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<br />LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />MARCH 20, 2014 <br /> <br />The Leeward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:33 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic <br />Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, <br />Hawai‘i, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, <br />Barbara Nobriga and Thomas Whittemore <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Richard Nelson, III <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation <br />Counsel), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Cottle (Planner), Ron Whitmore (Planner), <br />Bethany Morrison (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) <br /> <br />And ten people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />A quorum was present. Chair Giffin called the meeting to order and introduced the Commissioners <br />and staff to members of the public, and described the procedure for public testimony. <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – No statements were presented under this section of the <br />agenda. <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />APPLICANT: NA KĀLAI WA‘A (SPP-14-157) <br />Application for a Special Permit to allow educational uses and special events including, but not <br />limited to, classrooms, camping, meetings, seminars, community gatherings and related activities, <br />and activities in conjunction with the ethno-botanical garden on 10 acres of land situated within the <br />State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located on the west side of Hawi Road <br />approximately 2,200 feet makai (north) of Akoni Pule Highway (State Highway 270)-Hawi Road <br />intersection, Ka‘auhuhu Homesteads, North Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK: 5-5-008: 044. <br /> <br />The Commission took up this item at 9:35 a.m. with five people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />(SEE EXHIBIT A) <br /> <br />INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR <br /> <br />Amendment to Chapter 25, Article 4, Division 5 and Article 7, Division 2 of the Hawai‘i County <br />Code 1983, (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to increased residential density, including parking <br />requirements, within CDH, Downtown Hilo Commercial District. The purpose of this ordinance is <br />to rectify an unintended revision to Section 25-4-51 of the Hawai‘i County Code where the <br />enactment of Ordinance No. 13-95 inadvertently repealed amendments to Section 25-4-51 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />