2024-02-01 Windward Exh A (Item #1 Aloha Kia)

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conditions of SMA that would link the approval date of the SMA to the rezoning approval. In this case we didn't have it, hence the applicant is requesting a revocation of this SMA permit. I'll be happy to answer any questions the Commission may have. LIN: Thank you Christian. Commissioners, any questions on this application? Okay, seeing none. Applicant? [Male from the audience came up to the testifier table]. If you could please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to the tell the truth on this matter now before the Windward Planning Commission? MALE AT TESTFIER TABLE: I do. LIN: Please speak directly into your microphone and state your name, the area you reside in and whom you represent. PIPAN: John Pipan, Land Planning Hawaii representing the applicant, Aloha Kia. I reside near Honoka`a. LIN: Okay and have you received the reports from the Planning Commission or Planning Department regarding this matter? PIPAN: Yes, we have. LIN: And do you agree and have any further comments? PIPAN: Yes, we do agree. Just a little explanation. I feel like I owe the Commission a bit of an apology. When I do raise my hand and swear to tell the truth I do take that seriously and unfortunately, I did misrepresent a fact of the matter at my appearance before the Planning Commission. I stated that the current tenants of the building were well aware of the plans in its entirety and unfortunately due to a miscommunication. A critical miscommunication with the property owner like a bad telephone game they weren't aware of the whole scope of the project unfortunately. That did come out at the County Council and just kind of soured the whole process unfortunately. So, I feel bad for Aloha Kia, I apologized to them too. You know, having a project be consistent with the General Plan and mitigate all potential impacts with respect to Special Management Area and all of that is not enough obviously. You've got to engage with the community early and often in the process and I'm taking that lesson to heart with future projects not only in this area but in other areas of course. So, again apologies and I'm here to answer any questions you might have. I think it is maybe important to note this is the last month of this early public comment period for the new draft General Plan coming out. That this draft General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map still identifies this property as Industrial. You know, that's what we are intending to do, a rezone for industrial uses, and it didn't work out. We had good support up until that last moment so, Aloha Kia is still you know on a ticking clock their lease is running out and so. The bottom line is there's not adequate zoning for them to relocate from their leasehold and that was the impetus, that was the reason for this rezoning in the first place. And I think it is crucial that the General Plan be informed by the CDP's and in this case the lack of a really working Hilo CDP kind of muddies the water and 2 EXHIBIT A