BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR RULEMAKING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing to be held by the Board of Appeals of the County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 92-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended; Section 6-9.2 of the Charter of the County of Hawaii; and Rule 1-5 of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure for the proposed amendments of Hawaii County Board of Appeals Rules of Practice and Procedure which is initiated by the Planning Department, pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) and the Board of Appeals Rules of Practice and Procedure Part 5.
DATE: Friday, December 8, 2023
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: West Hawaii Civic Center Council Chambers, Building A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Board of Appeals board members and applicants may attend via Zoom or in person. The public may provide verbal testimony by joining Zoom or via the physical location listed above. See “Submitting Testimony” below for more information.
The public will be able to view and listen to the live meeting at:
https://www.youtube.com/@cohplanningdepartment/streams
Minutes of the Board of Appeals meeting will be transcribed and posted on the Planning Department’s website.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
Pursuant to HRS 92-3 interested persons that want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the board takes public statements on the agenda or at the time the specific agenda item is called or as otherwise allowed at the sole discretion of the Chair.
OLD BUSINESS
1. BOA-21-000299 – COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF BOA RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
The Board of Appeals passed a motion to initiate rule amendment proceedings at its hearing on April 9, 2021, in accordance with Hawai’i County Board of Appeals Rules of Practice and Procedure, Rule 5 Rulemaking Procedures. The proposed amendments include a comprehensive review and update to provide more consistency and adherence to related statutes and codes. Further in accordance with Hawai’i Revised Statutes 92-2.5, the Board created a Permitted Interaction Group at its May 12, 2023, hearing to review the rules and make recommendations to the Board. The Permitted Interaction Group provided a summary report of its findings at the September 14, 2023, hearing. The Board reviewed and discussed the draft rule amendments at its October 13, 2023, hearing. The Board will review and deliberate the draft rule amendments for adoption.
ADJOURNMENT
SUBMITTING TESTIMONY: To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please use the link below to register no later than two days prior to the hearing by 4:30 p.m.
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcuCprTwpHUW7-e6ezRHmmdPbEKVeI4s Written testimony may be submitted via email at boardofappeals@hawaiicounty.gov, by mail, or in person. Mail or hand-deliver written testimony to Hilo Planning Department at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 up to two business days prior to the hearing by 4:30 p.m.
According to Board of Appeals Rules of Practice and Procedure 1-5 (i) 1-3, any person desiring to testify shall indicate his or her name and residence address and indicate whether he or she is testifying on his or his own behalf, or as a representative of the applicant/appellant, or an organization.
Documents provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection online at
https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&startid=109683 or 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.
Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii County Code} A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1402, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 as soon as possible, and no later than five (5) working days prior to the meeting date. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice may be made available in alternate/accessible formats.
STACEY AGUIAR, CHAIRPERSON
BOARD OF APPEALS
(HTH/WHT1436314 11/8/23)
