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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI'I
RESOLUTION NO. 51 25
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CODE
REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38 OF THE HAWAI'I REVISED
STATUTES, FOR THE HUALALAI COURT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN
HILO, HAWAI'I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY(3) 2-4-028:009.
WHEREAS, Hualalai Court, LLC ("DEVELOPER") proposes to build Affordable
Housing and wish to continue the development of this project; and
WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER has experience developing affordable housing and has
successfully developed in excess of 585 low-income affordable rental units within the State of
Hawai'i and the continental United States; and
WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER now proposes to build the Hualalai Court("PROJECT")
at 364 Hualalai Street in Hilo, Tax Map Key (3) 2-4-028:009, consisting of 3.2920 acres of land;
and
WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER proposes to build an affordable multi-family housing
project consisting of 2-story structures designed for 104 affordable residential rental units for
local families, consisting of 21 units serving households earning no more than 80% of the Area
Median Income (AMI) and 83 units serving households earning no more than 100%AMI, for no
fewer than 51 years after initial occupancy, and for the lifetime of the project, all of the units will
be rented exclusively to qualified residents; and
WHEREAS, the PROJECT will promote the goals contained in HRS Section 201H-38
and Chapter 11 of the Hawaii County Code, the County of Hawai`i affordable housing policy;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I that it
hereby authorizes the exemption of certain code requirements as provided in the attached Exhibit
"A", pursuant to HRS Section 201H-38, for Hualalai Court.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect immediately.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Planning Director and Housing Administrator of the County.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 5th day of February , 20 25..
INTRODUCED BY:
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UNCIL ME BE , COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i GALIMBA X
HUSTACE X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawai`i on February 5, 2025
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
ONISHI X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-74/LAAC-3
TY CL HAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 51 25
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EXHIBIT "A"
Proposed Exemptions
1 . Current county zoning is RS-7 .5, Single-Family Residential
District (minimum building site area of 7500 square feet) ;
The zoning shall be RM-1, Multiple-Family Residential
District (required land area of 1,000 square feet for each
• separate rentable unit) .
The current State Land Use Designation is "Urban" and
theHawaii County LUPAG Map designates the site
as"Medium-Density Urban. " The exemption will provide
theproject with the equivalent of "Medium-Density
Urban"consistent with the surrounding lots .
2 . - Exemption From Chapter 5, HCC, Building Code
Requesting an exemption from Section 5-7-1 Permit Plan
Review; general (a) & 5-7-3, HCC, Permit Fees. This
exemption will reduce the costs of the affordable units .