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Home My WebLink About2023-12-21 Leeward Planning Commission Agenda County of Hawai‘i LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Barbara DeFranco, Chair Zaheva Knowles, Vice Chair Michael Dela Cruz Clement “CJ” Kanuha III Mahina Paishon-Duarte Mitchell D. Roth Mayor AGENDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Leeward 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: Thursday, December 21, 2023 TIME: 9:30 a.m. LOCATION: West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Council Chambers, Building A 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Public Participation: This is an in-person meeting, and the Leeward 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/vJIsc-irqDwqGsn5NdhIYJdLi7P3oRa0ckE 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 LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling (808) 961-8288. 2 CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Review and Approval of the August 9, 2023 and August 17, 2023 Leeward 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. NEW BUSINESS 1. APPLICANT: PHIL TINGUELY, MANAGING MEMBER OF WALUA PARTNERS, LLC (PL-SMA-2023-000036) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to develop eighteen (18) multiple-family residential units in two (2) two-story townhouse buildings, and three (3) one-story duplex buildings, and includes three (3) private pools, an office building, and related development on a 3.0-acre parcel situated in the Special Management Area. The subject parcel is located at 75-5885 Walua Road, approximately 600 feet southeast of its intersection with Aliʻi Drive, Portion of Puaʻa 3rd – Waiʻaha 2nd, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: (3) 7-5-018:095. 2. APPLICANT: KONA HAWAIʻI DEVELOPMENT, LLC (PL-SMA-2023-000038) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to develop a 100-room hotel and related improvements using a partially completed foundation structure on a 1.76-acre parcel situated in the Special Management Area. The subject parcel is located at 75-5868 Aliʻi Drive, approximately 370 feet southwest of its intersection with Walua Road, Portion of Puaʻa 3rd – Waiʻaha 2nd, North Kona, Hawaiʻi, TMK: (3) 7-5-018:011. PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT 1. Report on Hawaiʻi County Council Resolution No. 203-23 adopting the County of Hawai‘i Integrated Climate Action Plan. 2. Presentation by the Planning Department on next steps that will be taken to develop strategies, ideas, and a plan to evaluate cumulative impacts of single-family dwelling development on the overall character of the Puakō community. 3. Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for the months of August, September, October, and November 2023. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Election of Officers for 2024. 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 Leeward Planning Commission’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the County Council Chambers in Kona 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 Leeward 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, should be submitted before 4:30 p.m. two (2) business days prior to the Commission meeting to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. 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. 1 and 2 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 (808) 961-8288 or LPCtestimony@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 LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Barbara DeFranco, Chair (Hawai‘i Tribune Herald: Friday, November 24, 2023) (West Hawai‘i Today: Friday, November 24, 2023)