HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-09-28 Letter Hank Correa Jr. PD Ack CCH Petition (PL-CCH-2026-000036) County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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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
Hank Correa Jr.
630 Kilauea Avenue, 101
Hilo, HI 96720
VIA EMAIL
Dear Hank Correa Jr.:
SUBJECT: Acknowledgement of Petition for Standing is a Contested Case
Hearing (PL-CCH-2026-000036)
Petitioner: Hank Correa, Jr.
Special Management Area Use Permit Application
(PL-SMA-2026-000097)
Applicant: BHG Aloha LLC dba Wild Ginger Hotel
Request: Construct and Operate a 2-Story, 30-Room Hotel Complex
Including a Café, Pool and Lounge Area and Related
Accessory Uses
Tax Map Key: (3) 2-6-002:008 and 012, Puʻueo, South Hilo, Hawaiʻi
This is to acknowledge receipt of your Petition for Standing in a Contested Case
Hearing filed in the EPIC system on Thursday, September 24, 2026, with the petition
fee paid on that date. Your petition will be forwarded to the Windward Planning
Commission for its consideration at its meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 1,
2026, at the Hawai‘i County Council Chambers at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720,
starting at 9:00 a.m. Your presence will be required at this hearing to respond to
questions that the Planning Commission may have regarding the Petition for Standing.
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.
September 28, 2026
Hank Correa Jr.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Maija Jackson of this office via
email at maija.jackson@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8159.
Sincerely,
JEFFREY W. DARROW
Planning Director
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cc via email w/copy of petition: Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant
Sidney Fuke, Land Use Planning Consultant
Surinderjeet Singh, Applicant
Windward Planning Commission
Deputy Corporation Counsel for Windward Planning
Commission
Deputy Corporation Counsel for Planning Department
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