HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-07-02 Windward Planning Commission Actions WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
ACTIONS
J U LY 2, 2026
1. APPLICANT: ZAK All IKAWA SAITO (PL-REZ-2026-000101)
Application for a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential-15,000 square
feet (RS-15) zoning district to a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-
10) zoning district for a 21 ,792-square-foot parcel of land. The subject property is
located at 283 West Puainako Street, between Iwalani Street and Pohakulani
Street, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-4-014.016.
FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNTY COUNCIL.
2. APPLICANTS: KRUA AND BRETT KLINE (PL-SPP-2025-000112)
Application for a Special Permit to legitimize the establishment of food vendors,
agricultural training classes, and sale of fresh produce on 1 .06 acres of land in the
State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located on the mauka
side of 33rd Avenue, approximately 0.53 miles from its intersection with Maku`u
Drive, Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision, Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-5-
017:162.
DEFERRED TO NEXT MEETING.
3. APPLICANT: PUNALEI MAKAI LIVING TRUST (PL-SMA-2026-000093/
AMEND PL-SMA-2023-000026)
Application to amend Special Management Area Use Permit No. PL-SMA-2023-
000026 to increase the size of the first-farm dwelling from two to four bedrooms,
add a family room and bathroom, and enlarge the septic system to accommodate
the additional 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 east (makai) side of the highway, Waipunalei Homesteads and
Portion of Kahoahuna Homesteads, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-6-005.002.
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.
4. APPLICANT: MARIO ROVIRA (PL-SMA-2026-000092)
Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to construct a single story,
three-bedroom, two-bathroom single-family dwelling and accessory improvements
on a 23,087-square foot shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area.
The subject property is located on Paradise Ala Kai Road, approximately 500-feet
northeast of the intersection of Paradise Ala Kai Drive and Kilika Street, Hawaiian
Paradise Park Subdivision, Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-5-059.052.
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.
5. APPLICANT: TEPPY MOUNTAIN LLC (PL-SPP-2024-000075)
Consideration and adoption of the Commission's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of
Law, Decision and Order to approve a Special Permit to allow an annual, multi-day
festival event with overnight camping for up to 500 attendees and to legitimize the
storage of commercial vehicles on a 14.7-acre portion of a larger 1 ,419.17-acre
property in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located
at 27-476 Indian Tree Road, approximately 0.7 miles west (mauka) of its
intersection with Hawaii Belt Road, Alemai to Kawainui, Papa`ikou, South Hilo,
Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-7-007.001 (por.).
COMMISSION ADOPTED FINDING'S OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW,
DECISION AND ORDER.
6. 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.
FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION WITH AMENDMENTS TO COUNTY
COUNCIL.
7. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (PL-CCI-2026-000017)
Bill 154, an ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning), Articles 1 , 5, and 7 of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to commercial
parking lots and garages by revising the definition of commercial parking lots and
garages, removing such uses from permitted uses within the zoning code, and
establishing nonconforming use provisions for existing commercial parking lots
and garages.
DEFERRED TO NEXT MEETING.
Minutes of May 6, 2026 WPC Meeting: APPROVED
Minutes of May 14, 2026 WPC Special Meeting: APPROVED
Minutes of June 5, 2026 WPC Meeting: APPROVED
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