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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
The Leeward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic
Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i,
with Vice Chairman Thomas Whittemore presiding.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Thomas Whittemore, Collin Kaholo, Sonny Shimaoka and
Keith Unger
ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Brandi Beaudet, Scott Church and Barbara Nobriga
ALSO PRESENT: Danny Patel (Counsel for the Commission), Bobby Command (Deputy Planning
Director), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary)
And nine people from the public in attendance.
A quorum was present. Vice Chair Whittemore called the meeting to order, and introduced the
Commissioners to members of the public.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – No statements were presented under this section of the
agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
1.APPLICANT: KENNETH K. LEONG TRUST (Amend REZ 909)
Request for a 5-year time extension to Condition C (secure Final Subdivision Approval) of
Change of Zone Ordinance No. 99-36, which rezoned 4.201 acres of land from an Agricultural-5
acres (A-5a) zoning district to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-1a) zoning district to
accommodate a proposed 3-lot subdivision. The subject property is located along the west
(makai) side of Māmalahoa Highway, approximately 0.7 miles south of the Māmalahoa
Highway-Palani Road intersection at Kealakehe Homesteads First Series, Kealakehe, North
Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-4-004:033.
The Commission took up this item at 9:31 a.m. with eight people from the public in attendance.
(SEE EXHIBIT A)
2.APPLICANT: STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(SMA 15-062/SSV 15-010)
Applications for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit and a Shoreline Setback
Variance to allow facility improvements at the Kekaha Kai State Park (Phase II), that will include
minor repair and safety improvements to park access roadways and parking, a stairway to replace
a dilapidated ramp, new storage and water tank building to provide water for facility cleaning and
maintenance, two showers, several new or refurbished accessible picnic tables and BBQ pits, and
other miscellaneous features and improvements. These improvements will be focused on a 3-acre
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portion of the 1,642-acre Kekaha Kai State Park situated at both Manini‘ōwali Beach and
Mahai‘ula Beach locations, including improvements within a 0.5-acre area situated within the 40-
foot wide shoreline setback area. The affected properties are located makai of the Queen
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Kaʻahumanu Highway and includes the area adjacent to Kua Bay, Manini‘ōwali, Kukio 2 and
Mahai‘ula, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMKs: 7-2-004:003,009,017 & 019; 7-2-005:002,003,007 &
7-3-043:portion of 001.
The Commission took up this item at 9:40 a.m. with seven people from the public in attendance.
(SEE EXHIBIT B)
MINUTES – The Commission took up the following minutes at 10:34 a.m.:
December 17, 2015, meeting – It was moved by Commissioner Shimaoka and seconded by
Commissioner Kaholo that the minutes be approved as submitted. The motion was unanimously
carried by a voice vote.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS – The Commission took up the following matters at 10:35 a.m.:
1.Status of applications heard by Leeward Planning Commission that are pending before County
Council – No status report was presented.
In response to Commissioner Unger’s inquiry about the status of the contested case hearing on the
Lalamilo Farm Partners, LP application (Amend SPP 77-20/SPP 378), Mr. Darrow informed the
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Commission that a continued evidentiary hearing was still scheduled for the 9 and the 10 of March,
2016, but that at the same time the parties were working toward a settlement.
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Mr. Darrow announced that the next regular meeting was scheduled for
March 17, 2016, with tentatively three items on the agenda.
Vice Chair Whittemore noted that election of new chairperson and vice chairperson would be held at
the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT – There being no further business, at 10:37 a.m., it was moved by Commissioner
Shimaoka and seconded by Commissioner Kaholo that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was
unanimously carried by a voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Noriko Sauer, Secretary
A T T E S T:
Thomas Whittemore, Vice Chairman
Leeward Planning Commission
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