2014-09-04 Hearing Transcript-HACA SPP 845

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Hawaiian Acres Community Association A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (SPP 845) was called to order at 5:32 p.m. in the County of Hawai‘i Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Myles Miyasato presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Myles Miyasato, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, and Raylene Moses. ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Stephen Ono. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William Brilhante (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director) from 1:02 p.m., Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Jackson (Staff Planner), to 6:30 p.m., Christian Kay (Staff Planner), Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary), Kim Tanaka (Secretary), to 4:30 p.m., and Melissa Dacayanan (Planning Commission Support Technician), to 4:30 p.m. And approximately 9 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: HAWAIIAN ACRES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (SPP 845) Amendment to Special Permit No. 845 to allow additional uses within the community center, including a farmers market, and a one-year time extension to comply with Condition No. 4 (construction timeline of the community center and volunteer fire station). Special Permit No. 845 was originally approved to allow the establishment of a volunteer fire station, community center and related improvements situated on three (3) acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Road 8 and Road C within the Hawaiian Acres Subdivision, Kea‘au, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1- 6-052:002.  Hearing will include discussion and further action, if necessary, on the Planning Director’s request, on behalf of the Commission, for an informal opinion from the Board of Ethics regarding the legal representation by a former County employee of a potential intervenor in proceedings involving this amendment request. MIYASATO: Item No. 8 on the agenda. Hawaiian Acres Community Association. Okay, the first order of business regarding this agenda item is to determine whether to accept a Petition for standing from Susann Tita received by the Planning Department on November 14, 2013. Rule 4-6(a) states in relevant part that a person seeking to intervene as a party shall file a written request on a form approved by the Planning Director and accompanied by a filing fee of $200 no later than seven calendar days prior to the Commission’s first meeting on the matter. As stated, the Petition was submitted on November 14, 2013, more than seven days prior the initial meeting on this matter on January 9, 2014. So, the Petition is considered timely. 1 EXHIBIT H