HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-25 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
Bruce Heidenfeldt
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
i Redevelopment Agency in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91, 92, and 53,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes and Section 2-35-
DATE:Monday, August 25, 2025
TIME:3:00 PM
LOCATION:Hilo Planning Department Conference Room
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, HI 96720
NOTICE REGARDING INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT): Banyan
Drive Hawai`i Redevelopment Agencymembers and members of the public may participate in
this meeting via the Zoom interactive video conference platformor in person. A meeting held by
interactive conference technology shall be automatically recessed for up to thirty (30) minutes to
restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all
members participating in the meeting or with the “in-person” location identified in this agenda.
The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio-only
communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual
communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this section within
thirty (30) minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting shallbe automatically
terminated.
To attend the meeting via Zoom, please register at the link below 24 hours prior to the meeting.
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/sqgXa0xwRHqTAQRt2zLo_A
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)).
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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.
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.
Peninsula: HCDA Executive Director Craig Nakamoto to provide an update on HCDA’s
planning study
3. Discussion on the Repurposing of the Former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel Site:
Discussion with DLNR representatives, State and County legislators, County of Hawai’i
Banyan Drive Hawai`i Redevelopment Agency members on the
Mayor Alameda, and
repurposing of the former Uncle Billy's Hilo Bay Hotel site, including the potential for the
County of Hawai`i to assume stewardship of the site.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
1. Approval of meeting minutes from the May 30, 2025
Redevelopment Agency meeting.
2. Scheduling of next meeting date.
ADJOURNMENT
Pursuant to § 92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral
Submitting Written Testimony:
testimony may do so either at the time the committee takes public statements on the agenda, or at the time
the specific agenda item is called. Please note that public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes
in length per agenda item. Those wishing to testify in person should register with the Commission
Secretary at the in-person location at the meeting. Those submitting written testimony at the meeting
should bring 6 copies for distribution. Testimony may be submitted by (1) mail to Hilo Planning
; or (2) by email to
Department at
planning@hawaiicounty.gov. In order for the Commissioners to timely receive written testimony and
to be in compliance with Chapter 92, HRS, any interested person who wants to submit written testimony
should submit his/her/their written testimony, which shall be received by the Commission, by
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20, 2025 BY NOON. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Timely
written testimony will be distributed to the Commissioners by AUGUST 20, 2025 by 3:00 p.m. All oral
and written testimony will be public record.
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 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/sqgXa0xwRHqTAQRt2zLo_A
Meeting Materials: Documents provided to members of this board for this meeting are available for
public inspection online three business days prior to the meeting at
https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/1/fol/78742/Row1.aspx
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or during regular business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101
- 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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