HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01-13 Kailua Village Design Commission Agenda (w/ hyperlinks)
County of Hawai‘i
KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
Phone (808) 323-4770 • Fax (808) 327-3563
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Alayna Kilkuskie, Chair
Palani Greenwell, Vice Chair
Coleman Ka‘opua
Ken Hoyle
Tsing Young
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
Mayor
AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a meeting to be held by the Kailua Village Design
Commission of the County of Hawai‘i in accordance with the provision of Section 92-7,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
NOTE: Pursuant to Act 220, Session Laws of Hawai‘i 2021, which amended the Sunshine Law
to allow meetings to be remotely conducted online, Kailua Village Design Commission meetings
will be held online, and the physical meeting location listed below is also open to the public.
DATE: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT):
Kailua Village Design Commissioners and applicants will participate in this meeting via the
Zoom interactive video conference platform. If internet connection is lost, the public
meeting will be automatically recessed to restore communication. If lost connection exceeds
30 minutes, the meeting will be terminated.
PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION:
Planning Department Conference Room
West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Building E, 2nd Floor
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
The public may provide oral testimony and/or observe the remote meeting at the physical
meeting location listed above. In addition, the public has the following options to view or
participate in this meeting:
WRITTEN TESTIMONY:
The public may submit written testimony via email, by mail, or in person. See the
“Submitting Testimony” section below.
REMOTE ORAL TESTIMONY:
The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting via Zoom. Please use the link below to
register for this meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/H8gTyY71QJuOQyJuvOSJZA
VIEW LIVE-STREAM VIDEO:
The public may view the meeting at the following site. In the case of technical difficulties
with live-streaming, the meeting will proceed, but the recording will be posted at
www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov no later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_
as=subscriber
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Copies of the applications will be available via link on the event calendar on the County website.
To find the County Calendar, please go to County Home Page > Our County > County Calendar
> January 13, 2026, Kailua Village Design Commission Meeting. This will be available no later
than January 7, 2026. This information can also be requested by sending an email to staff
planner, Rosalind Newlon at Rosalind.Newlon@hawaiicounty.gov.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of August 19, 2025.
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. PL-KVD-2025-000063: The applicant, Easton Watumull, Manager, WPC Niumalu LLC, is
requesting design review for the removal of a previously approved “Gathering Place” ,
landscape feature, located in the northeast area of the parking lot at Niumalu Center at 75-
971 Henry Street into addition of ten (10) new parking spaces with revised landscaping for a
proposed new tenant. No exterior changes to the building proposed.
Applicant: Easton Watumull, for WPC Niumalu LLC
Landowner: WPC Niumalu LLC
TMK: (3) 7-5-004:007
Location: 75-971 Henry Street, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
2. PL-KVD-2025-000064: The applicants, Jaymie Kapolou and Spencer Vincent of Provision
Solar Inc., are requesting design review for the addition of a pole-mounted photovoltaic (PV)
system to be constructed as a carport canopy over three parking spaces in the lot of an
existing two-story commercial office building. The site was originally approved with 10
parking spaces and landscaping. A plan approval application will be required for the
proposed installation of the PV carport canopy structure and associated modifications to the
parking lot. No exterior changes to the building or existing landscaping are proposed.
Applicant: Spencer Vincent, of ProVision Solar Inc
Landowner: Arthurs, David/Ruth Family Trst
TMK: (3) 7-5-018:014
Location: 75-5870 Walua Rd., Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next meeting is tentatively scheduled for January 27, 2026.
ADJOURNMENT
Submitting Testimony: 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. Written
testimony may be submitted to the Kailua Village Design Commission by email at
planning@hawaiicounty.gov or by mail or in person at the Planning Department office addresses
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in Kona or Hilo listed below under Board Packet, and is requested by 4:30 p.m., two business
days prior to the meeting, to allow for time for review and consideration by the Commissioners.
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}
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. Copies of the applications are on file and open to inspection during office
hours at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane
Keohokālole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 or at the Hilo office
of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or
language interpretation to access this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at
961-8288 as soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to
arrange for accommodation. If a request is received later, we will try to obtain the requested
accommodation but cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. “Other reasonable
modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are
mentally and/or physically challenged.
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
ALAYNA KILKUSKIE, CHAIRMAN
KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION