PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2023-000039 & PL-USE-2023-000010)

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SUMMARY Applicant/Owner: Hamakua Health Center, Inc., a Hawaii non-profit corporation, doing business as Hamakua-Kohala Health Property Location: The Property is located along and makai of the Akoni-Pule Highway. Located within the vicinity of the Property are Kohala Hospital (east), Maluhia Road(west) and Kamehameha Park, and St. Augustine Episcopal Church abuts the Property's eastern boundary. The Property's address is 54-3793 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau. Tax Map Key: (3) 5-4-005:011 (por.) ("Property") Request: To establish the Hamakua-Kohala Health Center and accessory structures and uses (collectively,the "Project")within an approximately+3.822-acre portion of the 5.682-acre parcel consisting of the following components: • Transitional Clinic, a single-story, 4,153 square feet building and accessory structures and uses within the State Land Use ("SLU") Agricultural District and County Agricultural (A-20a) zoning district, pursuant to a Special Permit, as permitted under HCC § 25-5-72(d)(7) and HRS § 205-6; • Permanent Clinic, a two-story, 23,973 square feet building and accessory structures and uses within the SLU Urban District and County Single-Family Residential (RS-15) zoning district,pursuant to a Use Permit, as permitted under HCC § 25-5-3(b)(8). In addition, existing Building C is proposed to be utilized initially as the caretaker's residence, and may also be utilized for storage, an office or other related uses accessory to the Transitional Clinic and Permanent Clinic; and • Workforce Housing, a two-story, 5,696 square feet, 8-bedrooms/ 8-baths building and accessory structures and uses for varying mixes of Project contract workers and employees,traveling multi- disciplinary researchers and trainees working at the Project,within the SLU Agricultural District and County Agricultural (A-20a) zoning district,pursuant to a Special Permit under HRS § 205-6. i