2023-10-05 Windward Exh B (Item #2 Hana U'I LLC)

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LIN: Seconded by Commissioner Perrin. All in favor to close public testimony, please say aye. COMMISSIONERS; Aye. LIN: Any opposed? Okay, public testimony is now closed. Okay, if I could bring up staff, Alex Roy. ROY: Good morning, Chair, Commissioners, Director. Today, I'm presenting the SMA Use Permit application 2023-000034 for Hana U`I, LLC, Mr. Kocol. Here's a location map showing, you can see the red star there, it's the property just north of Hakalau Bay and the Hakalau Beach Park makai of the Hawaii Belt Road. The applicant is requesting to plant, cultivate, and maintain a 3.25-acre Ulu Orchard. He'd like to construct a single-story, three (3) bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,910 square foot single-family residence, that's the main dwelling. He would also like to construct a single-story, two (2) bedrooms, 2 bath 1,500 square foot additional farm dwelling. Take note that the applicant is working to get that additional farm dwelling agreement and has applied for that already and that's working concurrent. You might have noticed that there's a condition in the SMA that of course the SMA needs to be approved first and then the additional farm dwelling. Additional development includes a 1,200 square foot storage shed, farm equipment, pump house, chicken coop, pool, and other related development for the agricultural purposes. The existing gravel and paved roads located on the property will be utilized for the project to minimize grading and paving. I visited the site and Mr. Kocol and myself walked around and it's quite evident that there's some remaining mill pavement and roadways and the project has changed to take advantage of that. So as to not add more grading and paving. So, he is trying to utilize pretty much the structures that are there including a three-walled storage structure that SHPD reviewed and stated that they were actually happy that he was using it for its intended use which was agricultural storage for sugar cane operations in the past. Water will be provided via a private well and then he has to get an individual wastewater treatment for the structures. The County zoning you can see is primarily Agricultural-20a, so Agricultural 20 acres. You have some Industrial, Light Industrial which actually includes the park area and then below that in the yellow is Residential. The primary subdivision that he is located in is the A-20a. State Land Use hopefully you can see it okay, mostly Ag with the typical coastal boundary being Conservation. As you can in the blue there of course south in the development is Hakalau that's Urban. The applicant is not doing any work in the Conservation district. When you visit the site the boundary of the Conservation district is the top of the pali and so it's a steep cliff which really wouldn't be difficult and would be challenging to develop. So, but he's staying right out of that Conservation district so, no work will be occurring in the Conservation district. LUPAG shows that primarily Important Ag Lands. So, it's good that this project is going to be utilizing that and producing the ulu farm and then as typical for this coastline we see the Open zoning designation along the coastline. There's Conservation which includes the river area and then remnants of Industrial and then of course Low Density Urban for Hakalau. 4 EXHIBIT B