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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAIÒI HEARING TRANSCRIPT SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 A regularly advertised hearing on the applications of HUALLAI PARTNERS OF KONA, LLC (SLU 10-27/REZ 10-127) was called to order at 9:40 a.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona B Hotel, Ballroom I, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, HawaiÒi, with Chairman Frederic Housel presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Frederic Housel, Brandi Beaudet, Geraldine Giffin, Wayne Iokepa, Richard Nelson and Lani Bowman (from 9:43 a.m.) ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Thomas Hickcox STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), Deanne Bugado (Planner, West Hawaii Division) and Kiran Emler (Department of Public Works) And approximately 200 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: HUALLAI PARTNERS OF KONA, LLC (SLU 10-27/REZ 10-127) Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from Agricultural 5-acres (A-5a) to Single-Family Residential 10,000 square feet (RS-10) for approximately 14.968 acres of land. The property is located nd Kahului-Hienaloli Road and Huallai Road, north of the Sugar Cane Lane Subdivision, Kahului 2, North Kona, HawaiÒi, TMK: 7-5-17: 43. HOUSEL: The first item on the agenda is the applicant is Huallai Partners of Kona, LLC. This is an application for a State Land Use boundary amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a change of zone from Agricultural 5 acres, Ag-5a, to Single-Family Residential 10,000 square feet, RS-10, for approximately 14.96 acres of land. And this land is located southwest of the intersection of Kahului-Hienaloli Road and Huallai Road. Staff, would you care to present? Oh, okay, IÓll make an amendment to that now. Not only are we g first agenda item, but we are also going to take public testimony at this time for Agenda Items 2 and 3. And I wonÓt read those at this time, but if you do want to testify on any of the 1, 2 or 3 items on this agenda, please plan to come forward very shortly. Thank you. It looks like we have a lot more attendees today than we usually do, that we are a little short on seating. So we will be opening up this other side here, and hopefully Î oh, we put in a request Î so we are going to try to open that up and provide seating for everybody to be able to be comfortable during the Planning Commission meeting today. (At this time, 9:42 a.m., the Commission took statements from the public on Agenda Items 1, 2 and 3 Î SEE EXHIBIT B) 1 EXHIBIT A