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Home My WebLink About2026-03-19 Leeward Planning Commission Agenda William V. Brilhante, Jr. Managing Director Ke Komikina Hoʻolālā Komohana, Kalana ʻo Hawaiʻi County of Hawaiʻi LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Dean Au, Chair Donna “Kinuko” Noborikawa, Vice Chair Alexandria “Lexie” Ayers Michael Dela Cruz Rebecca “Kawehi” Inaba Clement “CJ” Kanuha III Armando Rodriguez C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Mayor AGENDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Leeward Planning Commission of the County of Hawai‘i at a regular meeting 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, March 19, 2026 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 prior to the meeting: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/OAQFsQkqToCiklaXwjPtAQ Optional Alternative to View Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as=subscri ber Please note, as this is an in-person meeting, the hearing may proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Commissioners prior to the meeting, written testimony should be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, by: (1) email to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) mail to the 2 Leeward Planning Commission at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi or (3) drop-off at the Planning Department offices in Hilo at the address above or Kona at 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i. If you are submitting written testimony at the meeting, provide twelve (12) copies. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Meeting Materials/Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the meeting materials provided to the commission is available for public inspection three business days before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Planning Department offices in Hilo and Kona and by clicking ‘Board Packets’ at the following Planning Department website link: www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/about-us/boards- committees/planning-commission-applications. This information can also be requested by sending an email to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling (808) 961-8288. CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Review and Approval of December 18, 2025, 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. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (ANDY/KERRY XIE TRUST, WEI LIN ZHAO, EULIX CHIU; FANG/HAN TR, FRED MING LI- FORMERLY T&M PROPERTIES) (PL-PDI-2026-000015/ REZ 17-000220) The Planning Director has initiated the repeal of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 19-038, and amendment to Section 25-8-3 (North Kona Zone Map) and 25-8-5 (Kailua Urban Zone Map), Chapter 25, Article 8, of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), which will revert the current zoning of 3.331 acres from Village Commercial-7,500 square feet (CV-7.5) to its original Double Family Residential-3,750 square feet (RD-3.75) zoning district and 3.227 acres from Multiple Family Residential-2,500 square feet (RM-2.5) to its original Unplanned (Agricultural-5 acres) zoning district. The subject parcel is located on the north side of Hualālai Road, approximately 1,000 feet east of its intersection with Kuakini Highway, Hienaloli 4th & 5th, North Kona, Hawaiʻi, TMK: 7-5-010:013. OLD BUSINESS 2. Discussion of proposed amendment to Planning Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, Rule 1 regarding General Rules of the Commission. The Commission will discuss adding commissioner attendance standards to Rule 1. 3. Discussion of Planning Commissioners’ suggestions for future amendments to the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. 3 PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for December 2025, January and February 2026. AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE 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 regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026, 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 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. 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 Dean Au, Chairperson (Hawai‘i Tribune Herald: Friday, February 20, 2026) (West Hawai‘i Today: Friday, February 20, 2026)