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COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: June 14, 2022 Re: Comm. No. 832/Bill No. 183
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 183, reports as follows:
Bill No. 183, transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, via Communication No. 832, dated May
20, 2022, amends Section 25-8-25 (Kea`au Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of
the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), by changing the district
classification from Single-Family Residential— 10,000 Square Feet(RS-10)to Village
Commercial— 10,000 Square Feet(CV-10) at Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii, covered by Tax Map Key:
1-6-002:082. The applicant is Lawrence Palmer. Introduced by Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz, by
request.
Planning Director Zendo Kern was present via Zoom.
John Pipan, Land Planning Hawaii LLC, was present in the Kona Chambers to represent the
applicant. He explained that the applicant would like to open a commercial furniture and
appliance store, and that this property was an ideal location for them considering potential
impacts and the surrounding land uses.
Mr. Palmer explained that him and his wife own Ross' Furniture and Appliance, a store in
Oahu, and that they have been facing rising rent costs and poor property management. He
explained that they have always loved coming to Hawai`i Island, they have had previous
experience owning their business in Hilo, and that this property in Kea`au is in an ideal location.
Committee Members Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and Sue Lee Loy both thanked the applicant for
honoring Condition K, relating to pedestrian access.
The vote was then taken on the motion to move this measure to Council with a favorable
recommendation and passed with seven "ayes,"with Committee Chair Kierkiewicz and
Committee Member Aaron Chung absent.
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Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill 183, and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG x
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
INABA x
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ x
KIMBALL x
LEE LOY x ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ, CHAIR
RICHARDS x PC REPORT NO.:_ 70
VILLEGAS x ADOPTED: JUL 2022