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<br />LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />JUNE 15, 2017 <br /> <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the application of HAWAI‘I ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY <br />(SPP 11-000120) was called to order at 9:46 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community <br />Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman <br />Keith F. Unger presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Keith F. Unger, Nancy Carr Smith, Scott Church, Collin Kaholo, <br />Perry Kealoha and Sonny Shimaoka <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Barbara Nobriga <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Malia Ho Hall (Counsel for the Commission), Michael Yee (Planning Director), <br />Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) <br /> <br />And three people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: HAWAI‘I ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY (SPP 11-000120) <br />Request to amend Special Permit No. 11-000120 by enlarging the size of the proposed veterinary <br />clinic building from 1,500± square feet to approximately 16,670 square feet and to include additional <br />stray dog and cat housing. Special Permit No. 11-000120 was originally approved to allow the <br />establishment of an animal sheltering facility and related uses on approximately 12 acres of land <br />within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is the former Fuku-Bonsai site and is <br />located on the mauka side of Māmalahoa Highway, northwest of the Ha‘awina Street-Māmalahoa <br />Highway intersection, mauka portion of Keauhou 1st, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-8-006:065. <br /> <br />UNGER: Second item on the agenda. Applicant Hawai‘i Island Humane Society, SPP 11-000120, <br />request to amend Special Permit No. 11-000120 by enlarging the size of the proposed veterinary <br />clinic building from 1,500 square feet to approximately 16,670 square feet and to include additional <br />stray dog and cat housing. Special Permit No. 11-000120 was originally approved to allow the <br />establishment of an animal sheltering facility and related uses on approximately twelve acres of land <br />within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is the former Fuku Bonsai site and is <br />located on the mauka side of Māmalahoa Highway, southwest \[northwest\] of the Ha‘awina Street- <br />Māmalahoa Highway intersection, mauka portion of Keauhou 1st, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK 7-8-6 <br />Parcel 65. <br /> <br />JACKSON: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning everyone. <br /> <br />UNGER: Good morning. <br /> <br />JACKSON: Okay, so your next application is a request for a Special Permit amendment. The <br />applicant is Hawai‘i Island Humane Society. <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />