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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT DECEMBER 5, 2008 SONOMURA RENTALS, LLC A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (REZ 08-000081) was called to order at 9:04 a.m. in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Conference Room, 655 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii, with Chairman Rodney Watanabe presiding. PRESENT: Rodney Watanabe ABSENT & EXCUSED: C. Kimo Alameda Lani Bowman Takashi Domingo Frederic Housel Andrew Iwashita Shelly Ogata Rell Woodward Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel Daryn Arai, Acting Planning Director Norman Hayashi, Staff Planner Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner Maija Cottle, Staff Planner And approximately 15 people from the public in attendance APPLICANT: SONOMURA RENTALS, LLC (SLU 08-000020/REZ 08-000081) a. State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban for 6.3 acres of land. b. Change of zone from Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) to Residential and Agricultural .5 acre (RA-.5a) for 6.3 acres of land. The property is located along the west side of Awa Street approximately 1,300 feet north of the Awa Street – Makalika Street intersection, Panaewa Farm Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2-48:10 and 120. WATANABE: Agenda Item No. 1 is, let’s see, Sonomura Rentals LLC, SLU 08- 000020/REZ 08-000081. This would be a State Land Use Boundary Amendment and a Change of Zone. Maija? COTTLE: Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The first application is a Change of Zone Request and State land Use Boundary Amendment. And at our last meeting I kind of gave an overview of where the property was and the zoning. And we have a new slide today showing the General Plan designation. Just to orient the Commissioners, the property is outlined in red on the slide; and it’s located in South Hilo, east of the highway heading out of town towards Keaau, and south of East Palani Street, north of Makalika Street; and it’s just off of Awa Street, to the EXHIBIT A