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<br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
<br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
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<br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT
<br />FEBRUARY 6, 2014
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<br /> Waterfall Entertainment, Inc.
<br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of
<br />(REZ 98-006)
<br />was called to order at 10:02 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center
<br />Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr.
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<br />presiding.
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<br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr., Ronald Gonzales, Charles
<br />Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Myles Miyasato, and Raylene Moses.
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<br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Stephen Ono.
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<br />ALSO PRESENT: Bobby Command (Deputy Planning Director), Molly Stebbins (Deputy
<br />Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William Brilhante (from 10:09
<br />a.m. to 10:28 a.m. and from 10:58 a.m. to 12:01 p.m., Deputy Corporation Counsel for the
<br />Planning Director), Kelly Gomes (from 10:02 a.m. to 11:20 a.m., Department of Public Works
<br />Engineering Division), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner),
<br />Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Secretary).
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<br />And approximately 16 people from the public in attendance.
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<br />APPLICANT: WATERFALL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (REZ 98-006)
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<br />Requests for time extensions to Condition B (water commitment payment) and Condition C
<br />(completion of construction) of Ordinance No. 06 144, which amended Ordinance No. 98 98,
<br />which rezoned 21,050 square feet of land from a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet
<br />(RS-10) to an Industrial-Commercial-Mixed–20,000 square feet (MCX-20) zoning district. The
<br />property is located along the west side of Kanoelehua Avenue, approximately 190 feet from the
<br />Kanoelehua Avenue – Lanikāula Street intersection, Waiākea, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-2-
<br />037:029.
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<br />ISHIBASHI: I’ll call the meeting back to order. Thank you for the time. Moving on to Item
<br />No. 5 on our agenda. Waterfall Entertainment, Inc., REZ 98-006. Jeff.
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<br />DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, if I can direct your attention towards our
<br />presentation. Our next applicant is Waterfall Entertainment, Inc. formerly Seawind Holding, Inc.
<br />They’re requesting an amendment to their existing Change of Zone. The area of this application
<br />is within the South Hilo district, more specifically we’re looking at the urban core of Hilo. The
<br />subject property is right along the boundary of Kanoelehua Avenue. You will notice that it’s a
<br />little light, but we have a black outline around the subject property. This is a little closer view.
<br />For reference, again, we have Kanoelehua on the left, right side of the map, East Lanikāula Street
<br />as well as Leilani Street in the partic—in the immediate area. The subject property is currently
<br />zoned Commercial Industrial – 20,000 square feet. Originally, it was RS-10, and has been
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