Windward Planning Commission Special Meeting - Teppy Mountain LLC Special Permit, May 14, 2026
Approves Motion to grant oral arguments for intervener and Planning Department, passed
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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The Windward Planning Commission approved a special permit (PL-SPP-2024-000075) for Tepe Mountain LLC (owner Andrew Tepper) to hold an annual four-day festival ('Falls on Fire') with overnight camping for up to 500 attendees and to operate a base yard storing up to six commercial…
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Motion to grant oral arguments for intervener and Planning Department
Commission granted the intervener and Planning Department permission to present oral arguments regarding contested case hearing PL-SPP-2025-000025; moved by Vice Chair Perrin, seconded by Commissioner Fukushima, passed by voice vote.
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Meeting Summary
The Windward Planning Commission approved a special permit (PL-SPP-2024-000075) for Tepe Mountain LLC (owner Andrew Tepper) to hold an annual four-day festival ('Falls on Fire') with overnight camping for up to 500 attendees and to operate a base yard storing up to six commercial…
Key Decisions (4)
Motion to grant oral arguments for intervener and Planning Department
Motion to close the hearing on Tepe Mountain LLC special permit
Special permit for Tepe Mountain LLC annual festival and base yard
Deferral of adoption of Commission's findings of fact and decision
Development Activity (1)
Falls on Fire annual festival and base yard
Other
Market Signals (4)
Sentiment
A petition with 549 signatures was submitted in opposition to…
Infrastructure
Access relies on a single-lane private road (Indian Tree Road,…
Commercial Demand
Planning staff noted extremely limited industrial-zoned land along the Hamakua…
Other
State Chapter 205 amendments increasingly permit ag-based commercial operations and…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, 2 staff members, the applicant's representative, 2 witnesses, and 4 members of the public.
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