NOTICE OF CONTESTED CASE PROCEEDINGS
WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a contested case hearing for the following application to be conducted by Hearing Officer Sherry Broder, Esq. for the Windward Planning Commission of the County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 91-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Planning Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.
DATE: Thursday, November 13, 2025
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Hawaii County Council Chambers in Hilo
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii
This meeting will be held in person and by interactive conference technology (ICT) via Zoom. The public may testify at the physical location listed above or by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please use the link below to register prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/wAD0NCUnTgqCLFmIUqBDBQ
If internet connection is lost, the public meeting will be automatically recessed to restore communication. If the connection is not restored within one hour, the meeting will be rescheduled, and public notice will be provided for the rescheduled meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Note the hearing officer shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present testimony on the matter prior to the commencement of the hearing and prior to proceedings on any subsequent day to which the proceeding is continued. The Hearing Officer may reasonably limit testimony as to time, and may exclude any testimony that is irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitive.
CONTESTED CASE PROCEEDING
APPLICANT: TEPPY MOUNTAIN, LLC (PL-SPP-2024-000075)
Contested case proceedings regarding the application for a Special Use Permit to allow the operation of an annual festival event with overnight camping for up to 500 attendees and to legitimize the storage of commercial vehicles on a 14.7-acre portion of a larger 1,419.17-acre property in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located at 27-476 Indian Tree Road, approximately 0.7 miles west (mauka) of its intersection with Hawaii Belt Road, Alemai to Kawainui, Papaikou, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-7-007:001 (por.).
ADJOURNMENT
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 or WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible. If a request is received later than five working days prior to the meeting date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled