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Action: It was moved by Commissioner Paishon-Duarte and seconded by Commissioner Dela <br /> Cruz that the application for Special Use Permit, Docket No. PL-SPP-2023-000036, be approved <br /> based on the Planning Director's recommendation and with the amendments to Condition No. 3 <br /> and No. 6 [TIMESTAMP 1:16:39& 1:17:03]. A roll call vote was taken, and the motion carried <br /> with four ayes (Paishon-Duarte, Dela Cruz, Knowles, and DeFranco), no noes, and one absent <br /> and excused (Kanuha) [TIMESTAMP 1:17:57]. <br /> The hearing ended at 10:49 a.m. <br /> At 10:49 a.m. Chairperson DeFranco called a recess [TIMESTAMP 1:18:25], and she called the <br /> meeting back to order at 10:58 a.m. [TIMESTAMP 1:27:01]. <br /> 4. APPLICANT: HAMAKUA HEALTH CENTER INC. DBA HAMAKUA-KOHALA <br /> HEALTH (PL-SPP-2023-000038) <br /> Application for a Special Permit to establish a transitional clinic and workforce housing, <br /> including accessory structures and uses on 4.321 acres of land in the State Land Use <br /> Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 54-3793 Akoni Pule Highway, at <br /> the northwestern corner of its intersection with Maluhia Road, Ohanaula and Honopueo, <br /> North Kohala, Hawai`i, TMK: (3) 5-4-005:011 (por). <br /> 5. APPLICANT: HAMAKUA HEALTH CENTER INC. DBA HAMAKUA-KOHALA <br /> HEALTH (PL-USE-2023-000010) <br /> Application for a Use Permit to establish a permanent medical clinic and caretakers' <br /> residence, including accessory structures and uses on 1.322 acres of land in the Single <br /> Family Residential-15,000 square feet(RS-15) zoning district. The subject property is <br /> located at 54-3793 Akoni Pule Highway, at the northwestern corner of its intersection <br /> with Maluhia Road, Ohanaula and Honopueo, North Kohala, Hawaii, <br /> TMK: (3) 5-4-005:011 (por). <br /> The Commission took up these two items simultaneously at 10:58 a.m. with approximately <br /> eleven public members in the audience. [TIMESTAMP 1:27:03]. <br /> Staff presentation by Tracie-Lee Camero [TIMESTAMP 1:29:31]. <br /> Applicant presentation in person by Katherine Garson Esq. and Onaona P. Thoene (Carlsmith <br /> Ball LLP), Shani "Kai" Carvalho and Regina Gantala(Applicant- Hamakua-Kohala Health), <br /> Laurel Swan (Whitespace), Marc Botticelli (Wesley Segawa& Associates), Glenn Escott(SCS <br /> Archaeology), and via Zoom Randall Okaneku (The Traffic Management Consultant) and Yen <br /> Wen Fang (Engineering Partners) [TIMESTAMP 1:44:43]. <br /> Two individuals (Diana Moriarty and Elodia LeMay)provided testimony in-person <br /> [TIMESTAMP 2:14:01] and two individuals (Ross Pagat and Kathleen Matsuda)provided <br /> testimony on Zoom [TIMESTAMP 2:22:34]. There being no further public testimony, Chair <br /> DeFranco closed public testimony on these items 11:58 a.m. <br /> Page 3 of 5 <br /> Leeward Planning Commission <br /> August 9,2023 Minutes <br />