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REPORT OF THE <br />LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE <br />DATE: January 21, 2025 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 3:45 p.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Comm. No. 75/Bill No. 15 <br />Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Bill No. 15, <br />reports as follows: <br />Bill No. 15, transmitted by Managing Director William V. Brilhante, Jr., via Communication No. 75, <br />dated December 24, 2024, amends Ordinance No. 16-85 which amended Ordinance No. 06-114, <br />which amended Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the <br />Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) by changing the district classification from <br />Single Family Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to General Commercial — 20,000 square feet <br />(CG-20) at Waidkea House Lots, Hawaii, covered by Tax Map Key: 2-2-034:066, 078, and 079 <br />(Applicant: Big Island Candies, Inc.) (Area: Approx. 45,450 square feet). <br />The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the applicant's <br />request for an eight -year time extension to Condition C (Time Requirement to Complete Construction) <br />and Conditions D, E, and F (Roadway Improvements) for the development of a production facility, <br />cold storage, and visitor center. The property is located along the makai side of Kekuando`a Street <br />between Laukapu Street and Hinano Street, Waidkea House Lots, South Hilo. <br />Tom Yeh, attorney for applicant Big Island Candies, Inc., and Planning Director Jeffrey Darrow were <br />present in Chambers. <br />Mr. Darrow provided a PowerPoint presentation via Communication 75.1. <br />Mr. Yeh shared the applicant's economic challenges and resilience through the years, requesting <br />support of the bill going forward. <br />Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent of <br />Bill No. 15, and recommends its passage on first reading. <br />dbk <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />HUSTACE <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />KANEALI` I-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE <br />APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS <br />WA ER L. KIMBALL, CHAIR <br />