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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
HEARING TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
JKS PARTNERS, LP (SLU 10-28/REZ 10-
A regularly advertised hearing on the applications of
128)
was called to order at 12:38 p.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Ballroom I,
75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Frederic Housel presiding.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Frederic Housel, Brandi Beaudet, Lani Bowman, Geraldine
Giffin, Wayne Iokepa and Richard Nelson
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: JKS PARTNERS, LP (SLU 10-28/REZ 10-128)
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 7,500 square feet (RS-7.5)
for approximately 14.682 acres of land. The property is located adjacent to and north of Pualani
nd
Estates Subdivision and mauka of Hawai‘i Belt Road, Kahului 2, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-
5-17: 40.
HOUSEL: Now, we still need to vote on Item No. 3. Do we need to do another presentation,
Commissioners? It’s the adjacent land and it’s -. Would anyone like to hear another -? Okay.
Would you like to make a motion? The first one will be the application for the State Land Use
boundary amendment.
GIFFIN: Mr. Chairman, I just want to ask a question. In the background report it says, for this
agenda item, that we are speaking of 54 lots approximately, correct?
DARROW: Correct.
GIFFIN: Thank you.
HOUSEL: Can we get a motion?
GIFFIN: Yes. I would like to move that a favorable recommendation for the State Land Use
boundary amendment for SLU 10-28 be forwarded to the County Council.
NELSON: Second.
HOUSEL: Seconded by Commissioner Nelson. Any discussion? Mr. Darrow?
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DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion before us is to send a favorable
recommendation for the State Land Use boundary amendment for JKS Partners, LP. With that, I’ll
take the roll call. Commissioner Giffin?
GIFFIN: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Nelson?
NELSON: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Beaudet?
BEAUDET: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Bowman?
BOWMAN: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Iokepa?
IOKEPA: Aye.
DARROW: And Mr. Chairman?
HOUSEL: Aye.
DARROW: The motion passes, six to zero.
HOUSEL: Now, the second item in the application is a change of zone from Ag-5 to Single-Family
Residential 7,500 square feet, RS-7.5.
GIFFIN: Mr. Chairman, I would like to move that an unfavorable recommendation for the change
of zone request by JKS Partners for REZ 10-128, be forwarded to the County Council, with the
recommendation and the comments, the reasons as stated by the Director.
HOUSEL: Thank you.
IOKEPA: Second.
HOUSEL: Seconded by Commissioner Iokepa. Any discussion? Mr. Darrow.
DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion before us is to send an unfavorable
recommendation for the change of zone request to the Hawai‘i County Council. With that, I’ll take
the roll call. Commissioner Giffin?
GIFFIN: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Iokepa?
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IOKEPA: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Beaudet?
BEAUDET: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Bowman?
BOWMAN: No.
DARROW: Commissioner Nelson?
NELSON: Aye.
DARROW: And Mr. Chairman?
HOUSEL: Aye.
DARROW: The motion passes, five to one.
FUKE: Thank you.
HOUSEL: Thank you, Mr. Fuke.
The discussion ended at 12:42 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Noriko Sauer, Secretary
Leeward Planning Commission
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