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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2025-02-04 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 rd 3Session Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i February 4, 2025 1:00 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; 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, February 3, 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, February 3, 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-3 February 4, 2025 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 1:29 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. COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 100: REQUESTS FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 WAIWAI NONPROFIT GRANTS-IN-AID AWARDS From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated January 14, 2025. POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR: (An ad hoc was created consisting of Council Member Kimball as Chair and Council Members Galimba, Inaba, and Kagiwada as members.) Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. 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, October 15, 2024, and January 7, 2025 (Bill 198 continues on the next page.) Page 2 LAAC-3 February 4, 2025 (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kierkiewicz, seconded by Council Member Lee Loy, to recommend passage of Bill 198 on first reading.) POSTPONED TO MARCH 6, 2025: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 8. Noes: Committee Member Onishi – 1. Absent: None. Excused: None. ; 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, October 15, 2024, and January 7, 2025 (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kierkiewicz, seconded by Council Member Galimba, to recommend passage of Bill 199 on first reading.) AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND POSTPONED TO MARCH 6, 2025: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 8. Noes: Committee Member Onishi – 1. Absent: None. Excused: None. (Bill 199 continues on the next page.) Page 3 LAAC-3 February 4, 2025 ; and Comm. 1015.40: From Katherine A. Garson and Onaona P. Thoene of Carlsmith Ball LLP, dated December 16, 2024, transmitting proposed conditions of approval for Bill 199. ; and Comm. 1015.47: From Council Member Heather L. Kimball, dated January 28, 2025, transmitting proposed amendments for Bill 199. 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: January 21, 2025 (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kagiwada, seconded by Council Member Galimba, to recommend passage of Bill 16 on first reading.) AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kimball – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 5:26 p.m. Page 4 LAAC-3 February 4, 2025 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. 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