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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />JULY 6, 2017 <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of the COUNTY OF HAWAII, <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (USE 17-069) was called to order at 9:51 a.m. in the <br />County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with <br />Chairman Gregory Henkel presiding. <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, Myles Miyasato, and Thomas <br />Raffipiy. <br />ABSENT & EXCUSED: Joe Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz. <br />ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Deputy Planning Director), <br />Mafia Ho Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff <br />Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner), Shancy <br />Watanabe (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). <br />And 25 members from the public in attendance. <br />APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />(USE 17-000069) <br />Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a 130 -foot tall, steel lattice radio tower <br />equipped with one microwave dish and two, 2 -way radio antennas and related structures and <br />improvements on approximately 2,178 square feet of land within the State Land Use Agricultural <br />District. The project site is situated at 92-6091 Orchid Circle Mauka which is also the site of the <br />Ocean View Fire Station at the intersection of Orchid Circle Mauka and Ocean View Parkway, <br />Ocean View, Ka`u, Hawaii, TMK: 9-2-031: Portion of 019. <br />HENKEL: So, we'll move onto Agenda Item No. 2—thank you again for coming all of you <br />which is County of Hawaii Department of Public Works, item USE 17-69, and <br />KAY: That's me, Mr. Chair. I'll be there in a second. <br />HENKEL: And, Christian is going to make the presentation. <br />KAY: Unless Maija wants to. Good morning, Members of the Windward Planning <br />Commission. <br />MIYASATO: Good morning. <br />KAY: Good to see you again. As the Chair mentioned, our next application is a Use Permit for <br />another tower. Just if I can turn your attention to the screen, the subject parcel is located in the <br />10V1111.11 1.1 <br />