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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARINGS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
COUNTY OF HAWAIÒI
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of matters to be considered by the Planning Commission of the
County of HawaiÒi in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, HawaiÒi Revised
Statutes, Section 6-4.3 of the Charter of the County of HawaiÒi, and the Planning CommissionÓs
Rules of Practice and Procedure.
DATE:
June 20, 2003
TIME:
9:00 a.m.
PLACE:
County Building, Councilroom - Room 201
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Î 9:00 a.m.
APPLICANTS: VERNE A. WOOD AND MELODY LYNN WOOD (SSP NO. 870)
1.
Continued hearing on the request to amend Special Permit No. 870 by including the
adjoining one-acre parcel of land, and to amend Condition No. 4 (complete construction)
for the establishment of the Orchidland Trade Center in the State Land Use Agricultural
District. The request is to also amend Condition No. 8 by increasing the hours of
operation from "daylight hours" to "6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m." and to allow the addition of
"food service uses." The properties are located in Orchidland Estates Subdivision at the
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northwest corner of Orchidland Drive and 34 Street, approximately 1,600 feet west
(mauka) of Keaau-Pahoa Road, in the vicinity of the Orchidland W
Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-6-10:82 and 83.
NEW BUSINESS Î 9:00 a.m.
APPLICANT: HAWAIIAN RAINBOWS SOIL BLENDING, LLC (SPP 03-003)
2.
Application for a Special Permit to allow the removal and sale of stockpiled topsoil on
14.9 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property
is located along the Old Railroad Right-of-Way and southwest of the Old Pepeekeo Mill,
approximately 1.3 miles from the Hawaii Belt Highway, Pepeekeo,
Tax Map Key: 2-8-07: portion of 1.
APPLICANT: WALTER M. TAVARES, JR. (SPP 03-004)
3.
Application for a Special Permit to allow the construction of a 2,500-square foot building
for the establishment of a towing and auto repair business on 1
within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along the makai
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side of Uluhe Street (aka 33 Avenue), approximately 1620 feet northeast (Keaau
direction) of Makuu Drive, Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii,
TMK: 1-5-16:148.
MINUTES
February 7, 2003; February 21, 2003; March 7, 2003; April 4, 2003; April 17, 2003;
May 8, 2003
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Status of appeals filed on Planning Commission decisions - Corporation Counsel
Other Commission matters
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable
opportunity to be heard on the above requests. According to Rule 1 (General Rules) of the
Planning Commission, a person desiring to submit oral or written testimony shall indicate her/his
name; residence address; and whether the testimony is on her/his behalf or as a representative of
an organization or individual. If testimony is being submitted on behalf of an organization,
documentation showing membership ratification should accompany t
testimony shall be submitted with an original and nine copies prior to testifying. The
Commission would appreciate timely submittal to the Planning Department at least one week
prior to the hearing date to allow for mailing and thorough Commission review. Testimony that
is irrelevant or unduly repetitious may be limited by the Chairperson pursuant to Rule 1.
Maps showing the general locations and boundaries of the areas under consideration
and/or plans of the proposed developments are on file and open to inspection during office hours
at the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720 and
at the Planning Department Kona Office, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona,
HawaiÒi 96740.
Pursuant to Rule 4, Contested Case Procedure, of the County of HawaiÒi Planning
Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, any person seeking to intervene as a party to
a contested case hearing on item nos. 2 and 3 of the above agenda is required to file a
written request which must be received in the office of the Plan
than seven (7) calendar days prior to the Planning CommissionÓs first public meeting on
the matter. Such written request shall be in conformity with Rule 4, in a form as provided
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in Rule 4 Appendix A ÐPetition for Standing in a Contested Case Hearing.Ñ The written
petition/request shall be filed with the Planning Commission at Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi
Street, Suite 3, Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720, and accompanied by a filing fee of $100 payable to the
Director of Finance. Any party may retain counsel if that person so desires. Rule 4 may be
inspected or purchased ($2.50) at the above-cited location.
Any disabled person requiring special assistance or person requiring auxiliary aid and/or
services to participate in the hearing should contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 five-
(5) working days prior to the hearing so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
PLANNING COMMISSION
Fred Galdones, Chairperson
Earl K. Fujikawa, 1st Vice Chairperson
Hannah K. Springer, 2nd Vice Chairperson
(Hawaii Tribune Herald: May 29, 2003)
(West Hawaii Today: May 29, 2003)
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