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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2025-01-07 2024-2026 HEATHER L. KIMBALL MICHELLE M. GALIMBA Chair & Presiding Officer JAMES E. HUSTACE HOLEKA GORO INABA DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI JENN KAGIWADA Vice Chair MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ 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 st 1Session Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i January 7, 2025 3:30 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:  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, January 6, 2025. 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, January 6, 2025, 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-1 January 7, 2025 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER 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. 43-25: AUTHORIZES A GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR UTILITY PURPOSES TO HAWAIʻI ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC., OVER TAX MAP KEY: 6-8-041:023 (POR.) Allows for a grant of easement from the County of Hawaiʻi to provide electrical service to the new Keolalani at Waikoloa subdivision in South Kohala and allow for the installation of vacuum switch equipment, with an independent appraisal valued at $590. Reference: Comm. 64 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 198: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR THE (2022-2024) COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE RURAL DISTRICT AT WAIMEA, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-4-024:027 Postponed: September 16 and October 15, 2024 (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kierkiewicz, seconded by Council Member Lee Loy, to recommend passage of Bill 198 on first reading.) (Bill 199 continues on the next page.) Page 2 LAAC-1 January 7, 2025 ; and Bill 199: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-11 (LALAMILO-PUʻUKAPU ZONE MAP), (2022-2024) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 5 ACRES (A-5a) TO RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL – 0.5 ACRES (RA-0.5a) AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (CN-10) AT WAIMEA, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-4-024:027 (Applicant: Kaupulehu Land, LLC) (Area: 5.349 Acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment to the State Land Use Boundaries Map and an unfavorable recommendation for the requested change of zone, which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into eight lots consisting of three retail/commercial lots fronting Māmalahoa Highway and five residential agricultural lots. This property is located at 64-983 Māmalahoa Highway. Reference: Comm. 1015 Intr. by: Council Member Inaba (B/R) Postponed: September 16 and October 15, 2024 (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kierkiewicz, seconded by Council Member Galimba, to recommend passage of Bill 199 on first reading.) Bill 11: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO 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 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO INDUSTRIAL – COMMERCIAL MIXED – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (MCX-20) AT CITY OF HILO, SOUTH HILO, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-036:065 Applicant: Nimr Y. Tamimi (Area: 22,900 square feet) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the requested change of zone, which would allow the applicant to expand its office space by converting an existing residential dwelling on the subject property into an office building. This property is located at 781 Laukapu Street. Reference: Comm. 39 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) Page 3 LAAC-1 January 7, 2025 ADJOURNMENT 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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