2013-08-01 Windward Planning Commission Transcript Kuwahara

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ĪīWINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT AUGUST 1, 2013 B.T. KUWAHARA, LLC (SLU 12- A regularly advertised hearing on the application of 033/REZ 12-155) was called to order at 9:38 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Wallace Ishibashi presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Wallace Ishibashi, Ronald Gonzales, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel Myles Miyasato, Raylene Moses, Stephen Ono STAFF PRESENT: Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle, Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) And approximately 16 people from the public in attendance APPLICANT: B.T. KUWAHARA, LLC (SLU 12-033/REZ 12-155) Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from Agricultural – 1 acre (A-1a) to Village Commercial - 10,000 square feet (CV-10) for approximately 9.93 acres of land. The property is the location of Bryson’s Cinders and is located west of Pāhoa Village Road, just south of the Pāhoa Village Road-Kahakai Blvd intersection, Pāhoa, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK Nos.: 1-5-007:006, 069, 070. ISHIBASHI: Moving on to Item No. 4, Kuwahara, LLC. COTTLE: The next item on the agenda is a request for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment and a Change of Zone. The applicant is B.T. Kuwahara, LLC. The subject property is located in the Puna District in the town Pāhoa. And if you look at the slide you have the Pāhoa Bypass running through the middle of the slide here. And then Pāhoa Village Road runs just west of that. This is the old Pāhoa town here. And then this is Apaa Road that goes out to the Pāhoa transfer station. So the subject property, actually let me orient you a little bit more as well. This property here that’s shown in purple is known as the Pāhoa Market Place that has Malama Market in it. The property shown here in pink is known as Woodland Center. That’s the location of the new Longs Drug Store in Pāhoa. And then this little pink rectangle here is Pāhoa Auto Parts. That has been there quite a while. So the subject property is outlined in red, actually consists of three lots in this area right here. It’s located south of the Kahakai Boulevard extension which is shown here as a white outlined parcel; and it’s located just west of Pāhoa Village Road. The properties are currently zoned Agricultural-1 acre, which is shown in the light green. And as I mentioned Malama Market property is zoned Industrial/Commercial mixed; and the Woodland Center and Pāhoa Auto Parts properties are zoned Neighborhood Commercial. And then you have a very large State parcel, I think it’s over 2,000 acres, that backs up to the applicant’s 1 EXHIBIT A