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<br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />JANUARY 5, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />The Windward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:20 a.m. in the County of <br />Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman <br />Zendo Kern presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Zendo Kern, Dean Au, Wallace Ishibashi, and Raylene Moses <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), B. J. Leithead Todd (Planning <br />Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija <br />Cottle (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Kelly Gomes (representing Chief Engineer <br />from 9:36 a.m.), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) <br /> <br />ABSENT & EXCUSED: Takashi Domingo and Stephen Ono <br /> <br />The Chair introduced the staff and Windward Planning Commissioners to members of the public <br />and described the procedures to be followed for today’s meeting. <br /> <br />APPLICANTS: KAREN AND ADRIAN GALAN (REZ 11-145) <br />Application for a Change of Zone from Single-Family Residential – 10,000 square feet <br />(RS-10) to Village Commercial – 7,500 square feet (CV-7.5) for approximately 17,994 square <br />feet of land. The subject properties are located on the north side of Pahoa Village Road, across <br />from the Pahoa Cash and Carry Store employee's parking lot at Nānāwale Homesteads, Pāhoa, <br />Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-5-011:008 & 009. <br /> <br />The Commission took this item up at 9:22 a.m. with 13 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />The Chair reiterated he was recusing himself from participating on this application to avoid the <br />appearance of impropriety as he is running for a seat on the Hawai‘i County Council and Tiffany <br />Edwards who is his campaign chairperson intends to give testimony as a member of the public in <br />opposition to the application. In light of his recusal the Chair stated this matter will be <br />rescheduled for the February 2, 2012 meeting. <br /> <br />There was no one from the public wishing to testify on this agenda item. <br /> <br />APPLICANT: SUGAR MILL RANCH, LLC (SPP 11-128) <br /> <br />Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a six-bedroom lodge operation for <br />overnight accommodations, which includes a small store for guests to buy souvenirs, essentials, <br />and farm products within an existing 7-bedroom dwelling on land situated in the State Land Use <br />Agricultural District. The property is located on the south side of Sugar Mill Road <br />approximately 185 feet west of the Sugar Mill Road-Old Railroad Way intersection, Kahua, <br />South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-8-008:Portion of 142. <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />