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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2024/10/01 (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 nd 32 Session Hawaiʻi County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaiʻi October 1, 2024 1:00 p.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:  Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A 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;  Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, 67-1199 Māmalahoa Highway, Waimea; and  Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle. 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, September 30, 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, September 30, 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-32 October 1, 2024 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 1:01 p.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. COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 934: FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE COUNTY WAIWAI GRANTS From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, dated July 2, 2024. The ad hoc committee would evaluate and review the 2024-2025 application process, discuss and provide recommendations for improvements to the 2025-2026 application process, develop a scoring rubric for the 2025-2026 application process, and make recommendations on the six-month progress report and review process. Postponed: July 23, 2024 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Lee Loy, seconded by Ms. Kimball, to close file on Comm. 934.) FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kierkiewicz – 1. Excused: None. ; and Comm. 934.1: From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, dated September 12, 2024, transmitting a request to report the ad hoc committee’s findings and recommendations. Page 2 LAAC-32 October 1, 2024 ; and Comm. 934.2: From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, dated September 12, 2024, transmitting draft documents regarding the upcoming Waiwai Nonprofit Grant cycle. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 633-24: AUTHORIZES THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN OF A PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY: 9-5-007:016, SITUATED AT KĀHILIPALIʻIKI AND KĀHILIPALINUI AHUPUAŪ, ʻA, DISTRICT OF KAʻ ISLAND AND COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI, STATE OF HAWAIʻI, FOR THE NĀĀLEHU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTʻ Authorizes the Corporation Counsel to initiate proceedings for the taking, acquisition, and condemnation of private property for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant required by the Administrative Order on consent entered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Reference: Comm. 1052 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball, and Lee Loy – 5. Noes: Committee Members Villegas and Chair Inaba – 2. Absent: Committee Member Kierkiewicz – 1. Excused: Committee Member Galimba – 1. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 207: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL TO THE RURAL DISTRICT AT PUʻUKAPU, WAIMEA, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-4-017:001 POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 7, 2024: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy – 1. Excused: None. Page 3 LAAC-32 October 1, 2024 ; and Bill 208: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-11 (LALAMILO-PUʻUKAPU ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 40 ACRES (A-40a) TO RESIDENTIAL – AGRICULTURAL – 0.5 ACRES (RA-.5a) AT PUʻUKAPU, WAIMEA, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-4-017:001 (Applicant: Kelvin P. Jarneski) (Area: 1.997 Acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment to the State Land Use Boundaries Map and for the requested change of zone, which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into three lots. This property is located at 64-5208 Alanui Ohana Place. Reference: Comm. 1050 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R) POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 7, 2024: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy – 1. Excused: None. Bill 209: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 20 ACRES (A-20a) TO FAMILY – AGRICULTURAL – 1 ACRE (FA-1a) AT NORTH KONA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-3-004:011 (Applicant: Wattie Elizabeth Kaiokalani Green) (Area: 4.985 Acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone request, which would allow the applicant to subdivide property into four lots. The property is located mauka of Kaiminani Drive on Old Government Mauka Road, approximately 800 feet south of its intersection with Hawaiʻi Belt Road. Reference: Comm. 1051 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R) (Vote on Bill 209 is on the next page.) Page 4 LAAC-32 October 1, 2024 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball, Villegas, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kierkiewicz and Lee Loy – 2. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 3:20 p.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. 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