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BPunalei Makai SMA 4/15/2023 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> PUNALEI MAKAI LIVING TRUST <br /> SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> (PL-SMA-2023-000026) <br /> PUNALEI MAKAI LIVING TRUST has submitted an application for a Special Management <br /> Area (SMA) Use Permit to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and construct a new <br /> single-family dwelling, a first farm dwelling and related improvements on 9.51-acres of land <br /> situated within the SMA. The subject parcel is located at 36-2676 Old Mamalahoa Highway, <br /> approximately 1,000 feet south of Stevens Road/Hawai`i Belt Road intersection on the east <br /> (makai) side of the highway, Waipunalei Homesteads and Portion of Kahoahuna Homesteads, <br /> North Hilo District, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-6-005:002. <br /> PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br /> 1. Request: Punalei Makai Living Trust (Applicant) seeks a SMA Use Permit to demolish <br /> an existing single-family dwelling and construct a new single-family dwelling, a first <br /> farm dwelling and related improvements on a 9.51-acre parcel of land located on the <br /> makai (seaward) side of Hawaii Belt Road within the Special Management Area (SMA) <br /> on the Island of Hawaii. The proposed main dwelling (dwelling 1) will be two (2) stories <br /> and includes 3,788 square feet (sf) of interior space and 2,593 sf of accessory space. The <br /> height of Dwelling 1 will be 28-feet and will be cited approximately 130-feet from the <br /> shoreline (top of Pali). The proposed First Farm Dwelling (Dwelling 2) will be a one (1) <br /> story dwelling with 1,575 sf of interior space and 704 sf of accessory space. The <br /> maximum height of Dwelling 2 will be less than 20 feet and will be located <br /> approximately 230-feet from the shoreline. Additional development includes the <br /> construction of a 1,000-sf stand-alone garage structure which will be less than 20-feet in <br /> height, located approximately 300-feet from the shoreline, and will be cited 28-feet from <br /> Dwelling 2. According to Real Property Tax records, the existing dwelling was <br /> constructed prior to the establishment of SMA law (1936), and as such will be <br /> demolished to bring the property into compliance with current laws and regulations. Two <br /> -1- <br />