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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
MINUTES
APRIL 10, 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),
Daryn Arai (Deputy Planning Director), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson
(Planner), Shancy Watanabe (Planner), Sarah Hata-Finley (Windward Planning Commission
Secretary) and Noriko Sauer (Leeward Planning Commission Secretary)
And four people from the public in attendance.
A quorum was present. Chairman 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: PETER A. IN, M.D. (REZ 17-000217)
Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) to a Family Agricultural-
2 acre (FA-2a) zoning district for approximately 5.001 acres of land. The parcel is located at
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64-730 Waikelehua Place, Puʻukapu Homesteads, 1 Series, Waimea, South Kohala, Hawai‘i,
TMK: 6-4-001:152.
The Commission took up this item at 9:32 a.m., with four people from the public in attendance.
\[SEE EXHIBIT A\]
Action: It was moved by Commissioner Shimaoka and seconded by Commissioner Church that a
favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the application for Change of
Zone, Docket Number REZ 17-217, based on the Planning Director’s recommendation and
findings, with deletion of the proposed Condition J, which shall be substituted with additional
language at the end of Condition E as presented by the Planning Department. A roll call vote was
taken and the motion carried unanimously.
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2. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR
An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning), Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
amended), Articles 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 relating to meeting facilities and community buildings. The
purpose of the proposed amendments is to incorporate the definitions of meeting facilities and
community buildings into a single, comprehensive definition by maintaining and expanding
upon the definition of meeting facilities. Additionally, the amendments will identify what
zoning districts will require a Special Permit or a Use Permit to allow for a meeting facility.
The Commission took up this item at 10:07 a.m., with four people from the public in attendance.
\[SEE EXHIBIT B\]
Action: It was moved by Commissioner Carr Smith and seconded by Commissioner Kealoha that
a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the ordinance amending
Chapter 25, Zoning Code, Articles 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 relating to zoning district regulations for
meeting facilities and community buildings based on the Planning Director’s recommendation and
findings, which shall be adopted. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously.
MINUTES
Minutes of the March 16, 2017 meeting
At 10:26 a.m. 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
None.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:28 a.m. there being no further business, Chairman Unger moved, and Commissioner
Nobriga seconded, to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Noriko Sauer, Secretary
A T T E S T:
Keith F. Unger, Chairman
Leeward Planning Commission
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