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Home My WebLink AboutOrchidland Community Association Acknowledgement & Petition for Standing in a Contested Case Hearing County of Hawai‘i PLANNING DEPARTMENT www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@hawaiicounty.gov Jeffrey W. Darrow Director Michelle S. Ahn Deputy Director C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Mayor William V. Brilhante, Jr. Managing Director East Hawai‘i Office 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 West Hawai‘i Office 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 Phone (808) 323-4770 Fax (808) 327-3563 Tara Brandon, President Orchidland Community Association P. O. Box 280 Keaʻau, HI 96749 VIA EMAIL Dear Tara Brandon: SUBJECT: Acknowledge Petition for Standing in Contested Case Hearing (PL-CCH-2026-000032) Petitioner: Orchidland Community AssociationSpecial Permit Amendment Application (PL-SPP-2026-000115/Amend SPP 870) Applicant: 130 Holdings LLC Tax Map Key: (3) 1-6-010:083, Orchidland Estates, Puna, Hawaiʻi This is to acknowledge receipt of the Petition for Standing in Contested Case Hearing that you filed with the Planning Department on April 28, 2026, in a complete and timely fashion. The petition will be forwarded to the Windward Planning Commission for discussion and action prior to their hearing on the subject Special Permit Amendment application. Your petition will be addressed at the next scheduled Windward Planning Commission hearing on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Your presence will be required at this hearing to respond to questions that the Windward Planning Commission may have regarding the petition for standing. The hearing notice is attached herein for your convenience. Please refer to Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, Rule 4 (Contested Case Hearing Procedure) for information about the contested case process. The rules can be found on the Planning Department website at: https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/about-us/boards-committees/planning-commission-applications. April 29, 2026 Tara Brandon, President Orchidland Community Association Page 2 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Maija Jackson at Maija.Jackson@hawaiicounty.gov or via phone at (808) 961-8159. Sincerely, JEFFREY W. DARROW Planning Director CRK:rms P:\wpwin60\pc\letters\2026\pl-cch-2026-000032-acknowledgment_130holdingsllc_sppamend.docx Enclosures: Hearing Notice Petition for Standing cc via email w/ enclosures: Greg Gadd, 130 Holdings LLC John Pipan, Pipan Consulting LLC Kai McGuire, Big Island Lawyer, LLLC Windward Planning Commission Deputy Corporation Counsel for Planning Commission Deputy Corporation Counsel for Planning Department Maija Jackson for (Apr 29, 2026 10:13:07 HST) Maija Jackson for MaijJ ck s cocn William V. Brilhante, Jr. Managing Director Ke Komikina Hoʻolālā Hikina, Kalana ʻo Hawaiʻi County of Hawaiʻi WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Louis Daniele III, Chair Chantel Perrin, Vice Chair Lauren Balog Thomas E. Fratinardo JoNelle Fukushima Kanoe Wilson C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Mayor AGENDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Windward 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: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Hawai‘i County Council Chambers in Hilo 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 Public Participation: This is an in-person meeting, and the Windward Planning Commissioners will participate in person. The primary way for the public 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/nygeAMvrQkKTj7L4KZ9uOg 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 must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2026, by: (1) email to WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov, (2) mail to the Windward 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 2 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 are 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 WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling (808) 961-8288. CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Review and approval of the minutes of April 2, 2026 regular meetings. 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. OLD BUSINESS 1. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000015) Bill 126, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the Hawaiʻi 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, parking, and minimum yards for the Downtown Pāhoa Commercial District (DPC). 2. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000013) Bill 124, an ordinance amending Chapter 25-8-26 (Pāhoa 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 Pāhoa Commercial (DPC) at Waiakahiʻula, Pāhoa, Puna, Hawaiʻi. The proposed bill will establish the Downtown Pāhoa Commercial District and change the zoning of various properties in Pāhoa Village. 3. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000014) Bill 125, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 7, Division 4, of the Hawaiʻi County Code, relating to the Pāhoa Village Design District. The proposed amendments will update zoning code requirements pertaining to the Pāhoa Village Design District. 3 NEW BUSINESS 4. APPLICANT: 130 HOLDINGS LLC (PL-SPP-2026-000115/ AMEND SPP 870) Request to amend Special Permit No. 870 to reduce the size of a proposed regional trade center to two buildings totaling 10,400 square feet; add a 600 square foot volunteer fire truck parking area; amend Condition No. 3 (Complete Construction) for a 5-year time extension to complete construction; delete Condition No. 5 (Water Supply); delete Condition No. 6 (Improvements to Orchidland Drive), and delete Condition No. 7 (Highway 130/Orchidland Drive Intersection Improvements). The subject property is located at 16-1678 34th Avenue in Orchidland Estates Subdivision, approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Orchidland Drive and the Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road, Keaʻau, Puna, Hawaiʻi, TMK: (3) 1-6-010:083. 5. APPLICANTS: HAUNANI KANE PHD, CLIFF KAPONO PHD, AND JOHN H.R. BURNS, PHD (PL-SMA-2025-000083) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow for the development of an educational and research facility consisting of a hālau, cabins, an on-site caretaker residence, accessory mixed-use support buildings, along with approximately 20 parking stalls, internal access driveways, pedestrian pathways, riverfront walking paths, a floating pier, and related improvements on three (3) parcels totaling 1.97 acres within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located along Puʻueo Street, approximately 300 feet makai of its intersection with Wailuku Drive, and approximately 70 feet mauka of Hawaiʻi Belt Road (State Highway 19) near the Wailuku River crossing, Puʻueo, South Hilo, Hawaiʻi, TMKs: (3) 2-6-002:001, 002, and 003. 6. APPLICANT: SCOTT SHRADER (PL-SMA-2025-000084) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow for the construction of a two-story, four-bedroom single-family dwelling, swimming pool, and related improvements on a 0.57-acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located makai of Beach Road, between Paradise Drive and Makuʻu Drive, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Puna, Hawaiʻi, TMK: (3) 1-5-032:060. 7. APPLICANT: JACK AND MARK KRZYZANOWSKI (PL-SPP-2025-000113) Application for a Special Permit to establish a four (4)-bedroom bed and breakfast within a proposed five (5) bedroom dwelling on a 1.0-acre property within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located on the west (makai) side of Iwalani Parkway, 140 feet north of its intersection with Outrigger Drive, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi, TMK: (3) 9-2-040:002. UNFINSIHED BUSINESS 8. Discussion of Planning Commissioners’ suggestions for future amendments to the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. 4 PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for April 2026. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING The Commissioners will comment on matters not on the current agenda, for consideration at the Commission’s next meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Windward Planning Commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2026, at the County Council Chambers in Hilo and the public can also testify via Zoom. The date and venue of the meeting are subject to change. ADJOURNMENT Contested Case Procedure: Pursuant to PC Rule 4, Contested Case Procedure, of the County of Hawai‘i Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, any person seeking to intervene as a party to a contested case hearing on Agenda Item Nos.4, 5, 6, and 7 above is required to file a written request which must be received by the office of the Planning Department no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the Planning Commission’s first public meeting on the matter. Such written request shall conform with the PC Rule 4-6(a), relating to Prehearing Procedure on a form as provided by the Planning Department entitled “Petition for Standing in a Contested Case Hearing.” The notarized petition form and a filing fee of $200 shall be submitted online via County of Hawaiʻi Electronic Processing and Information Center (EPIC) at the following website: https://hawaiicountyhi-energovpub.tylerhost.net/Apps/SelfService#/home 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 WPCtestimony@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. 5 Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Hawaiʻi County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION LOUIS DANIELE III, Chair (Hawai‘i Tribune Herald: Friday, April 10, 2026) (West Hawai‘i Today: Friday, April 10, 2026)