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<br /> <br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> FEBRUARY 4, 2016 <br /> <br /> WATANABE FAMILY TRUST <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of the <br />(REZ 15-198) <br />was called to order at 9:14 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i Aupuni Center <br />Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Charles Heaukulani <br /> <br />presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Charles Heaukulani, Donn Dela Cruz, Gregory Henkel, Donald <br />Ikeda, Myles Miyasato, and Raylene Moses. <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Danny Patel (Deputy Corporation <br />Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), <br />Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Christian Kay (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission <br />Secretary). <br /> <br />And approximately 13 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: WATANABE FAMILY TRUST (REZ 15-198) <br />Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-3 acres (A-3a) to a Residential and <br />Agricultural-1 acre (RA-1a) zoning district for 2.73 acres of land. The property is located along <br />the south side of Lama Street, approximately 500 feet west of the Railroad Avenue – Lama <br />Street intersection in the Pana‘ewa House Lots, Waiākea, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-2- <br />051:003. <br /> <br />HEAUKULANI: Moving to Docket No. 2, Applicant is Watanabe Family Trust, REZ 15-198, <br />application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-3 acres to a Residential and Agricultural- <br />1 acre zoning district for 2.73 acres of land. This is property located along the south side of <br />Lama Street, approximately 500 feet west of the Railroad Avenue – Lama Street intersection in <br />the Pana‘ewa House Lots, Waiākea, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, and it’s TMK: 2-2-051:003. Jeff? <br /> <br />DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of the <br />Planning Commission. <br /> <br />MOSES: Good morning. <br /> <br />DARROW: If I could direct your attention to our next presentation. As mentioned, the <br />Applicant is the Watanabe Family Trust, and they are requesting a Change of Zone. <br /> <br />The area of the subject application is within the South Hilo District of Hawaiʽi. More <br />specifically, we’re looking in the Panaʽewa House Lots area which is located in Waiākea. For <br />reference, we have the Volcano Hawaiʽi or Hawaiʽi Belt Road running in a north-south direction. <br /> <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br /> <br />