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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> APRIL 15, 2021 <br /> A regularly advertised hearing on the application of PABLO PENALOZA <br /> (SPP 20-000221) was called to order at 11:38 a.m. via live-stream online meeting, with <br /> Chairman Michael Vitousek presiding. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Michael Vitousek, Nancy Carr Smith, Barbara DeFranco, <br /> Clement"CJ" Kanuha III, Max Newberg, and Mark Van Pernis <br /> ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Faith"Faye" Yates <br /> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: J Yoshimoto, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), <br /> Jean Campbell, Esq. (Counsel for the Planning Department), Zendo Kern (Planning Director), <br /> Jeffrey Darrow (Deputy Planning Director), Alex Roy (Planner), Maija Jackson (Planning <br /> Program Manager), Christian Kay (Planner), Tracie-Lee Camero (Planner), and Noriko Sauer <br /> (Leeward Planning Commission Secretary) <br /> APPLICANT: PABLO PENALOZA (SPP 20-000221) <br /> Application for a Special Permit to develop and operate a childcare center/preschool facility and <br /> construct a playground for student use and to develop and operate an "event venue"to be rented <br /> commercially on a two (2)-acre portion of a 5.3-acre parcel situated in the State Land Use <br /> Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 75-477 Hualalai Road, approximately <br /> 988 feet, east(mauka) of its intersection with Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway, Wai`aha 1st, North <br /> Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-017: Portion of 045. <br /> Secretary's Note: "- - -" indicates indiscernible speech due to internet/technical difficulties or <br /> simultaneous talk. <br /> VITOUSEK: Okay, moving down to item number two, application for a Special Permit to <br /> develop and operate childcare center, preschool facility, and construct a playground for student <br /> use and develop and operate an event venue to be rented out commercially on a two-acre portion <br /> of a 5.3-acre parcel situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. Subject property's <br /> located at 75-477 Hualalai Road, approximately 988 feet, east, mauka, of intersection with <br /> Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway, Ahupua`a is Wai`ahuWai`aha 1st, North Kona Moku, Hawaii <br /> Island, TMK: (3) 7-5-017: Portion of parcel 045. The applicant is Pablo Penaloza. Special Permit <br /> SPP 20-000221. <br /> We'll move forward with staff presentation from planner Alex Roy. Alex, please proceed. <br /> ROY: [indiscernible speech due to garbled audio] Okay, thank you Commissioners. Today I'll <br /> be presenting a Special Permit application by Pablo Penaloza. That's SPP 20-000221. Here's a <br /> location map of the subject parcel. In the red star you can see that it's about, it's, it's east of <br /> 1 <br /> EXHIBIT D <br />