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PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
HEARING TRANSCRIPT
JUNE 7, 2012
PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT TO
A regularly advertised hearing on the
THE ZONING CODE REGARDING BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS
was called
to order at 9:44 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,
Hawai‘i, with Chairman Zendo Kern presiding.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Zendo Kern, Dean Au, Ronald Gonzales, and Stephen Ono
STAFF PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), B. J. Leithead Todd (Planning
Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow
(Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary)
ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Wallace Ishibashi and Raylene Moses
And two people from the public in attendance.
APPLICANT: PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED
Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended) relating to bed and breakfast establishments. The proposed amendment will specifically
amend Sections 25-2-61(a), 25-2-71(c), 25-2-76(b through e), 25-4-7(a), 25-5-52(d), 25-5-62(d) and
25-5-72(d). This is a housekeeping matter that seeks to provide consistency among different sections
of the Zoning Code relating to bed and breakfast establishments.
KERN: Applicant No. 4, Planning Director initiated amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the
Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to bed and breakfast establishments.
The proposed amendment will specifically amend Sections 25-2-61(a), 25-2-71(c), 25-2-76(b through
e), 25-4-7(a), 25-5-52(d), 25-5-62(d) and 25-5-72(d). With that, we’ll go to Jeff.
DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
KERN: You’re welcome.
DARROW: This may look familiar to you because it has been before you in the past. And we had to
postpone it because of the fact that the original ordinance, draft ordinance, conflicted as a result of the
crematorium bill that had gone up the Council previously. That particular bill has reached Council;
and I believe it has passed at this time. And so what we’ve done is created an amended ordinance
which brings it into consistency with the changes that occurred previously with the crematorium bill.
So there are really just some minor changes in the updated ordinance. But we just needed to wait for
that ordinance to pass previously.
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And, again, this is just housekeeping overall. You know, during the, in 2000 there was a change to the
bed and breakfast section within the Code. One of the changes was that they felt it was not necessary
for every bed and breakfast to need to go through a plan approval process because basically it was an
accessory use to the dwelling. And so in that process there were some areas within the Code that were
overlooked that should have been changed. And, additionally, in looking through the Code there were
some minor changes that we just wanted to do some housekeeping to bring it in consistency with the
other Code. So that’s, it’s just a simple housekeeping measure that we’re doing. You may see more of
these coming through as we’re beginning to try to clean up our Code. I stand ready to answer any
questions, if you might have some.
KERN: Are there any questions for staff? Seeing none -.
DARROW: Thank you.
KERN: Thank you Jeff. And there is nobody signed up from the public to testify on this. So I’m
willing to entertain a motion.
AU: Mr. Chair?
KERN: Commissioner Au.
AU: Thank you. I move to send a favorable recommendation to amend, favorable recommendation to
the County Council to amend Chapter 25, Article 2, Article 4 and Article 5 relating to bed and
breakfast establishments.
KERN: Very good. Is there a second?
GONZALES: Second.
KERN: Any discussion? Seeing none, I’m just going to say thank you for working on, doing the
housekeeping on cleaning up the Code. We do appreciate that.
DARROW: Thank you.
KERN: No other discussion. So, take the vote.
DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion before us is to send the Planning Director
initiated amendment to Chapter 25 regarding bed and breakfast establishments to the Hawai‘i County
Council. With that I’ll take the roll. Commissioner Au?
AU: Aye.
DARROW: Commissioner Gonzales?
GONZALES: Aye.
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DARROW: Commissioner Ono?
ONO: Aye.
DARROW: And Chairman Kern.
KERN: Aye.
DARROW: Thank you. The motion passes four to zero
The discussion ended at 9:48 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon M. Nomura, Secretary
Windward Planning Commission
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