West Hawaii Today
Notice #: 0001429419-01
Public Hearings

COUNTY OF KAUAI PLANNING COMMISSION – 4444 Rice Street, Suite A473, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, 96766, tel: (808) 241-4050, email: planningdepartment@kauai.gov.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of an agency hearing with a public hearing and an opportunity for public testimony from all interested persons to be held by the Kaua’i Planning Commission pursuant to the provisions of Special Management Area Rules, Kauai County Code, Chapter 8, as amended, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 92 and 91, and the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the County of Kauai Planning Commission. The hearing will be held regarding the following:
AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT (SMA(U)-83-4), CLASS IV ZONING PERMIT Z-IV-83-27, and USE PERMIT U-83-17 to allow a modification to Condition No. 24 that would allow permanent use of the outdoor dining expansion area on a parcel situated on the makai side of Lawa’i Road, commonly known as The Beach House Restaurant, further identified as 5022 Lawa’i Road, Tax Map Key: 2-6-005:011, containing a total area of 34,900 square feet.
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT (SMA(U)-2024-1) to allow construction of a new single-family dwelling unit and associated improvements on a parcel situated at the along the mauka side of Kuhio Highway in Wainiha, situated at its intersection with Makamae Place, and further identified as Tax Map Key: (4) 5-8-012:027, containing an area of approximately 10,492 square feet.
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT (SMA(U)-2024-2) to allow reconstruction of a new single-family dwelling unit and associated improvements on a parcel situated at the along the makai side of Weke Road in Hanalei Town, situated approximately 350 feet east of its intersection with Malolo Road, and further identified as 5252 Weke Road, Tax Map Key: (4) 5 5-002:007, containing an area of approximately 54,667 square feet.
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT (SMA(U)-2024-3) to allow construction of a new comfort station and associated site improvements within the Ha’ena State Park in Ha’ena, along the makai side of Kuhio Highway, further identified as Tax Map Key: (4) 5-9-008:001 and containing a total area of 50.38 acres.

Meeting Lihu’e Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A-2B,
Location: 4444 Rice Street, Lihu’e, Kaua’i, Hawai’i

* Interested parties should look to the Planning Commission Agenda for October 10, 2023 for final determination of location.

Date: October 10, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter

Oral testimony will be taken on specific agenda items, in-person at the public meeting location indicated on the meeting agenda.
Written testimony indicating your 1) name or pseudonym, and if applicable, your position/title and organization you are representing, and 2) the agenda item that you are providing comment on, may be submitted on any agenda item in writing to planningdepartment@kauai.gov or mailed to the County of Kaua’i Planning Department, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 473, Lihu’e, Hawai’i 96766. Written testimony received by the Planning Department at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will be posted as testimony to the Planning Commission’s website prior to the meeting (https://www.kauai.gov/Government/Boards-and-Commissions/Planning-Commission). Any testimony received after this time will be retained as part of the record, but we cannot assure the Commission will receive it with sufficient time for review prior to the meeting.
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(WHT1429419 9/8/23)