HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-05 Windward Planning Commission Actions
WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
ACTIONS
MARCH 5, 2015
1.APPLICANT: MOANIALA HOLDINGS, LLC (formerly HILO HILLSIDE CORP)
(Amend REZ 738)
Request for amendments to Conditions B (water commitment payment), C (time extension to
secure Final Subdivision Approval for remaining phases and deletion of a construction bond
to construct the Kupulau Street extension), D (construction of Kawailani Street and Kupulau
Street extensions), and H (fair share credits for road improvements) of Change of Zone
Ordinance 08 115, which amended Ordinance 93 36, which rezoned approximately 170 acres
from Agricultural-20 acre (A-20a), Agricultural-10 acres (A-10a), and Agricultural-3 acres
(A-3a) to Residential and Agricultural-1 acre (RA-1a). The property is located along the
south side of the Puainako Street Extension, southwest of the Sunrise Estates Subdivision,
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Increment I, Kūkūau 1, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK 2-4-082:001-56, 58-61 (formerly 2-4-
008: por 014 and 026).
Favorable recommendation with conditions to the County Council.
2.APPLICANT: KATHRYN TYDLACKA (SPP 14-172)
Application for a Special Permit application to allow the establishment of a charter school
and related uses for 65 students within an existing facility situated on 3.69 acres of land
within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located at 94-1572 Kaulua
Circle, Discovery Harbour Subdivision, Unit I, Ka’u, Hawai‘i, TMK: 9-4-001:019.
Approved with conditions.
3.APPLICANT: HĀMĀKUA HARVEST, INC. (SPP 14-175)
Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a farmer’s market on a 6.7-
acre portion of two parcels totaling 32.96 acres of land situated within the State Land Use
Agricultural District. The subject property is located northeast of the Hawai‘i Belt Road
(Hwy 19) and Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road (Māmane Street) intersection, Pā‘auhau, Hāmākua,
Hawai‘i, TMKs: 4-4-005:008 & 009.
Approved with conditions.
4.APPLICANT: ELIZABETH J. HULTMAN-SALFEN (SPP 14-174)
Application for a Special Permit to allow a 10,000 square-foot portion of a one-acre property
for a parking area for a tree trimming business situated in the State Land Use Agricultural
District. The property is located in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision at the northwest
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corner of Maku‛u Drive and Naupaka (23) Avenue, approximately 1.4 miles from the
Kea´au-Pāhoa Road intersection, Kea´au, Puna, Hawai´i, TMK: 1-5-022:140.
Approved with conditions.
5.INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (GPA 14-002)
Amendment to Map 14 of the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map of the
County of Hawai‛i General Plan (adopted by Ordinance No. 05-025, as amended) by
changing the land use designation for portions of Kea‛au Village and immediately
surrounding Kea‛au Village from Low Density Urban and Important Agricultural Land to
Urban Expansion Area at Kea‛au, Puna, Hawai‛i.
Continued to a later date at the discretion of the Planning Director.
6.INITIATOR: WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
Discussion and action on a motion for reconsideration of that action by the Windward
Planning Commission, at its January 8, 2015 meeting, to reject the claim adjuster’s
recommendation regarding, and to authorize the release of funds from the Geothermal Asset
Fund, for the following geothermal impact mitigation project:
Claimants: Puna Pono Alliance, Pele Defense Fund, Sierra Club-Moku Loa Group,
Ohana Ho‛opakele, Malu ‛Aina, et. al.
Psycho-social Impact and Community Wellbeing Study - $293,760
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Funding to conduct a baseline and prospective psycho-social impact assessment on the
Big Island of Hawai‛i in order to identify both past, existing and potential adverse
impacts upon Native Hawaiians associated with the development of geothermal energy
generation facilities. The claim also includes a request that the Windward Planning
Commission establish a Native Hawaiian Health Study Review Board that will provide
advice in the conduct of the study and keep the Windward Planning Commission
informed as to the progress of the study.
The motion for reconsideration was approved, and the matter was remanded to the
Planning Department with the request that the Planning Department and the Claimants
work together to restructure the application and to structure a request for proposal (RFP).
Minutes of February 5, 2015 – Approved.