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Home My WebLink About2023-05-04 Windward Planning Commission Agenda County of Hawai‘i WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Dennis Lin, Chair Louis Daniele III, Vice Chair Lauren Balog John Cross Wayne De Luz Chantel Perrin Mitchell D. Roth Mayor AGENDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Windward Planning Commission of the County of Hawai‘i in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 6-7.5(a) of the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i and Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. DATE: May 4, 2023 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Hawai‘i County Council Chambers in Hilo 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720 This is an in-person meeting, and the Windward Planning Commissioners will participate in person. The primary way to view or testify at this meeting is in-person; however, as a courtesy to the public, the Commission provides the following additional ways to view or testify remotely at this meeting. Optional Alternative to Provide Remote Oral Testimony: The public has the option to provide verbal testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please use the link below to register, no later than noon on the day prior to the meeting: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeitqD4tG1ZNzRfZ7A_DVOSjl7Mc3gc Optional Alternative to View Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as=subscriber (Please note, as this is an in-person meeting, the hearing will proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail.) The Planning Director’s background report (including application) and recommendation report for each agenda item will be available for review at www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov prior to the meeting. This information can also be requested by sending an email to WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling 961-8288. 2 CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Review and Approval of the April 6, 2023 Windward Planning Commission Minutes. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Members of the public may provide public testimony regarding any agenda item now or at the time the agenda item is called to order. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – 9:00 a.m. 1. APPLICANT: HAWAIIAN OLA BREWING CORP. (PL-SMA-2022-000025) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to convert the existing Wainaku Executive Center into a micro-distillery, restaurant, and bar, and includes grading for new parking and the installation of a wastewater system to accommodate the new uses on 12.31 acres of land situated in the Special Management Area. The subject parcels are located along the makai side of Hawaiʻi Belt Road, approximately 200 feet south of its intersection with Hau Street, Portion of Wailua & Mokuhonua, South Hilo, Hawaiʻi, TMKs: (3) 2-6-015:001 & 002. NEW BUSINESS – 9:30 a.m. 2. APPLICANT: BWA LLC DBA BOTANICAL WORLD ADVENTURES (PL-SPP-2023-000033) Application for an amendment to Condition No. 2 of Special Permit No. 04-005 for a 5- year time extension to complete construction. Special Permit No. 04-005 was approved in 2004 to allow a visitor center, parking lot and related improvements on approximately 3.53 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The project site is part of the existing Botanical World Adventures situated on the north side of Leopolino Road between Highway 19 and the Old Māmalahoa Highway, Kamaeʻe, North Hilo, Hawaiʻi, TMK: 3-1-001:015 (por.). 3. APPLICANT: PUNALEI MAKAI TRUST (PL-SMA-2023-00026) Application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to demolish an existing dwelling and construct a new single-family dwelling, a first farm dwelling and related improvements on 9.51 acres of land situated in the Special Management Area. The subject parcel is located at 36-2676 Old Māmalahoa Highway, approximately 1,000 feet south of Stevens Road/Hawaiʻi Belt Road intersection on the east (makai) side of the highway, Waipunalei Homesteads and Portion of Kahoahuna Homesteads, North Hilo, Hawaiʻi, TMK: (3) 3-6-005:002. PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for the month of April 2023. 3 AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING The Commissioners will comment on matters not on the current agenda, for consideration for the Commission’s next meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Windward Planning Commission’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 2, 2023 at the County Council Chambers in Hilo and the public can also testify via Zoom. The date and venue of the meeting are subject to change. ADJOURNMENT Submitting Written Testimony: Pursuant to Hawaiʻi County Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (PC), Rule 1, General Rules, a person desiring to submit written testimony shall indicate her/his name; 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 the testimony. Public testimony can be submitted by mail or email. Those submitting written testimony by mail should provide one copy for distribution. Public testimony submitted by mail, should be mailed to the Windward Planning Commission at the Planning Department office addresses in Hilo and Kona listed below under Board Packet. It is preferable that mailed testimony should be provided at least one week prior to the hearing date to allow for thorough Commission review. Public testimony that is submitted by email to WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov, should be submitted before 4:30 p.m. two (2) business days prior to the Commission meeting. Public attendees may present written testimony at the meeting without prior submission. Additionally, pursuant to Rule 1, the Chairperson may limit testimony that is irrelevant or unduly repetitious. Contested Case Procedure: Pursuant to PC Rule 4, Contested Case Procedure, of the County of Hawai‘i Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, any person seeking to intervene as a party to a contested case hearing on Agenda Item Nos. 2 & 3 above is required to file a written request which must be received by the office of the Planning Department no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the Planning Commission’s first public meeting on the matter. Such written request shall conform with the PC Rule 4-6(a), relating to Prehearing Procedure on a form as provided by the Planning Department entitled “Petition for Standing in a Contested Case Hearing.” The notarized petition form and a filing fee of $200 shall be submitted online via County of Hawaiʻi Electronic Processing and Information Center (EPIC) at the following website: https://hawaiicountyhi-energovpub.tylerhost.net/Apps/SelfService#/home. Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code}. A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.” {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code} 4 Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1402, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720. Board Packet. Pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection forty eight (48) hours before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi and at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawaiʻi Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 or WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible. If a request is received later than five working days prior to the meeting date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION DENNIS LIN, Chair (Hawai‘i Tribune Herald: Tuesday, April 11, 2023) (West Hawai‘i Today: Tuesday, April 11, 2023)