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<br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />DECEMBER 6, 2012 <br /> <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED REVOCATION OF <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the <br />SPECIAL PERMIT 1122 (HAWAI‘I’S VOLCANO CIRCUS) <br /> was called to order at 11:39 a.m. in <br />the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with <br />Chairman Pro Tem Dean Au presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Dean Au, Ronald Gonzales, Wallace Ishibashi <br />and Stephen Ono <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Ryan Kanakaole (Deputy Corporation Counsel), B. J. Leithead Todd (Planning <br />Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle <br />(Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Raylene Moses <br /> <br />And approximately 16 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED <br />Continued hearing regarding Non-Compliance with conditions of approval of Special Permit No. 1122 <br />(SPP 1122) and special permit revocation proceedings pursuant to Condition No. 8 of SPP 1122. SPP <br />1122 was issued to Hawaii’s Volcano Circus to allow the establishment of a performing arts <br />educational center on 2.5 acres of land within a larger 10-acre site situated within the State Land Use <br />Agricultural District. The properties are located within and adjacent to the west side of Kalapana Sea <br />View Estates subdivision near the intersection of West Pohakupele Loop and Kehauopuna Street, <br />Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-2-009: 034 and 1-2-038: 050. <br /> <br />AU: Moving on to the next agendized item which is Applicant No. 4, Planning Director initiated <br />continued hearing regarding Non-Compliance with conditions of approval of Special Permit No. 1122. <br />Special permit revocation proceedings to Condition No. 8 of SPP 1122. SPP 1122 was issued to <br />Hawaii’s Volcano Circus to allow the establishment of a performing arts educational center on 2.5 <br />acres of land within a larger 10-acre site situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The <br />properties are located within and adjacent to the west side of Kalapana Sea View Estates subdivision <br />near the intersection of West Pohakupele Loop and Kehauopuna Street, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-2-009: <br />034 and 1-2-038: 050. So, staff presentation. <br /> <br />DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I can direct the Commission’s attention to our presentation. <br />As mentioned, this is, next application is initiated by the Planning Director. It was actually a hearing <br />regarding noncompliance with conditions of approval of Special Permit No. 1122; and we were <br />rd <br />moving towards revocation of that permit. At our last hearing, May 3, the Planning Commission <br />voted to continue that matter. The Planning Commission continued the revocation hearing until <br />December 6, 2012 to allow the applicant to submit an amendment under the existing special permit. <br /> 1 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />