Retreat has been fully built. It consists of: <br /> 1. A main building consisting of eight (8) guest rooms, and rooms designated for <br /> seminars, exercise/yoga room, a library, dining room, commercial kitchen and <br /> related activities. The main building has a floor area of approximately 15,000 <br /> square feet and a height of less than 30 feet; <br /> 2. Five (5) yurts and three (3) single story guest hale. Each guest hale consists of <br /> about 400 square feet or less in floor area and about 15 feet high. There is no <br /> kitchen within the hale; <br /> Planning Dept. 1 <br /> Exhibit 1 <br />