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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> JULY 21, 2022 <br /> A regularly advertised hearing on the application of SITING CHEN (PL-REZ-2021-000012) <br /> was called to order at 12:31 p.m. in the West Hawaii Civic Center, Community Center, Building <br /> G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and via Zoom, with Chairman <br /> Michael Vitousek presiding. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Michael Vitousek, Barbara DeFranco, Michael Dela Cruz, <br /> Clement"CJ" Kanuha III, and Zaheva Knowles <br /> ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Mahina Paishon-Duarte and Faith"Faye" Yates <br /> EX-OFFICIO MEMBER: Robyn Matsumoto (Department of Public Works) <br /> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Malia Kekai, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), <br /> Jean Campbell, Esq. (Counsel for the Planning Department), Jeffrey Darrow (Deputy Planning <br /> Director), Maija Jackson (Planning Program Manager), Jessica Andrews (Planner), <br /> Christian Kay (Planner), Janice Hata(Zoom host), and Noriko Sauer(Commission Secretary) <br /> APPLICANT: SITING CHEN (PL-REZ-2021-000012) <br /> Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) to a Family Agricultural-1 <br /> acre (FA-la) zoning district for 14.968-acres of land. The subject property is located on the south <br /> side of Hualalai Road, approximately 0.6 miles east of its intersection with Queen Ka`ahumanu <br /> Highway, Wai`aha 1st, Puapua`anui 1st, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-017:043. <br /> VITOUSEK: Next order of business agenda item 1. Applicant is Siting Chen, PL-REZ-2021- <br /> 000012. Application for Change of Zone from Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) to a Family <br /> Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) zoning district for 14.968-acres of land. The subj ect property is <br /> located on the south side of Hualalai Road, approximately 0.6 miles east of its intersection with <br /> Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway, Wai`aha 1st, Puapua`anui 1st, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7- <br /> 5-017:043. <br /> Deputy Planning Director Jeff Darrow will represent the Planning Department on this item. The <br /> commission will take public testimony after the staff presentation. The staff presentation will be <br /> by Jessica Andrews. <br /> ANDREWS: Thank you, Chair. This is a Change of Zone application for Siting Chen. We'll <br /> start with the location map. The subject property is designated with a red dot there. You can see <br /> kind of in the middle lower portion of the slide it's located southeast of Kailua-Kona town on <br /> Hualalai Road. <br /> 1 <br /> EXHIBIT F <br />