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<br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />MARCH 6, 2014 <br /> <br />The Windward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:32 a.m. in the Hilo State <br />Office Building, Conference Rooms A, B & C, 75 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman <br />Ronald Gonzales presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, <br />Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr., Stephen Ono, and Raylene Moses. <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Myles Miyasato. <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director, from 9:32 a.m. to 10:27 a.m.), Margaret <br />Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William <br />Brilhante (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning <br />Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), and Sarah <br />Hata-Finley (Secretary). <br /> <br />A quorum was present. Chairman Gonzales introduced staff and Windward Planning <br />Commissioners to members of the public. <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – No statements were presented under this section of the <br />agenda. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: AT&T MOBILITY (USE 13-044) <br /> <br />Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a new telecommunication facility, <br />including a 185-foot tall steel monopole with 8-foot tall panel antennas and related facilities <br />within a 10,000 square-foot portion of a 785-acre parcel situated in the State Land Use <br />Agricultural district and the County’s Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) zoned district. The property is <br />located on the south side of the Old Volcano Highway in the proximity of the 25 mile marker on <br /> <br />the Hawai‘i Belt Road (Highway 11), Puna, Hawai`i, TMK: 1-1-004:Por. of 010. <br /> <br />The Commission took this item up at 9:33 a.m. with 8 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />(SEE EXHIBIT A) <br /> <br />This item ended at 9:48 a.m. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP dba VERIZON WIRELESS (USE 14-046) <br /> <br />Application for a Use Permit to construct a 105-foot tall steel telecommunication monopine with <br />8-foot tall panel antennas and related facilities on an 8,100 square-foot parcel situated in the <br />State Land Use Agricultural district and the County’s Agricultural 1-acre (A-1a) zoned district. <br />The property is located on the west side of Silversword Court approximately 235 feet northwest <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />Windward Planning Commision <br />March 6, 2014 Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />