AGENDA
LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Leeward 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 Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure.
DATE: Thursday, September 19, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: West Hawaii Civic Center, Council Chambers, Building A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Public Participation: This is an in-person meeting, and the Leeward Planning Commissioners will participate in person. The primary way to view or testify at this meeting is in-person; however, as a courtesy to the public, the Commission provides the following additional ways to view or testify remotely at this meeting.
Optional Alternative to Provide Remote Oral Testimony: The public has the option to provide verbal testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom. To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please use the link below to register by noon on the day prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeisrzooEp3Yo2rccgcMR0jwS nPm5Pc
Optional Alternative to View Meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view_as= subscriber
Please note, as this is an in-person meeting, the hearing will proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Commissioners prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday September 16, 2024, by: (1) email to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) mail to the Leeward Planning Commission at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii or (3) drop-off at the Planning Department offices in Hilo at the address above or Kona at 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Meeting Materials/Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the meeting materials provided to members of this commission for this meeting is available for public inspection two business days before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Planning Department offices in Hilo and Kona and by clicking ‘Board Packets’ at the following Planning Department website link: www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/about-us/boards-committees/planning-commission-applications. This information can also be requested by sending an email to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or by calling (808) 961-8288.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of the August 15, 2024, Leeward Planning Commission Minutes.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Members of the public may provide public testimony regarding any agenda item now or at the time the agenda item is called to order.
NEW BUSINESS
1. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (EDWARD & RHONDALL RAPOZA – FORMERLY HU-KO-PA, LLC) (PL-PDI-2024-000006/AMEND REZ 2009-000096)
The Planning Director has initiated the repeal of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 10-2 and amendment to Section 25-8-3 (North Kona Zone Map), Chapter 25, Article 8, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), by reverting the current zoning of the subject property from Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) to its original Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) zoning district for approximately 14.437 acres of land. The subject parcel is located on the south side of Hualalai Road, approximately 0.6 miles east of its intersection with Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kahului 2nd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-017:042.
2. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (EDWARD & RHONDALL RAPOZA – FORMERLY HU-KO-PA, LLC) (PL-PDI-2024-000007/AMEND SLU 2009-000022)
The Planning Director has initiated the repeal of State Land Use District Boundary Ordinance No. 10-1 and the State Land Use District Boundary Map, by reverting the State Land Use Boundary District from Urban to its original designation of Agricultural, for approximately 14.437 acres of land. The subject parcel is located on the south side of Hualalai Road, approximately 0.6 miles east of its intersection with Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kahului 2nd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-017:042.
3. APPLICANT: DR. LOI CHANG-STROMAN (PL-REZ-2024-000061)
Application for a Change of Zone from a Single Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district to a Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet (CN-10) zoning district for 16,161 square feet of land. The subject property is located at 77-311 Sunset Drive, at the northeast corner of its intersection with Kuakini Highway, Holualoa 4th, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-7-009:008.
4. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (PL-PDI-2024-000008)
The Planning Director has initiated an ordinance to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 2, Article 4, Article 5, and Article 7 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) relating to telecommunication antennas and towers. The purpose is to remove the requirement for a use permit to establish telecommunication antennas and towers in certain zoning districts, add application requirements, amend standards for the establishment of telecommunication antennas and towers.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director for August 2024.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
The Commissioners will comment on matters not on the current agenda, for consideration for the Commission’s next meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Leeward Planning Commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the County Council Chambers in Kona and the public can also testify via Zoom. The date and venue of the meeting are subject to change.
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 LPCtestimony@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.
Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.