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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2025-01-21 2024-2026 ACTIONS 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 nd 2Session West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i January 21, 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:  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:  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; 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, Friday, January 17, 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 Friday, January 17, 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-2 January 21, 2025 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 3:45 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. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 51-25: AUTHORIZES THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CODE REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38 OF THE HAWAIʻI REVISED STATUTES, FOR THE HUALĀLAI COURT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN HILO, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-4-028:009 (Area: 3.2920 acres) The Applicant requests an exemption from Single-Family Residential District 7,500 feet zoning requirements, to be replaced with Multiple-Family Residential 1,000 Square Feet requirements, to allow for greater density and an exemption from Sections 5-7-1 and 5-7-3 of the Hawaiʻi County Code regarding permit plan reviews and permit fees to reduce costs for the production of 104 affordable residential rental units, to be located at 364 Hualālai Street in South Hilo. Reference: Comm. 74 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Kierkiewicz – 2. Excused: None. Page 2 LAAC-2 January 21, 2025 Res. 62-25: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO NEGOTIATE A LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, SITUATED AT KAILUA-KONA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAI‘I, IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 7-5-008:027, TO THE ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF KAILUA VILLAGE Allows the Association of Apartment Owners of Kailua Village to continue to lease the parcel for Kailua Village Condominium’s visitor parking and fire lane access purposes. Reference: Comm. 92 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Kierkiewicz – 2. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 15: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 16-85 WHICH AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 06-114, WHICH AMENDED SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) 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 GENERAL COMMERCIAL – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (CG-20) AT WAIĀKEA HOUSE LOTS, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-034:066, 078, AND 079 (Applicant: Big Island Candies, Inc.) (Area: Approx. 45,450 square feet) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the applicant’s request for an eight-year time extension to Condition C (Time Requirement to Complete Construction) and Conditions D, E, and F (Roadway Improvements) for the development of a production facility, cold storage, and visitor center. The property is located along the makai side of Kekūanāoʻa Street between Laukapu Street and Hīnano Street, Waiākea House Lots, South Hilo. Reference: Comm. 75 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) (The vote on Bill 15 is on the next page.) Page 3 LAAC-2 January 21, 2025 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Kierkiewicz – 2. Excused: None. Bill 16: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 06-28, WHICH AMENDED SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED) BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL (A-1a) TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (CN-20) AT PONOHAWAI, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-3-036:018 (POR) (Applicant: Kristin Frost Albrecht) (Area: 8 acres) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the applicant’s request for a ten-year time extension to Condition D (Complete Construction) for the development of the Hawaiʻi Island Agricultural Innovation Park and Food Systems Campus. The property is located on the south side of Ponahawai Street, approximately 1,300 feet east of its intersection with Komohana Street, Ponahawai, South Hilo. Reference: Comm. 76 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 4, 2025: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Kierkiewicz – 2. Excused: None. Bill 17: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL TO THE URBAN DISTRICT AT ‘ŌULI, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-2-001:075 (POR.) (The vote on Bill 17 is on the next page.) Page 4 LAAC-2 January 21, 2025 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Kierkiewicz – 2. Excused: None. ; and Bill 18: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-7 (NORTH AND SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 1 ACRE (A-1a) TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) AT ʻŌULI, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-2-001:075 (POR.) (Applicant: Hawaiʻi Island Community Development Corporation) (Area: 14.321 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, with an amendment to Condition N (Fair Share), which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into 43 lots. The property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Kawaihae Road and Waiula Drive, nd Kawaihae 2-Lanikepu, Waimea, South Kohala. Reference: Comm. 77 Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Kierkiewicz – 2. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 5:14 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. Page 5 LAAC-2 January 21, 2025 Live Stream of County Council 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. 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