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AGENDA WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Windward Planning Commission of the County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 6-7.5(a) of the Charter of the County of Hawaii, and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. Based on the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Response dated August 5, 2021, this meeting will be online until further notice. This is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to maintain physical distancing. DATE: Thursday, October 7, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: This meeting will be held by interactive video conference through Zoom. The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining online or calling into the Zoom meeting. To register for oral testimony please contact Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador at Melissa.Dacayanan@hawaiicounty.gov or 808-961-8156 no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The public may observe the meeting by viewing a live stream on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQM Pd6TAkEGA?view_as=subscriber The public may provide written testimony via email at WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or submitted at the Hilo or Kona Planning Departments up to two business days prior to the hearing by 4:30 p.m. The Planning Director’s background report (including application) and recommendation report for each agenda item will be available for review at www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov prior to the meeting. This information can also be requested by sending an email to Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador at Melissa.Dacayanan@hawaiicounty.gov. In the case of technical difficulties with the virtual meeting, a recording of the meeting will be posted at www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov no later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Review and Approval of the August 5, 2021 Windward Planning Commission Minutes. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS NEW BUSINESS 1. APPLICANT: TAKATA DENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC. (AMEND REZ 11-000146) Application for time extensions to Condition B (time to complete construction) and Condition C (water commitment) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 12 33 which rezoned one (1) acre of land from a Single-Family Residential 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to a Residential-Commercial Mixed Use 20,000 square feet (RCX-20) zoning district. The subject property is located at 1732 Kilauea Avenue, approximately 750 feet south of its intersection with Kawili Street intersection, Waiakea Homestead Houselots, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2- 038:028. 2. APPLICANT: LEILA SHIMIZU (REZ 21-000247) Application for a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) to an Industrial-Commercial Mixed – 20,000 square feet (MCX-20) zoning district for approximately 22,300-square feet of land. The subject properties are located at 755 Kekuanaoa Street and 605 Kalanikoa Street, at the northeast corner of the Kekuanaoa Street – Kalanikoa Street intersection, Waiakea Houselots, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMKs: 2-2-035:049 and 2-2-035:096. 3. APPLICANT: ARTS AND SCIENCES CENTER (SPP 21-000228) Application for a Special Permit to allow the construction and operation of an elementary school campus for approximately 300 students on approximately 2.31 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural district. The subject property is located at 16-1678 34th Avenue, on the northwest corner of the Orchidland Drive 34th Avenue intersection, Orchid Land Estates, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-6-010:083. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 4. APPLICANT: CONNECTIONS NEW CENTURY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL/ COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES (CBESS) (SPP 12-000138) Hearing on Special Permit application SPP No. 12-000138 record as presented on appeal. SPP No. 12-000138 was remanded back to the Windward Planning Commission by Intermediate Court of Appeals for further proceedings consistent with its January 31, 2020 Memorandum Opinion vacating the County of Hawai’i Windward Planning Commission’s May 12, 2014 Decision and Order, which denied Special Permit SPP No. 12-000138. Application for a Special Permit to develop a K to 12 charter school campus with dorm facilities and related uses on approximately 70 acres of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located on both the southwest and northeast sides of Edita Street near its intersection with Kaumana Drive and adjoining the Pacific Plantation Subdivision in Kaumana, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-5-006:141. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS The Windward Planning Commission’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 4, 2021 by interactive video conference via Zoom. ADJOURNMENT Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii and at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at 961 8288 as soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION John Replogle, Chair (HTH/WHT1341360 9/17/21)