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BEFORE THE BOARD OF APPEALS
COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
STATE OF HAWAI`I
CLAUDIA ROHR, CASE NO.: PL-BOA-2025-000121
Appellant, ORDER GRANTING
RECONSIDERATION,ALLOWING
vs. AMENDED PETITION,
FOR CONTINUANCE AND AMENDED
NEIL AZEVEDO,ACTING DIRECTOR, SCHEDULING ORDER; BOARD OF
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, APPEALS' CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Appellee, Hearing:
Date: March 13, 2026
and Time: 9:30 a.m. in Hilo
RICHARD and DEBORAH STANDKE,
Landowners.
ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION,ALLOWING AMENDED PETITION,
FOR CONTINUANCE AND AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
On May 1, 2025, the Appellant CLAUDIA ROHR filed a General Petition with
Supporting Documents. On May 7, 2025, Board staff imformed Appellant of deficiencies within
the General Petition. On May 31, 2025,Appellant filed a Corrected Petition.
On March 3, 2026,Appellant sought to file an Amended Petition in this case, citing to
Board of Appeals Rule 24(f) regarding amended documents. Purusant to Rule 24(f) and Rule
3-1(b), the chairperson denied the amended petition. On March 6, 2026,Appellant filed
"Emergency Motion for Reconsideration". Upon review of Appellants further argument, the
chairperson has decided to allow the Amended Petition due to ambiguity in the scheduling order
for this case.
PURSUANT to Board Rule 3-1, the chairperson of the Board has the authority to take all
actions authorized by law that are deemed necessary for the oderly and just conduct of a hearing.
PURSUANT to Board of Appeals Rule 3-1(c), the chairperson of the Board may postpone or
continue any hearing. The Chairperson is granting a continuance of the hearing to provide the
Appellee an opportunity to respond to the Amended Petition filed March 3, 2026.
Pursuant to the above cited rules, the chairperson enters the following Order for
Continuance and Amended Scheduling Order:
1. The hearing in this matter will commence before the Board on May 15, 2026, at 9:30
a.m., at the Hilo County Council Chambers, Suite 1401, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,
Hawaii 96720.
2. The Amended Petition filed on March 3, 2026, is hereby allowed.Any further
amendment to the petition will not be entertained.
3. If desired by any party, either party shall serve upon the opposing party and file with
the Board any legal memoranda or pre-hearing brief based on the Amended Petition
no later than May 4, 2026, by 4:30 p.m.
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Appellant is ordered to mail a notice of the new hearing date to all persons required to be
notified in accordance with Board of Appeals Rule 8-11(d). If the Board is unable to hold the
contested hearing on May 15, 2026,Appellant shall re-issue the required notice for any
subsequent date in accordance with Board of Appeals Rule 8-11(d).
Dated: Hilo, Hawaii, March 9, 2026.
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CATHY LEWIS, Chair pro se
Board of Appeals, County of Hawaii
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF APPEALS
COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
STATE OF HAWAI`I
CLAUDIA ROHR, CASE NO.: PL-BOA-2025-000121
Appellant, BOARD OF APPEALS' CERTIFICATE OF
SERVICE
vs.
NEIL AZEVEDO,ACTING DIRECTOR,
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Appellee,
and
RICHARD and DEBORAH STANDKE,
Landowners.
BOARD OF APPEALS'CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was upon
the parties identified below by electronic mail service pursuant to Board of Appeals Rule
3-19 on March 10, 2026
Delivered via Electronic Mail (E-Mail and/or EPIC):
Claudia Rohr
Appellant pro se
Sinclair Salas-Ferguson
Deputy Corporation Counsel
Office of the Corporation Counsel
Attorney for Appellee
Richard and Deborah Standke
Landowners
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Dated: Hilo, Hawaii, March 10, 2026
BETHANY MORRISON
Staff to the Board of Appeals
Claudia Rohr a Neil Azevedo, Acting Director Department of'Puhlic Works &Richard and
Deborah Standke; Case No. PL-BOA-2025-000121; BOARD OF APPEALS' CERTIFICATE
OF SERIVCE
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