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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT FEBRUARY 17, 2011 KAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT A regularly advertised hearing on the application of CORPORATION (SMA 413) was called to order at 9:38 a.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Ballroom I, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Frederic Housel, Wayne Iokepa and Richard Nelson ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Lani Bowman STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner) and Allen Salavea (Planner, West Ha And approximately 13 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: KAMEHAMEHA INVESTMENT CORPORATION (SMA 413) Amendment to Condition No. 2 (Complete Construction) of Special Management Area Use Permit No. 413 to allow for an additional 5 years in which to complete development of a 27-hole golf course, driving range, clubhouse, related maintenance support facilities, and associated improvements and infrastructure. The project area is located within the Keauhou Major Resort Area, on the makai side of Kuakini Highway and mauka of Kaluna Street and Kona Country Club nd golf course, and extends to the Keauhou 2/ Honalo ahupua'a boundary, Kahalu‘u and Keauhou, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-8-05: 1, 6, 27, 28, 37 & 39; 7-8-07: 4 & 11; and 7-8-10: 6, 9, 29, and portions of 30 & 50. GIFFIN:Our first agenda item is the applicant is Kamehameha Investment Corporation, SMA No. 413, the amendment to Condition No. 2, complete construction, of the SMA Use Permit, like I said, 413 to allow for an additional five years in which to complete the development. Staff. DARROW: Thank you, Madam Chairman, Chairperson – I’ve got to get used to that. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission. Hope all is well. If I can direct your attention to our presentation on the wall this morning. Our first applicant is Kamehameha Investment Corporation. They are requesting an amendment to Special Management Are Use Permit No. 413. The area of this application is within the North Kona District. More specifically, we are looking in the general Keauhou area. The actual parcels that are involved in this amendment request are outlined in black. There is a total of 14 parcels, which makes up approximately 806 acres in size. The different colors on the map represent the different County zonings that we have; the actual light green that is made up of the project area is identified as Agricultural 5 acres. The surrounding areas that have a yellow or a darker yellow represent Single-Family Residential. 1 EXHIBIT A