2016-11-03 Windward Planning Commission Actions

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5. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR State Land Use District boundary amendment (SLU 16-046) and Change of Zone (REZ 16- 214) comprising the following actions: a) Reclassify lands from the State Land Use Agricultural to Urban District, covered by Tax Map Key 4-8-006: Portion of 003; and b) Reclassify lands from Resort -Hotel (V-25) and Agricultural (A -40a) to Single Family Residential (RS -5a & RS -10a) covered by TMKs: 4-8-006:003, 013 & 069. The properties are the site of the formerly proposed Trees of Kukuihaele development located within Kukuihaele and makai of the Honoka`a-Waipi`o Road (Highway 240) and the old government road at Waikoekoe and Kanahonua, Hamakua, Hawaii. Continued to the next Windward Planning Commission meeting in December. 6. CLAIMANT: OHANA HO'OPAKELE Discussion and action on a claim for the release of funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund that includes a recommendation from the claims adjuster, for the following community approved geothermal impact mitigation project: Psycho -Social and Community Wellbeing Study in Response to Geothermal Development on the Big Island - $293,760 Funding to conduct a baseline and prospective psycho -social impact assessment on the Big Island of Hawaii in order to identify both past, existing and potential adverse impacts upon Native Hawaiians associated with the development of geothermal energy generation facilities. Grant the release of funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund for a psycho -social and community wellbeing study in response to geothermal development on the Big Island. 7. CLAIMANT: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Discussion and action on a claim for the release of funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund that includes a recommendation from the claims adjuster, for the following community approved geothermal impact mitigation project: Additional Funding to Supplement Geothermal Public Health Study - $225,000 Discussion and action on a request for additional funding to supplement the funding previously approved by the Windward Planning Commission to conduct a public health study of up to three years to determine if there are health effects on Puna residents that can be linked to geothermal energy development that will focus on effects on central nervous system, respiratory and anxiety disorder symptom functions. The Windward Planning Commission, at its September 4, 2014 meeting, awarded an amount of $750,000 from the Geothermal Asset Fund for this study subject to the Mayor's Office seeking additional input from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with annual reports to the Windward Planning Commission on the status of the Request for Proposal (RFP). This current claim seeks additional funding beyond the awarded $750,000 to conduct this study based on responses to the RFP. Continued to the next Windward Planning Commission meeting in December. Minutes of October 6, 2016 — Approved.