2015-11-05 Hearing Transcript - COH Mass Transit Agency SPP 15-182

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 5, 2015 COUNTY OF HAWAIʽI MASS A regularly advertised hearing on the application of TRANSIT AGENCY (SPP 15-182) was called to order at 11:25 a.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, Donn Dela Cruz, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, and Raylene Moses. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Danny Patel (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Lucas Mead (Staff Planner), Christian Kay (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And approximately 6 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MASS TRANSIT AGENCY (SPP 15-182) Application for a Special Permit to establish and operate a baseyard and maintenance facility on an approximately 5.34 acre portion of a 40-acre parcel of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The project site is located to the south of the Hilo Sanitary Landfill and adjacent to the southeast of existing quarries within the district of Waiākea, South Hilo, Hawai'i, TMK: 2-1-013:Por. 148. MIYASATO: The last item on the agenda, number 8, County of Hawaiʽi Mass Transit Agency. KAY: Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair, and we’re almost there. Knock on wood. The next and final application is for the Hawaiʽi County Mass Transit agency and they’re requesting a Special Permit. See here location map with zoning of the area. This subject 40-acre property is located in the South Hilo District of Hawaiʽi Island; more specifically, in the Panaʽewa area. It’s outlined here in yellow. For reference, this gray area here is the Hilo Airport. This lighter gray area here is the, the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill. Can’t see, and you’ll see it a little bit better when we zoom in, but there are three quarry operations directly adjacent to the subject property. And then back over here, roughly in this general area, is the Panaʽewa Drag Strip. Difficult to see on this map, but Hoʽolaulima Road accesses this property. It’s also known as the Panaʽewa Drag Strip Road. Zooming in a little bit closer, again, you see the subject property outlined in yellow, and sorry, a little bit difficult to see, but outlined in blue is the roughly five-acre project area which is a portion of the larger 40-acre parcel. Zoning for the subject parcel is Agricultural – 20 acres. The 1 EXHIBIT H