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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 11, 2013 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of VISTA TOWERS, LLC (USE 13-037) was called to order at 9:03 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Wallace Ishibashi presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Wallace Ishibashi, Myles Miyasato, Charles Heaukulani, and Gregory Henkel STAFF PRESENT: Molly Stebins (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) ABSENT & EXCUSED: Raylene Moses and Stephen Ono And 11 people from the public in attendance APPLICANT: VISTA TOWERS, LLC (USE 13-037) Application for a Use Permit to construct a wireless telecommunications facility consisting of a 150-foot tall monopole and related equipment on a 3,075 square-foot portion of a 3.81-acre parcel situated within the Agricultural-1-acre (A-1a) zoning district. The subject property, known as Māikoiko Park, is located at the end of South Māikoiko Street on the makai side of the street, Hawaiian Shores Subdivision, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-5-106: portion of 001. ISHIBASHI: We have our first agenda item. It’s for Vista Towers, LLC (Use 13-037). If we can have staff, Jeff? DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission, welcome. If I can direct your attention to our presentation this morning. Our first applicant, as mentioned, is Vista Towers, LLC. They’re requesting a Use Permit for a telecommunication tower. The area of the subject application is within the Puna District. More specifically we’re looking in the area of Hawaiian Shores and Hawaiian Beaches Subdivisions, which is basically these smaller agricultural lots identified in this area. Just on the upper portion of the map would be where Pahoa is located. You would have the access road into the subdivisions coming off Kapoho-Kalapana Road into the subdivision. The area of the application is identified with a red dot on the map. As we zoom in this, this is a closer view of the two subdivisions. The area of this application will be actually in the Hawaiian Shores portion. My understanding is that the main road through the subdivision, Kahakai Boulevard, sort of splits the two subdivisions, although I think a little bit of it falls on the southeast side of Kahakai. Anyway on the right side of Kahakai would be Hawaiian Shores. On the left side or upper side would be Hawaiian Beaches Subdivision. The colors on the map represent the different zoning. 1 EXHIBIT A