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SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> PROPOSED 3-ROOM BED AND BREAKFAST <br /> LEE ANNE AND EVAN LONEY <br /> Lot 18, KEOPU HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION <br /> 75-800B HIONA STREET, HOLUALOA, HAWAI-I <br /> TAX MAP KEY: (3) 7-5-024-050 <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> LeeAnne and Evan Loney ("Applicants") would like to establish a 3-room <br /> bed and breakfast ("B&B") facility within their existing single-family dwelling <br /> on a 1.041 acre property ("subject site.") <br /> The property is located at the bottom end of Hiona Street, approximately a <br /> mile makai of Mamalahoa Highway. <br /> As the site is designated Agriculture by the State Land Use Commission, a <br /> Special Permit is required to allow the requested use. This report is intended <br /> to support the request. <br /> II. PROJECT LOCATION <br /> The subject property is located in the Keopu Heights subdivision; <br /> approximately one mile makai of Mamalahoa Highway (180) in Holualoa. <br /> While the mailbox address is on Hiona Street, the site is physically located <br /> on a cul de sac road called Ihona Place directly off of Hiona Street. <br /> III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> A. Project Backaround and Concept <br /> The Applicants purchased the 4,183 square foot dwelling on the subject <br /> property in October of 2015. The house was built in 1989. The Applicants <br /> have enjoyed operating a 3-bedroom "hosted" Transient Accommodation <br /> Rental ("TAR") to supplement their income and offset some of the cost to <br /> maintain and improve upon the site's extensive ornamental landscaping. <br /> However, the Applicants want to have more opportunity to interact with <br /> and enjoy the company of guests in a B&B setting, which a standard TAR <br /> does not fully provide. While a "hosted" TAR provides that opportunity, <br /> the interaction is somewhat limited, largely because of the expectation of <br /> guests. Those guests staying in a B&B setting assume and/or expect <br /> 1 <br />