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ACTIONS
APRIL 2, 2026
1. APPLICANT: MELISSA MARTINEZ (PL-SPP-2025-000095)
Application for a Special Permit to operate a 1-bedroom bed and breakfast
operation within a proposed 2-bedroom single-family dwelling on an approximately
1-acre parcel of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject
property is located at 11-1837 Naia Street, approximately 1050 feet east of its
intersection with Ohia Avenue, Hawai`i's Eden Rock Estates, Puna, Hawaii, TMK:
(3) 1-1-078.046.
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.
2. APPLICANT: PUNALEI MAKAI LIVING TRUST (PL-SMA-2026-000088)
Application to Amend Special Management Area Use Permit No. PL-SMA-2023-
000026 to increase the size of the first farm dwelling, change the bedroom count
from two (2) to four (4), and enlarge the septic system to accommodate the new
bedrooms on a 9.513-acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area.
The subject parcel is located at 36-2676 Old Mamalahoa Highway, approximately
1 ,000 feet south of Stevens Road/Hawai`i Belt Road intersection on the makai side
of the highway, Laupahoehoe, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-6-005.002.
APPLICATION WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT.
3. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000013)
Bill 124, an ordinance amending Chapter 25-8-26 (Pahoa Zone Map), Article 8,
Chapter 25, by changing the zoning districts from Village Commercial-10,000
square feet (CV-10) and Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) to
Downtown Pahoa Commercial (DPC) at Waiakahi`ula, Pahoa, Puna, Hawaii. The
proposed bill will establish the Downtown Pahoa Commercial District and change
the zoning of various properties in Pahoa Village.
CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING.
4. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000014)
Bill 125, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 7, Division 4, of the Hawaii
County Code, relating to the Pahoa Village Design District. The proposed
amendments will update zoning code requirements pertaining to the Pahoa Village
Design District.
CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING.
5. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000015)
Bill 126, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Articles 1 , 3, 5, and 7 of the Hawaii
County Code, relating to Special Districts. The proposed amendments will
establish new zoning code requirements related to permitted uses, building height
limit, minimum site area and average width, and minimum yards for the Downtown
Pahoa Commercial District (DPC).
CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING.
6. Discussion of Planning Commissioners' suggestions for future amendments to
the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure.
CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING.
Minutes of February 5, 2026 and March 5, 2026 WPC Meeting: APPROVED
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