2016-10-06 Hearing Transcript - Robert & Carol Oshiro REZ 16-208

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT OCTOBER 6, 2016 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of ROBERT & CAROL OSHIRO (REZ 16- 208) was called to order at 9:17 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Gregory Henkel presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Gregory Henkel, Joseph Clarkson, Donald Ikeda, Myles Miyasato, and Raylene Moses. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Donn Dela Cruz. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Molly Stebbins (Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William Brilhante (Assistant Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Malia Ho (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Jackson (Staff Planner), Christian Kay (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 12 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANTS: ROBERT S. AND CAROL OSHIRO (REZ 16-208) Application for a Change of Zone from a Single -Family Residential -10,000 square foot (RS -10) to a Neighborhood Commercial -10,000 square foot (CN -10) zoning district for approximately one (1) acre of land. The subject parcel is located on the east (makai) side of Kilauea Avenue, approximately 180 feet north of its intersection with East Kahaopea Street, Waiakea Homestead Houselots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii TMK: 2-2-040:004. HENKEL: Okay, moving right along. The next is REZ 16-208, Robert S. and Carol Oshiro for a Change of Zone. Christian, I believe, is going to be doing the presentation again. KAY: Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. We're going to be sticking around in the same parcel. Again, just for your reference, the subject 1 -acre parcel outlined here in red is located in the Waiakea Homestead Houselots area of South Hilo. Just again, for reference, we've got Kilauea Avenue running generally north -south on the slide and Kahaopea Street running east -west. In the general vicinity, this is adjacent to the west of the Puainako Town Center commercial area, and we'll zoom in here a little bit closer to the subject parcel again—this time outlined in black. Kilauea Avenue running north -south; Kahaopea running east -west. The subject parcel is currently zoned Residential –10,000 square feet as well as a significant amount of the parcels across Kilauea Avenue and Kahaopea. Again, adjacent to the east is at Puainako Town Center, and the zoning is Neighborhood Commercial –10,000 square feet as indicated in the pink color. EXHIBIT C