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PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
HEARING TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 5, 2009
COUNTY COUNCIL’S BILL NO. 64 ON WINDWARD
A regularly advertised hearing on
AND LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSIONS
was called to order at 2:00 p.m. in the
Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Rell
Woodward presiding.
PRESENT: Rell Woodward
Takashi Domingo
Wallace Ishibashi
Andrew Iwashita
Zendo Kern
Shelly Ogata
Brandon Gonzalez, Deputy Corporation Counsel
BJ Leithead Todd, Planning Director
Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner
Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner
Maija Cottle, Staff Planner
And one person from the public in attendance
INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (BILL NO. 64)
Amendment to Chapters 23 (Subdivision Code) and 25 (Zoning Code) and other chapters of the
Hawaii County Code to conform to the recent Charter Amendment creating the Leeward and
Windward Planning Commissions.
WOODWARD: We’re on Agenda Item No. 5, County Council initiated amendment to
Chapters 23 and 25 and other chapters of the County Code to conform to the recent Charter
Amendment creating two Planning Commissions. Maija.
COTTLE: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So basically this is a housekeeping
amendment that was initiated by County Council to revise the County Code by replacing any
reference to the one Planning Commission to now the Leeward and Windward Planning
Commissions. And this particular request that’s within the Planning Commission’s authority to
recommend a favorable or unfavorable recommendation on is just related to Chapters 23 and 25,
which is the Subdivision and Zoning Codes.So the Planning Director is recommending a
favorable recommendation be sent to the County Council for this bill. Are there any questions?
WOODWARD: Pretty exciting stuff, isn’t it? All right, nobody signed up from the public
testify so I would be willing to entertain a motion. Commissioner Domingo.
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DOMINGO: Mr. Chairman, I move to send a favorable recommendation with regards
to the changes as stipulated by the staff regarding both Planning Commissions.
OATA: Second.
WOODWARD: All right. It has been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion?
Okay, this could set a world record. All right, if you’ll take the vote, Maija.
COTTLE: Thank you. Commissioner Domingo?
DOMINGO: Aye.
COTTLE: Commissioner Ogata?
OGATA: Aye.
COTTLE: Commissioner Ishibashi?
ISHIBASHI: Aye.
COTTLE: Commissioner Kern?
KERN: Aye.
COTTLE: And Mr. Chairman?
WOODWARD: Aye.
COTTLE: Okay, the motion passes five to zero.
WOODWARD: All right. For the record, nobody from the public signed up to testify on
this issue.
The discussion ended at 2:03 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon M. Nomura, Secretary
Windward Planning Commission
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