Windward Planning Commission, February 5, 2026
Votes on Proposed amendment to Rule 1 regarding commissioner attendance standards, unanimous
How this board votes
The Windward Planning Commission approved 73% of 22 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: JoNelle Fukushima (1 of 17 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Windward Planning Commission forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Hawaii County Council on the Benjamin and Olympia Love change-of-zone application (PL-REZ 2025-000093) to rezone approximately 5.79 acres at 17-4050 Ko'aina Road from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20A) to Fami…
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- February 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsChange of Zone
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 3
Change of Zone at 17-4050 Ko'aina Road (Love application)
Favorable recommendation forwarded to the County Council to rezone approximately 5.79 acres at 17-4050 Ko'aina Road, ~1200 feet west of the intersection with Volcano Road/Highway 11, from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20A) to Family Agricultural 1-acre (FA-1A), to enable a five-lot subdivision with 1-acre minimum lot size. TMK 3-1-7-016 parcel 10. Applicants Benjamin and Olympia Love, represented by John Pippin. Motion passed 5-0 with Chair DeLuz absent and excused.
- Affordable housing requirement
- fair share requirements
- planning director's conditions of approval to be adopted
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Windward Planning Commission forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Hawaii County Council on the Benjamin and Olympia Love change-of-zone application (PL-REZ 2025-000093) to rezone approximately 5.79 acres at 17-4050 Ko'aina Road from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20A) to Fami…
Key Decisions (3)
Change of Zone at 17-4050 Ko'aina Road (Love application)
Proposed amendment to Rule 1 regarding commissioner attendance standards
Discussion of future amendments to planning commission rules
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
Love five-lot agricultural subdivision
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Kea'au area is designated for transition to smaller lots (low-density…
Sentiment
Applicant reported ~$26,000 cost for the rezoning process and neighbors…
Commercial Demand
County staff confirmed rezoning to smaller agricultural lots triggers affordable…
Who Spoke (12)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, a staff member, the applicant, and the applicant's representative.
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