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<br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />MAY 4, 2011 <br /> <br /> <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT TO <br />CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE RELATING TO ADDITION OF CIVIL <br />DEFENSE SIRENS TO CONCURRENCY REQUIREMENTS was called to order at 11:26 a.m. <br />in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, <br />with Chairman Zendo Kern presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Zendo Kern, Dean Au, Takashi Domingo, Wallace Ishibashi, <br />and Stephen Ono <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Daryn Arai (Planning <br />Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), and Jeff <br />Darrow (Staff Planner). <br /> <br />INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR <br />Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 2, Division 4, Section 25-2-46 of the Hawai‘i County <br />Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to the Addition of Civil Defense Sirens to <br />. <br />Concurrency Requirements <br /> <br />KERN: Item number three, amendment to Chapter 25(Zoning), Article 2, Division 4, Section <br />25-2-46 of the Hawai‘i County Code relating to the Addition of Civil Defense Sirens to <br />. <br />Concurrency RequirementsDaryn. <br /> <br />ARAI: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. As you recall the recent Chilean tsunami <br />events in 2010 and the more recent earthquake in Japan in March of 2011 underscored the need <br />for a comprehensive civil defense warning system for the island, for the island and throughout the <br />State for that matter. To that end, the State has taken the initiative, in coordination with the <br />County Civil Defense Agency, to install new civil defense sirens throughout the island. On March <br />st <br />1 of this year the State Civil Defense even went out to bid to install sirens at certain locations like <br />Mauna Lani Resort, Waikoloa Beach Resort, and Kona Village. So it is quite obvious there is a <br />need to provide these warning systems commensurate with development and as developments <br />proceed on this island. <br /> <br />You have seen a previous bill by Council that attempted to introduce legislation to require these <br />sirens as part of plan approval. The Commission did not, forwarded an unfavorable <br />recommendation of that request, as you may recall. And what you have before you is the <br />Planning Department’s proposal to tie in the provision of these warning sirens as part of our <br />current currency requirements. <br /> <br />1 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />