HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-30 Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
James McCully, Chair
Mayor
Anna Liu, Vice Chair
Kealohanui Browning
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Nathan Gaddis
Managing Director
Alan Okinaka
County of Hawai‘i
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Aupuni Center • 101Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Banyan Drive
Hawaiʻi Redevelopment Agency in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91, 92, and 53,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes and Section 2-35-1 of the Hawaiʻi County Code.
DATE: Friday, May 30, 2025
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Grand Naniloa Hotel – Room 934
93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI 96720
Banyan Drive Hawai`i Redevelopment Agency members and the public may attend the meeting
in person or via Zoom. The public may provide verbal testimony by joining Zoom or via the
physical location listed above. See “Submitting Testimony” below for more information.
To attend the meeting via Zoom, please register at the link below 24 hours prior to the meeting.
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/-HjaElUDQbqMhS53wgadfw
We encourage anyone not providing testimony to watch via the optional alternative of YouTube
which can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as=subscriber
CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda (requires four (4) votes and must comply with
HRS § 92-7(d)).
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Pursuant to HRS 92-3 interested persons that want to
provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the board takes public statements on the agenda
or at the time the specific agenda item is called or as otherwise allowed at the sole discretion of the
Chair.
1
BUSINESS OF THE AGENCY
1. DLNR Update on Banyan Drive: Candace Martin, Acting District Land Agent,
Hawai`i District Land Office to provide a report of recent DLNR activities on Banyan
Drive.
2. Legislative Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: Invited members of the State
Legislature to provide updates on the 2025 legislative session, final reports and provide
insight on plans and potential legislation for the 2026 legislative session.
Invited Legislators:
Senator Lorraine Inouye
Representative Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy
Representative Chris Todd
Representative Matthias Kusch
3. Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority (HCDA) Update on the Waiākea
Peninsula: HCDA Executive Director Craig Nakamoto to provide an update on
HCDA’s plans and scope of work for the Waiākea Peninsula.
4. DLNR Chair Dawn Chang Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: DLNR Chair Dawn
Chang has been invited to provide an update on DLNR initiatives concerning the
Waiākea Peninsula.
5. Councilmember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi Update on the Waiākea Peninsula:
Councilmember Onishi has been invited to provide an update on Hawai`i County Council
initiatives concerning the Waiākea Peninsula.
6. Grand Naniloa Hotel General Manager Update: Grand Naniloa Hotel General
Manager Niklas Dahm to provide an update related to the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
7. Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General Manager Update: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General
Manager Matt Pickett to provide an update related to the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
1. Approval of meeting minutes from the April 7, 2025, Banyan Drive Hawaiʻi Redevelopment
Agency meeting.
2. Scheduling of next meeting date.
ADJOURNMENT
Submitting Written Testimony: Written testimony may be submitted 24 hours prior to the meeting
by email to planning@hawaiicounty.gov. Mail or hand deliver written testimony to Hilo Planning
Department at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. Please submit separate testimony for
each item.
2
Optional Alternative to Provide Remote Oral Testimony: The public may provide verbal
testimony at the meeting location provided or by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via
Zoom, please register at the following link at least 24 hours prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/uG3A69rJSjKgIQD_5QECRg
Meeting Materials: Documents provided to members of this board for this meeting are available for
public inspection online at https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/1/fol/78742/Row1.aspx
or 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.
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.”
\[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a) (6), Hawai‘i County Code\].
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact the Planning
Department at (808) 961-8288 as soon as possible, and no later than five (5) working days prior to
the meeting date. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
Upon request, this notice may be made available in alternate/accessible formats.
The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be
heard on the above matters.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
James McCully, Chairman
3
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
James McCully, Chair
Mayor
Anna Liu, Vice Chair
Kealohanui Browning
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Nathan Gaddis
Managing Director
Alan Okinaka
County of Hawai‘i
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Aupuni Center • 101Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Banyan Drive
Hawaiʻi Redevelopment Agency in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91, 92, and 53,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes and Section 2-35-1 of the Hawaiʻi County Code.
DATE: Friday, May 30, 2025
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Grand Naniloa Hotel – Room 934
93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI 96720
Banyan Drive Hawai`i Redevelopment Agency members and the public may attend the meeting
in person or via Zoom. The public may provide verbal testimony by joining Zoom or via the
physical location listed above. See “Submitting Testimony” below for more information.
To attend the meeting via Zoom, please register at the link below 24 hours prior to the meeting.
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/-HjaElUDQbqMhS53wgadfw
We encourage anyone not providing testimony to watch via the optional alternative of YouTube
which can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as=subscriber
CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda (requires four (4) votes and must comply with
HRS § 92-7(d)).
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Pursuant to HRS 92-3 interested persons that want to
provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the board takes public statements on the agenda
or at the time the specific agenda item is called or as otherwise allowed at the sole discretion of the
Chair.
1
BUSINESS OF THE AGENCY
1. DLNR Update on Banyan Drive: Candace Martin, Acting District Land Agent,
Hawai`i District Land Office to provide a report of recent DLNR activities on Banyan
Drive.
2. Legislative Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: Invited members of the State
Legislature to provide updates on the 2025 legislative session, final reports and provide
insight on plans and potential legislation for the 2026 legislative session.
Invited Legislators:
Senator Lorraine Inouye
Representative Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy
Representative Chris Todd
Representative Matthias Kusch
3. Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority (HCDA) Update on the Waiākea
Peninsula: HCDA Executive Director Craig Nakamoto to provide an update on
HCDA’s plans and scope of work for the Waiākea Peninsula.
4. DLNR Chair Dawn Chang Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: DLNR Chair Dawn
Chang has been invited to provide an update on DLNR initiatives concerning the
Waiākea Peninsula.
5. Councilmember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi Update on the Waiākea Peninsula:
Councilmember Onishi has been invited to provide an update on Hawai`i County Council
initiatives concerning the Waiākea Peninsula.
6. Grand Naniloa Hotel General Manager Update: Grand Naniloa Hotel General
Manager Niklas Dahm to provide an update related to the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
7. Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General Manager Update: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General
Manager Matt Pickett to provide an update related to the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
1. Approval of meeting minutes from the April 7, 2025, Banyan Drive Hawaiʻi Redevelopment
Agency meeting.
2. Scheduling of next meeting date.
ADJOURNMENT
Submitting Written Testimony: Written testimony may be submitted 24 hours prior to the meeting
by email to planning@hawaiicounty.gov. Mail or hand deliver written testimony to Hilo Planning
Department at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. Please submit separate testimony for
each item.
2
Optional Alternative to Provide Remote Oral Testimony: The public may provide verbal
testimony at the meeting location provided or by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via
Zoom, please register at the following link at least 24 hours prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/uG3A69rJSjKgIQD_5QECRg
Meeting Materials: Documents provided to members of this board for this meeting are available for
public inspection online at https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/1/fol/78742/Row1.aspx
or 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.
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.”
\[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a) (6), Hawai‘i County Code\].
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact the Planning
Department at (808) 961-8288 as soon as possible, and no later than five (5) working days prior to
the meeting date. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
Upon request, this notice may be made available in alternate/accessible formats.
The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be
heard on the above matters.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
James McCully, Chairman
3
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
James McCully, Chair
Mayor
Anna Liu, Vice Chair
Kealohanui Browning
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Nathan Gaddis
Managing Director
Alan Okinaka
County of Hawai‘i
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Aupuni Center • 101Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Banyan Drive
Hawaiʻi Redevelopment Agency in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91, 92, and 53,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes and Section 2-35-1 of the Hawaiʻi County Code.
DATE: Friday, May 30, 2025
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Grand Naniloa Hotel – Room 934
93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI 96720
Banyan Drive Hawai`i Redevelopment Agency members and the public may attend the meeting
in person or via Zoom. The public may provide verbal testimony by joining Zoom or via the
physical location listed above. See “Submitting Testimony” below for more information.
To attend the meeting via Zoom, please register at the link below 24 hours prior to the meeting.
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/-HjaElUDQbqMhS53wgadfw
We encourage anyone not providing testimony to watch via the optional alternative of YouTube
which can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as=subscriber
CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda (requires four (4) votes and must comply with
HRS § 92-7(d)).
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Pursuant to HRS 92-3 interested persons that want to
provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the board takes public statements on the agenda
or at the time the specific agenda item is called or as otherwise allowed at the sole discretion of the
Chair.
1
BUSINESS OF THE AGENCY
1. DLNR Update on Banyan Drive: Candace Martin, Acting District Land Agent,
Hawai`i District Land Office to provide a report of recent DLNR activities on Banyan
Drive.
2. Legislative Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: Invited members of the State
Legislature to provide updates on the 2025 legislative session, final reports and provide
insight on plans and potential legislation for the 2026 legislative session.
Invited Legislators:
Senator Lorraine Inouye
Representative Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy
Representative Chris Todd
Representative Matthias Kusch
3. Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority (HCDA) Update on the Waiākea
Peninsula: HCDA Executive Director Craig Nakamoto to provide an update on
HCDA’s plans and scope of work for the Waiākea Peninsula.
4. DLNR Chair Dawn Chang Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: DLNR Chair Dawn
Chang has been invited to provide an update on DLNR initiatives concerning the
Waiākea Peninsula.
5. Councilmember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi Update on the Waiākea Peninsula:
Councilmember Onishi has been invited to provide an update on Hawai`i County Council
initiatives concerning the Waiākea Peninsula.
6. Grand Naniloa Hotel General Manager Update: Grand Naniloa Hotel General
Manager Niklas Dahm to provide an update related to the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
7. Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General Manager Update: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General
Manager Matt Pickett to provide an update related to the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
1. Approval of meeting minutes from the April 7, 2025, Banyan Drive Hawaiʻi Redevelopment
Agency meeting.
2. Scheduling of next meeting date.
ADJOURNMENT
Submitting Written Testimony: Written testimony may be submitted 24 hours prior to the meeting
by email to planning@hawaiicounty.gov. Mail or hand deliver written testimony to Hilo Planning
Department at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. Please submit separate testimony for
each item.
2
Optional Alternative to Provide Remote Oral Testimony: The public may provide verbal
testimony at the meeting location provided or by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via
Zoom, please register at the following link at least 24 hours prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/uG3A69rJSjKgIQD_5QECRg
Meeting Materials: Documents provided to members of this board for this meeting are available for
public inspection online at https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/1/fol/78742/Row1.aspx
or 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.
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.”
\[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a) (6), Hawai‘i County Code\].
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact the Planning
Department at (808) 961-8288 as soon as possible, and no later than five (5) working days prior to
the meeting date. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
Upon request, this notice may be made available in alternate/accessible formats.
The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be
heard on the above matters.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
James McCully, Chairman
3
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
James McCully, Chair
Mayor
Anna Liu, Vice Chair
Kealohanui Browning
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Nathan Gaddis
Managing Director
Alan Okinaka
County of Hawai‘i
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Aupuni Center • 101Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Banyan Drive
Hawaiʻi Redevelopment Agency in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91, 92, and 53,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes and Section 2-35-1 of the Hawaiʻi County Code.
DATE: Friday, May 30, 2025
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Grand Naniloa Hotel – Room 934
93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI 96720
Banyan Drive Hawai`i Redevelopment Agency members and the public may attend the meeting
in person or via Zoom. The public may provide verbal testimony by joining Zoom or via the
physical location listed above. See “Submitting Testimony” below for more information.
To attend the meeting via Zoom, please register at the link below 24 hours prior to the meeting.
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/-HjaElUDQbqMhS53wgadfw
We encourage anyone not providing testimony to watch via the optional alternative of YouTube
which can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as=subscriber
CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda (requires four (4) votes and must comply with
HRS § 92-7(d)).
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Pursuant to HRS 92-3 interested persons that want to
provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the board takes public statements on the agenda
or at the time the specific agenda item is called or as otherwise allowed at the sole discretion of the
Chair.
1
BUSINESS OF THE AGENCY
1. DLNR Update on Banyan Drive: Candace Martin, Acting District Land Agent,
Hawai`i District Land Office to provide a report of recent DLNR activities on Banyan
Drive.
2. Legislative Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: Invited members of the State
Legislature to provide updates on the 2025 legislative session, final reports and provide
insight on plans and potential legislation for the 2026 legislative session.
Invited Legislators:
Senator Lorraine Inouye
Representative Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy
Representative Chris Todd
Representative Matthias Kusch
3. Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority (HCDA) Update on the Waiākea
Peninsula: HCDA Executive Director Craig Nakamoto to provide an update on
HCDA’s plans and scope of work for the Waiākea Peninsula.
4. DLNR Chair Dawn Chang Update on the Waiākea Peninsula: DLNR Chair Dawn
Chang has been invited to provide an update on DLNR initiatives concerning the
Waiākea Peninsula.
5. Councilmember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi Update on the Waiākea Peninsula:
Councilmember Onishi has been invited to provide an update on Hawai`i County Council
initiatives concerning the Waiākea Peninsula.
6. Grand Naniloa Hotel General Manager Update: Grand Naniloa Hotel General
Manager Niklas Dahm to provide an update related to the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
7. Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General Manager Update: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel General
Manager Matt Pickett to provide an update related to the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
1. Approval of meeting minutes from the April 7, 2025, Banyan Drive Hawaiʻi Redevelopment
Agency meeting.
2. Scheduling of next meeting date.
ADJOURNMENT
Submitting Written Testimony: Written testimony may be submitted 24 hours prior to the meeting
by email to planning@hawaiicounty.gov. Mail or hand deliver written testimony to Hilo Planning
Department at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. Please submit separate testimony for
each item.
2
Optional Alternative to Provide Remote Oral Testimony: The public may provide verbal
testimony at the meeting location provided or by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via
Zoom, please register at the following link at least 24 hours prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/uG3A69rJSjKgIQD_5QECRg
Meeting Materials: Documents provided to members of this board for this meeting are available for
public inspection online at https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/1/fol/78742/Row1.aspx
or 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.
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.”
\[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a) (6), Hawai‘i County Code\].
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact the Planning
Department at (808) 961-8288 as soon as possible, and no later than five (5) working days prior to
the meeting date. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
Upon request, this notice may be made available in alternate/accessible formats.
The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be
heard on the above matters.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
BANYAN DRIVE HAWAI‘I REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
James McCully, Chairman
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