2012-10-04 Windward Transcript PD Puna

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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT OCTOBER 4, 2012 PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT TO A regularly advertised hearing on the THE ZONING CODE REGARDING ROADWAY ALIGNMENTS WITHIN THE SOUTH HILO-PUNA DISTRICT BOUNDARY was called to order at 9:45 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i, with Chairman Zendo Kern presiding. Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Zendo Kern, Dean Au, Ronald Gonzales, Wallace Ishibashi and Raylene Moses STAFF PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), B. J. Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Stephen Ono And 21 people from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR Amendment to Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition) by relocating the easterly portion of the proposed 80-foot wide right-of-way connecting Stainback Highway to that proposed alignment between ‘Auwae Road and Lama Road to an alignment following Māmaki Street and then adjusting the proposed alignment to the southeast that terminates at the South Hilo-Puna District boundary at Waiākea, South Hilo, Hawai‘i. KERN: Item No. 2, Planning Director initiated amendment to Section 25-8-33 of the City of Hilo Zone Map, Article 8, Chapter 25 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition) by relocating the easterly portion of the proposed 80-foot wide right-of-way connecting Stainback Highway to the proposed alignment between ‘Auwae Road and Lama Road to the alignment following Māmaki Street and then adjusting the proposed alignment to the southeast that terminates at the South Hilo-Puna District boundary at Waiākea. Daryn. ARAI: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Commissioners. COMMISSIONERS: Good morning. ARAI: If I may direct your attention to the presentation screen, the amendment before you today is a proposal to amend the City of Hilo Zone Map which is a part of the County Zoning Code, by relocating an easterly portion of a proposed 80-foot wide right-of-way connecting Stainback Highway to the proposed alignment between ‘Auwae Road and Lama Road to an alignment following Māmaki Street, and then adjusting the proposed alignment to the southeast that terminates at the South Hilo-Puna District boundary. I know that was a mouthful but I’m going to show you a map right next. This is the, and we are looking at Panaewa in SouthHilo. To the right is Highway 11 in this direction toward the top running back toward Hilo, on the bottom running toward Keaau. As a point of reference the green line colored area here is Nani Mau Gardens. 1 EXHIBIT A