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BOARD OF APPEALS <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI`I <br /> DRAFT TRANSCRIPT <br /> January 9, 2026 <br /> The County of Hawai`i Board of Appeals took up the petition for DWIGHT VICENTE (PL- <br /> INT-2025-011330)at 9:33 a.m.This was a hybrid meeting held in person at the Hawai`i County <br /> Council Chambers, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 and via the Zoom online platform. <br /> This petition was called to order with Chair Cathy Lewis presiding. <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON: Cathy Lewis (Chair), John Kimura, and Maci Wilson. <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT ON ZOOM: Rachel Able (Vice Chair). <br /> MEMBERS EXCUSED: Scott Martin. <br /> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Sylvia Wan, Esq. (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Board), <br /> Bethany Morrison (Staff to the Board), and Ashley DeVera (Board Secretary). <br /> DWIGHT VICENTE (PL-INT-2025-011330) <br /> DEFECTIVE PETITION <br /> Appeal of Decision by the Planning Director, Date Unknown. <br /> Location: Ainaola Drive, Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> TMK: (3) 2-4-050:037 <br /> PARTIES PRESENT: Dwight Vicente (appellant). <br /> [There were no members of the public in attendance.] <br /> LEWIS: Bethany, are there any public testifiers on this particular agenda item? <br /> MORRISON: No public testifiers, Chair. <br /> LEWIS: Okay. And I see Mr. Vicente, you're here in the audience and you're just representing <br /> yourself today, correct? Okay. And there are no other parties or representatives app—appearing <br /> today. All right. So, we are here to address the defective petition filed in this case and the Board <br /> will now hear any statements that you want to make Mr. Vicente. I'm going to keep—ask you to <br /> keep your presentation to five minutes and at one minute, Ms. Wan will give you a signal to let <br /> you know to wrap it up. <br /> VICENTE: Good morning. My name is Dwight Vicente making a special appearance representing <br /> the Hawaiian Kingdom under the 1840 constitution and the 1848 Mahele, which is a Kanaka Land <br /> Trust, which is still in effect today. So, the lands prior to the 1848 Mahele was leased out by at <br /> least three hundred Ali`i's in their name. Mahele did one thing, it changed it over to Hawaiian <br /> Kingdom and the lands became crown and government lands. <br />