2015-09-17 Leeward Exh B (SMA 15-060)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS–LAND A regularly advertised hearing on the application of ASSETS DIVISION–WEST HAWAI‘I (SMA 15-060) was called to order at 10:52 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Keith Unger, Chair Pro Tem, presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Keith Unger, Scott Church, Collin Kaholo and Sonny Shimaoka RECUSED: Brandi Beaudet and Barbara Nobriga ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Thomas Whittemore ALSO PRESENT: Danny Patel (Counsel for the Commission), Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Jackson (Planner), Lucas Mead (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately 80 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS–LAND ASSETS DIVISION–WEST HAWAI‘I (SMA 15-060) Application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to allow for the demolition of the former Keauhou Beach Resort complex and the remnants of the former Kona Lagoon Hotel facility to allow for the construction and establishment of an educational complex (Kahaluʻu Ma Kai) and related programs, activities and improvements on approximately 22.73 acres of land situated within the SMA. The properties are situated on the west (makai) side of Aliʻi Drive, immediately adjacent to and south of Kahaluʻu Beach Park at Kahaluʻu, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMKs: 7-8-013: 002, 013, 042 & 043. BEAUDET: The next agenda item, the next item on the agenda for today is Kamehameha Schools Land Assets Division - West Hawai‘i, SMA 15-060. Before we move forward, we just have a couple of things to go through. Commissioner Nobriga? NOBRIGA: I will recuse myself from any voting because of direct working relationships with them. BEAUDET: Thank you. And with that, I have chosen to recuse myself from this agenda item because of possible or perceived conflicts of interest that I may have with the application. So in my absence for this agenda item I would like to ask the Commission for any motions, oh, let me step back, absent from today’s meeting is Vice Chair Whittemore, but the table requires at least someone in this position to manage the meeting and to facilitate the discussions. So with that, I would like to ask the Commission to make a motion on who should sit in my place for this for today. SHIMAOKA: Commissioner Beaudet, I want to motion that we ask Commissioner Unger to sit in as Chair for today, for today’s hearing. 1 EXHIBIT B