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William P. Kenoi BJ Leithead Todd
Director
Mayor
Margaret Masunaga
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742
Memorandum
Date: November 13, 2012
To: BJ Leithead Todd
Planning Director
From: Dan Taylor
Chair, PCDP AC
SUBJECT: Change of Zone Application No. 12-155 and State Land Use Boundary
Amendment Application No. 12-33
Applicant: B. T. Kuwahara, LLC
Tax Map Keys: 1-5-007:006, 069 & 070
This is in response to your request for comments from the Puna CDP Action Committee
on the subject applications pending before the Windward Planning Commission. We
understand that the applicant is proposing to change the State Land Use designation for
the subject properties from Agricultural to Urban and the County zoning from
Agricultural (A-1a) to Village Commercial (CV-10). The eventual development being
proposed by the applicant is a shopping center that will include related roadway
improvements over the portion of Pāhoa Village Road fronting the subject parcels and the
State of Hawai`i owned roadway parcel (TMK 1-5-007:055), which will become an
extension of Kahakai Boulevard.
The Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP), as amended, identifies “village
centers” or “town centers” as the model on which Puna’s future land use pattern will be
based. The PCDP designates Pāhoa as a Regional Town Center meant to provide a wide
range of services and amenities to the communities in the region. The PCDP further
stipulates that development of regional town centers should be guided by a plan
“prepared through an inclusive community based process that involves major
stakeholders, including landowners, community representatives, and public agencies.”
At its February 14, 2012 meeting, the PCDP Action Committee voted to form a
subcommittee for the purpose of developing a Pāhoa Regional Town Center Plan
(PRTCP). The PRCTP subcommittee is comprised of a grass-roots initiated steering
committee of citizen volunteers and four members of the Action Committee.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
BJ Leithead Todd
Planning Director
November 13, 2012
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The planning area for the PRTCP includes all of the lands around Pāhoa Town that are
designated for urban type uses in the Hawai’i County General Plan as depicted on the
LUPAG map as amended by Ordinance 12-89.
Since the submittal of the subject applications the applicant has sought input from the
PRTCP Steering Committee and the Action Committed on the proposed project including
suggestions for site layout and building design.
In view of the above, the Action Committee finds that the proposed change of zoning and
State Land Use boundary amendment are consistent with the goals and objectives of the
Puna CDP and has no objections to the applications or proposed development.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on these significant applications for land use
entitlements within the Puna CDP planning area.
Sincerely,
Dan Taylor, Chair
PCDP Action Committee
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cc: Mr. Mark Hinshaw, Chair
Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee
RR 2, Box 4585
Pāhoa, HI 96778