HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP LAAC 079 2024/11/19 2022-2024REPORT OF THE
LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE
DATE: November 19, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 1148/Bill No. 225
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 1:01 P.M.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Bill No. 225,
reports as follows:
Bill No. 225, transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, via Communication No. 1148, dated
October 22, 2024, amends Ordinance No. 14-54 which amended Section 25-8-26 (Pahoa Zone
Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
Amended), by changing the District Classification from Agricultural — 1 Acre (A -la) to Village
Commercial — 20,000 square feet (CV-20) at Keonepoko Homestead Lots, Puna, Hawaii, covered
by Tax Map Key: 1-5-007:061 (Applicant: Maui Varieties Investments Inc. (formerly Jerry
Souza)) (Area: 1 acre)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the applicant's
request for a 10-year time extension to Condition C (Establishment of a Commercial Use), and an
amendment to Condition H (Road Improvements). The property is located at 15-1447 Kahakai
Boulevard.
Planning Director Zendo Kern, Planning consultant Sidney Fuke, and Milton Fujii, representing
Ace Hardware, were present. Mr. Fuke provided an overview of the request for this extension.
Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent
of Bill No. 225, and recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
X
GALIMBA
X
INABA
X
KAGIWADA
X
K,kNEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
APPROVALSANDACQUISITIONS
HOLEKA GORO INABA, CHAIR