2025-09-04 Windward Planning Commission Actions

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 1. APPLICANT: HAWAI`I'S VOLCANO CIRCUS (PL-SPP-2024-000079/AMEND SPP 1122) Application to increase the Special Permit area from 2.5 to 3.1 acres, and to amend Condition 3 (Time to Complete Construction), Condition 4 (Time to Secure Building Permits), and Condition 5 (Public Performance Restrictions) of Special Permit No. 1122, which allowed the establishment of the Seaview Performing Arts Center for Education (SPACE) on approximately 2.5 acres of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The proposed amendments expand the Special Permit area and expands the scope of permitted educational and community uses to support long-term campus operations, including the establishment of a K-6 public charter school, agricultural education and workshops, resilience training, circus arts-based youth development, and quarterly community events. The subject property is located at 12-253 West Pohakupele Loop, directly southwest of its intersection with Kehauopuna Street, Kalapana Sea View Estates, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-2-009:034 (formerly part of TMK: (3) 1-2-038:050). APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS. 2. APPLICANT: DUSTIN HOLLENBACK AND ESZTER TRUST (PL-SMA-2025-000070) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to construct a two-story, approximately 7,738-square foot single-family dwelling, a two-story, approximately 5,080-square foot commercial agriculture building to support future taro and cacao farming activities, and related improvements on a 2.5-acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located at 32-962 Hawaii Belt Road, on the makai side of a section of Old Mamalahoa Highway, approximately 300 feet north of the Ninole Post Office, Waikaumalo-Maulua Homesteads, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-2-003:001. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS. 3. APPLICANT: ATLAS SURREY LLC (PL-SMA-2025-000074) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit for the after-the-fact construction of a one-story, approximately 1,809-square foot single-family dwelling that includes five separate structures. The living space is divided between a 685-square foot main structure, two 198-square-foot detached bedrooms, and a 195-square foot detached laundry/bath. Additional development includes a 532-square-foot detached garage, a water tank, pump house, and related improvements on a 6.37-acre shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located at 34-1230 Hawaii Belt Rd., approximately 0.4 miles southeast of the intersection of Hawaii Belt Road and Kaihuiki Road, Kahinano, Pohakupuka, North Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 3-4-003:021. APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS.