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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2024/04/30 (2022-2024) ACTIONS HOLEKA GORO INABA CINDY EVANS Chair and Presiding Officer JENN KAGIWADA MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HEATHER L. KIMBALL Vice Chair SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS th 25Session West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i April 30, 2024 9:00 a.m. Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:  Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:  Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau;  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; and  Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, 67-1199 Māmalahoa Highway, Waimea. If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, April 29, 2024. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, April 29, 2024, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer LAAC-25 April 30, 2024 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 9:01 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 486-24: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 7-1-003:010, ALSO KNOWN AS ‘ANAEHOʻOMALU KAPALAOA, SITUATED IN THE AHUPUAʻA OF PUʻUANAHULU, DISTRICT OF KONA, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND The County seeks to acquire approximately 27.38 acres of land to protect and preserve cultural and natural resources and open certain areas of the property for education, gathering, and cultural practices. The parcel is listed as priority number one in the 2023 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission. Reference: Comm. 814 Intr. by: Ms. Evans RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. Page 2 LAAC-25 April 30, 2024 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 148: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO DISTRICT ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO INDUSTRIAL – COMMERCIAL MIXED – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (MCX-20) AT HILO, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-036:076 (Applicant: Manono Corner, LLC) (Area: 21,023 square feet) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone request, which would allow the applicant to demolish three existing structures and construct a single-story structure for retail and/or office uses, onsite parking, and access driveways. This property is located on the corner of East Lanikāula Street and Manono Street, Waiākea House Lots, South Hilo. Reference: Comm. 815 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Galimba and Kimball – 2. Excused: None. Bill 149: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-14 (WAIKOLOA VILLAGE ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM OPEN (O) TO INDUSTRIAL-COMMERCIAL MIXED – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (MCX-20) AT WAIKOLOA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-8-003:041 (Por.) (Applicant: Waikōloa Village Center LLC) (Area: 26.052 acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone request, which would allow the applicant to develop and operate the Waikōloa Village Light Industrial Center, to include a self-storage facility and flexible use buildings for industrial-commercial business. The property is located on Pua Melia Steet, approximately 0.2 miles southeast of its intersection with Waikōloa Road. Reference: Comm. 816 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba B/R (Vote on Bill 149 is on the next page.) Page 3 LAAC-25 April 30, 2024 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Galimba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. Bill 150: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 10-101, WHICH RECLASSIFIED LANDS FROM AGRICULTURAL – TWENTY ACRES (A-20a) AND SINGLE- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 7,500 SQUARE FEET (RS-7.5) TO SINGLE- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 15,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-15), SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10), SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 7,500 SQUARE FEET (RS-7.5), AND OPEN AT PĀHOA, NORTH KOHALA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 5-5-019:025 AND 027 (PORTIONS) (Applicant: Hawaiʻi Island Community Development Corporation (Area: approximately 18.38 acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the applicant’s request for a five-year time extension to Condition C (Final Subdivision Approval) for the development of Phase 3 of the Kumakua Self Help Housing Project. The property is located along the makai side of Akoni Pule Highway, approximately 600 feet west of the Kohala High and Elementary School Complex. Reference: Comm. 817 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Galimba – 1. Excused: None. Page 4 LAAC-25 April 30, 2024 Bill 151: AMENDS ORDINANCE NOS. 00-90 AND 91-27, WHICH RECLASSIFIED LANDS FROM OPEN (O) TO VILLAGE COMMERCIAL (CV-10) AT KEAHUOLŪ, NORTH KONA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-4-015:015 (PORTION) (Applicant: Liliʻuokalani Trust) (Area: 0.874 acre) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the applicant’s request to delete Condition B (time to submit and secure Final Plan Approval), Condition C (time to commence construction), Condition D (Eho Street improvements), Condition F (Eho Street/Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway intersection improvements), and Condition K (Administrative Time Extension). The property is located along the makai side of Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway between Eho Street and the Kona Coast Shopping Center. Reference: Comm. 818 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Galimba – 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 11:37 a.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Please call (808) 961-8255 if the Council’s streaming location is not functioning. If the Council’s stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg4OoK7a_7nGnEtGPA. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call (808) 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by April 26, 2024. If a response is received after this date, every effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there is no guarantee the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Page 5 LAAC-25 April 30, 2024 Agendas and agenda items are available on the County website at www.hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For any questions, please contact Council Services at (808) 961-8255. Page 6