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tent structure. The applicant received a Notice of Complaint letter from the Hawaii County Planning Department in September 2022 regarding unpermitted church use of the property. According to the applicant, after the warning letter was issued, the landowner provided an email indicating they had ceased to hold any further church services on the site,which was acknowledged by the Planning Department in a letter dated October 14, 2022. However, on March 15, 2023, the landowner received a Notice of Violation and Order stating that the Planning Department was still receiving complaints from the community regarding the ongoing unpermitted activity on the property. A Daily Fines Letter was also received on July 24,2023, even though, according to the applicant,no church service had been held on the property since receiving the initial warning letter. In addition,all information regarding active services has been removed from the church website.This Special Permit Application intends to legitimize a temporary and permanent church facility and related infrastructure on site.According to the applicant,Hawaiian Ocean View Estates is a severely underserved subdivision with a need for community church services. The applicant proposes to hold three weekly services, including Sunday service between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., bible study classes on Tuesdays between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and worship practice on Wednesdays between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p. m. An average of 50 people are expected to attend Sunday service and approximately 20 people are expected for bible study classes on Tuesday nights including volunteers. Five people will attend weekly worship practice on Wednesday evenings to practice music performed on Sundays. The applicant plans to begin the building Permit process immediately after issuance of the Special Permit. Permitting and construction is anticipated to take approximately 2 years and cost roughly $100,000. The criteria for approving a Special Permit are based on Rule 6-7 in the Planning Commission Rules. It states that the Planning Commission shall not approve a Special Permit unless it is found that the proposed use (a)is an unusual and reasonable use of land situated within the Agricultural or Rural District, whichever the case may be, and (b) the -2-