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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
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 Chairman Keith F. Unger presiding.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Keith F. Unger, Nancy Carr Smith, Scott Church, Collin Kaholo,
Perry Kealoha, Barbara Nobriga and Sonny Shimaoka
ALSO PRESENT: Malia Ho (Counsel for the Commission), Michael Yee (Planning Director),
Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and
Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary)
And five people from the public in attendance.
A quorum was present. Chair Unger called the meeting to order, and introduced the
Commissioners and staff to members of the public. He explained the procedure for public
testimony.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
No statements were presented under this section of the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
1. APPLICANT: RB2 INVESTORS, LLC (REZ 16-000215)
Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) to a Commercial-
Industrial Mixed Use-20,000 square feet (MCX-20) zoning district for approximately 1.756
acres of land. The parcel is located at 68-148 Ho‘ohana Street within the Mauna Lani Resort,
Kalahuipua‘a, South Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK: 6-8-001:058.
2. APPLICANT: RB2 INVESTORS, LLC (SMA 16-000066)
Application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to modify and incorporate an
existing building and parking lot and add two additional buildings and additional parking to
support a 20-unit commercial and light Industrial lease space for businesses, offices, self-
storage and a restaurant for approximately 1.756 acres of land situated within the Special
Management Area. The parcel is located at 68-148 Ho‘ohana Street within the Mauna Lani
Resort, Kalahuipua‘a, South Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK: 6-8-001:058.
The Commission took up these items together at 9:32 a.m., with four people from the public in
attendance.
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Action on REZ 16-000215: It was moved by Commissioner Carr Smith and seconded by
Commissioner Nobriga that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on
the application for Change of Zone, Docket Number REZ 16-215, based on the Planning
Director’s recommendation and findings, which shall be adopted. A roll call vote was taken and
the motion carried with unanimous aye votes.
Action on SMA 16-000066: It was moved by Commissioner Shimaoka and seconded by
Commissioner Kaholo that the application for Special Management Area Use Permit SMA 16-066
be approved based on the Planning Director’s findings, recommendation, and proposed conditions,
which shall be adopted. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with unanimous aye
votes.
3. APPLICANT: INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (BILL NO. 256)
An Ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 4, Section 25-4-51 of the Hawai‘i County Code
1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to off-street parking and loading. The purpose of
this amendment is to establish the required number of parking spaces for dwellings or lodging
units that are occupied for a period of less than one hundred eighty (180) days. The County
Council is referring Bill 256 to the Planning Director and the Windward and Leeward
Planning Commissions for comment and recommendations.
The Commission took up this item at 9:54 a.m., with five people from the public in attendance.
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Action: It was moved by Commissioner Shimaoka and seconded by Commissioner Nobriga that a
favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council of Bill Number 256, based on the
Planning Director’s recommendation, findings, and suggested revision, which shall be adopted. A
roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with unanimous aye votes.
MINUTES
Minutes of the January 19, 2017 meeting
At 10:03 a.m. it was moved by Commissioner Kaholo and seconded by Commissioner Nobriga
that the minutes be approved as submitted. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
None.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Darrow announced that the next meeting was scheduled for March 16, 2017, with tentatively
one item on the agenda.
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Mr. Darrow also announced that there were a number of Planning Commission Rules amendments
that would have to be considered jointly by the Leeward and Windward Planning Commissions,
and that such joint meeting was tentatively scheduled for April 10, 2017, to which date the
Leeward Planning Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting of April 20, 2017, was changed.
He added that the date change was necessary due to limited availability of meeting venues.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved by Commissioner Nobriga and seconded by
Commissioner Kaholo that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was unanimously carried by a
voice vote. Chair Unger adjourned the meeting at 10:06 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Noriko Sauer, Secretary
A T T E S T:
Keith F. Unger, Chairman
Leeward Planning Commission
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