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BKamehamehaSchools.crk.8.7.2023 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI�I PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS <br /> SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION NO. PL-SPP-2023-000037 <br /> KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS is requesting a Special Permit to allow the development and <br /> operation of the "Hi`ialo/Captain Cook Learning Center" including a preschool, community <br /> education programs, and related improvements on a 1.25-acre portion of a larger 5.98-acre area <br /> of land across 3 parcels situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject <br /> properties are located at 84-5230, 84-5234, and 84-5236 Hawaii Belt Road,portion of <br /> H6naunau, South Kona, Hawaii, TMKs: (3) 8-4-004:014, :038, and portion of:040. <br /> APPLICANT'S REQUEST <br /> 1. Request: The applicant is requesting a Special Permit to allow the development and <br /> operation of the "Hi`ialo/Captain Cook Learning Center" including a preschool, <br /> community education programs, and related improvements on a 1.25-acre portion <br /> (hereinafter `permit area') of a larger 5.98-acre area of land across 3 parcels situated in the <br /> State Land Use Agricultural District. The proposed permit area will be renovated into a <br /> learning center for preschool students and the community. The Hi`ialo/Captain Cook <br /> Learning Center will provide two Kamehameha Schools (KS), Na Kula Kamali`i (NKK) <br /> preschool classrooms and two community preschool classrooms. The applicant also <br /> proposes administration offices, a community program space classroom, and storage <br /> spaces. The proposed project will provide a new parking lot and an exterior playground. <br /> The entire facility will be managed by KS, including operational hours,parking allocation, <br /> etc. The preceding will be discussed in further detail below in Section 11. Subject <br /> Property. <br /> 2. Reason for the Request: According to the application, there are currently only three <br /> locations with a total of 80 seats available for preschool and early learning opportunities <br /> for the keiki in the H6naunau community. This leaves 68 percent of the children in the <br /> area without the chance of having an early learning opportunity before kindergarten. Data <br /> collected by the applicant between 2019 and 2022 indicates that less than one-half of all <br /> early learning applicants were able to be accepted. The shortage of available seats for <br />