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ACTIONS
JUNE 5, 2026
1. APPLICANT: JESSICA STEVENS (PL-USE-2026-000042)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the establishment of an outpatient medical
clinic within the first floor of an existing two-story dwelling on a 5.74-acre parcel of
land in the Single-Family Residential zoning district. The subject property is located
at 28-1167 Old Mamalahoa Highway, about 230 feet north of Pepe`ekeo Street,
South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-8-007.084 (por.).
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.
2. APPLICANT: SURE FOUNDATION (PL-USE-2026-000044)
Application to amend Use Permit 14-000050 to allow a 4-year time extension backdated
from September 17, 2024 to Condition No. 4 (time to complete construction). Use Permit
14-000050 allowed the establishment of a church and related facilities and improvements
on 2.175 acres of land situated in the Agricultural-1 acre (A-1 a) zoning district. The
property is located along the northwest side of Ponahawai Street, immediately adjacent to
and east (makai) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Ponahawai, South
Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-3-036:022.
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.
3. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000016)
Bill 147, an ordinance amending Chapter 2 (Administration), Article 7 and Chapter
25 (Zoning), Article 1 , Article 2, Article 4, Article 5 and Article 7 of the Hawaii
County Code (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to transient accommodations;
repealing Sections 25-4-7 and 25-4-16 through 25-4-16.3, repealing existing
provisions relating to bed and breakfast establishments and short-term vacation
rentals; and establishing a new regulatory framework for transient vacation rentals,
including bed and breakfast uses, with provisions relating to permitted uses,
permitting, enforcement, and operational standards.
COMMISSION CONTINUED THIS MATTER TO THE JULY 2, 2026 MEETING.
Minutes of April 2, 2026 WPC Meeting: APPROVED
Minutes of May 6, 2026 WPC Meeting: DEFERRED TO NEXT MEETING