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<br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />December 6, 2006 <br />SUNSTONE KONA LLC (SMA 05-005) <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of <br />was called to order at 2:21 p.m. at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Kamani Room, 62-100 <br />Kaunaoa Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawai`i with Chairman C. Kimo Alameda presiding. <br />PRESENT: C. Kimo Alameda ABSENT & EXCUSED: Fred Galdones <br /> Bill Graham Allen Salavea <br /> Andrew Iwashita <br />Jeffrey McCall <br /> Alvin Rho <br />Rene’ Siracusa <br />Rodney Watanabe <br />Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Christopher Yuen, Planning Director <br />Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager <br />Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner <br />Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner <br />And approximately 2 people from the public in attendance. <br />APPLICANT: SUNSTONE KONA LLC (SMA 05-005) <br />Discussion and action on the Hearings Officer’s report on Special Management Area (SMA) Use <br />Permit to allow the development of 289 multiple-family residential units and related <br />improvements, including associated commercial space. The property is bordered by Alii Drive <br />and Kuakini Highway, approximately 1,040 feet south of the Lunapule Road-Alii Drive <br />nd <br />intersection, Kahului 2, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-19:1. <br />ALAMEDA: All right. Moving along. Looking at agenda No. 5. Applicant <br />SunStone Kona LLC. Staff? <br />DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I could direct your attention to the <br />location map to refresh the memories of the members of the Commission. This application is a <br />continued hearing. Our first meeting was on May 26, 2006. The applicant, in this case SunStone <br />Kona LLC, is requesting a Special Management Area Use permit to allow the development of <br />289 multiple-family residential units. For reference, looking at the location map, this white line <br />moving in a north-south direction through the middle of the map is Queen Kaahumanu Highway. <br />The, running perpendicular with Queen Kaahumanu Highway is Kuakini Highway. It also is <br />identified with a red line. The red line illustrates the Special Management Area boundary makai <br />of the highway. The area of the application is identified in two red dots.We have different color <br />zonings for the property. The lighter brown represents Multiple-Family Residential 7,000 square <br />feet. The darker brown represents Multiple-Family Residential 4,000 square feet. We also have <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />1 <br /> <br />