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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br /> DATE: January 8,2019 Re: Comm.No. 13/Bill No. 1 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 1:40 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo,Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Planning,to which was referred Bill No. 1,reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 1,transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim via Communication No. 13, dated November 19, 2018, <br /> amends Ordinance No. 99-42 which reclassified lands from Open(0)to Project District(ED) <br /> at Kaupulehu,North Kona, Hawai`i, covered by Tax Map Key: 7-2-003, Portion of 1 <br /> (Applicant: KD Acquisition, LLLP and Hualalai Investors, LLP; formerly Kaupulehu Developments) <br /> (Area: approximately 1,078.63 Acres). <br /> Mayor Kim forwarded the Leeward Planning Commission's favorable recommendation to accept the <br /> Overall Status Report required by Condition BB, and to grant a 20-year time extension to Condition B <br /> (Development Period). The property,known as the Kaupulehu Project District,is located between the 87 <br /> and 84 mile markers of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway. <br /> Representing the project before Your Committee was Attorney Steven Lim of Carlsmith Ball. Mr. Lim <br /> updated the Council on recent progress regarding the project. He said that on November 2, 2018, <br /> Kaupulehu Developments Acquisition, LLLP and Hualalai Investors, LLP (KDA&HI) <br /> "commemorated in writing"that they would assist the Department of Transportation to redo an <br /> intersection of Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway to accommodate proper turning and acceleration lanes per <br /> Department of Transportation's requirements resulting from their Traffic Impact Analysis report. <br /> On December 20,2018,KD acknowledged their appreciation to their two-person monitoring committee <br /> for cultural and resource development, made up of Leina'ala Keakealani Lightner and Hannah Kihalani <br /> Springer, who initiated the communication that initiated the development of the project. <br /> Lastly, on January 7, 2019, KDA&HI received a letter from the State Historic Preservation District <br /> (SHPD) approving the project for both Lots A and B. Mr. Lim noted that SHPD's approval was the last <br /> remaining hurdle to commence the final planning of this project and implement their next phase. He <br /> then explained the work being done towards opening the shoreline to the public,noting that this area <br /> was dangerous,rocky coastline and not a beach. Mr. Lim described a managed public access area with <br /> both safety and cultural elements needing to be considered,and that appropriate signage would need to <br /> be created and approved by the Planning Department. He stated for the record that the area could be <br /> accessed by the public within a year from adoption of the amended ordinance. <br /> PC Report No.: 1 <br />