SP22-414 Yamada & Sons, Inc. (PL-SPP-2022-000012)
On July 7, 2022, the Windward Planning Commission, County of Hawai`i approved the Special Permit request by Yamada & Sons, Inc. (PL-SPP-2022-000012). The request was to allow the establishment of a quarry operation and related improvements and activities on a 37.882-acre portion of a larger 2,407-acre parcel. The Land Use Commission heard the Petition on September 7, 2022, and voted to approve the special permit, the Commission adopted the Order on September 21, 2022.
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Decision and Order (09/22/2022)
LUC Agenda & Minutes
September 7, 2022: Agenda | Minutes | YouTube
September 21, 2022: Agenda | Minutes | YouTube
LUC Docket No. SP22-414
Special Permit Application (PL-SPP-2022-000012)
Applicant: Yamada and Sons, Inc. Request: Establishment of a Quarry Operation, Related Improvements and Activities
Tax Map Key: (3) 2-1-013:002 (por)
Application was deemed complete as of 08/15/2022.
| Document # | Document Date | Description | Pages |
| 1 | 2/23/2022 | Letter from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant submission of Special Permit Application on behalf of applicant, Yamada and Sons, Inc. *This file was too large and broken down into multiple documents:
|
1-329 |
| 2 | 3/7/2022 | Signed Special Permit Application by the Landowner State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) |
330 |
| 3 | 3/17/2022 | Planning Commission (PC) Application Intake Form | 331 |
| 4 | 3/18/2022 | List of Surrounding Property Owners | 332-334 |
| 5 | 3/30/2022 | Affidavit of Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant Notice to Surrounding Property Owners |
335-344 |
| 6 | 3/30/2022 | Affidavit of Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant Evidence of Sign Posting |
345-346 |
| 7 | 3/31/2022 | Planning Department (PD) letter to Shellbylynn Yamada acknowledging Special Permit request |
347-349 |
| 8 | 3/31/2022 | PD memorandum to agencies for review and comment of Special Permit request |
350 |
| 9 | 4/1/2022 | Email from State Department of Health (DOH), Clean Air Branch (CAB) comments |
351-352 |
| 10 | 4/1/2022 | Email from State Department of Health (DOH), Clean Water Branch (CWB) comments |
353-354 |
| 11 | 4/5/2022 | Police Department comments | 355 |
| 12 | 4/7/2022 | Department of Water Supply (DWS) comments | 356 |
| 13 | 4/12/2022 | Email testimony from Antoinette Almeida | 357-358 |
| 14 | 4/13/2022 | Email Department of Environmental Management (DEM) comments |
359-360 |
| 15 | 4/21/2022 | Email DLNR Land Division and Engineering Division comments | 361-365 |
| 16 | 4/21/2022 | Email State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation (DOT) comments |
366-370 |
| 17 | 4/22/2022 | Email Department of Public Works (DPW) Engineering Division comments |
371 |
| 18 | 4/25/2022 | Email DLNR, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) comments |
372-375 |
| 19 | 4/29/2022 | Email from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant letter to Gordon Heit, DLNR Land request written acknowledgment DLNR to be bound by Special Permit |
376-378 |
| 20 | 5/13/2022 | PD letter to Shellyblynn Yamada, Yamada and Sons, Inc. notifying of Windward Planning Commission (WPC) hearing on June 2, 2022 |
379-383 |
| 21 | 5/13/2022 | WPC Agenda for June 2, 2022 hearing | 384-386 |
| 22 | 5/17/2022 | Affidavit of Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant 2nd notice to surrounding property owners notify of WPC June 2, 2022 hearing |
387-395 |
| 23 | 5/17/2022 | Letter from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant applicant’s response to numerous agency comments |
396-400 |
| 24 | 5/23/2022 | PD Background Report *This file was too large and broken down into multiple documents: |
401-758 |
| 25 | 5/23/2022 | PD Recommendation Report | 759-771 |
| 26 | 5/30/2022 | Email from Maile Luuwai, Keaukaha Pana’ewa Farmers Association (KPFA) community testimony |
772-776 |
| 27 | 5/31/2022 | Email from Andrew Choy, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) testimony of William Aila Jr., Chairman Hawaiian Homes Commission |
777-784 |
| 28 | 6/1/2022 | Letter from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant Applicant’s request to defer June 2, 2022 hearing to next Commission hearing on July 7, 2022 |
785 |
| 29 | 6/1/2022 | Letter from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant applicant’s response to PD Recommendation report |
786-790 |
| 30 | 6/1/2022 | Letter from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant applicant’s response to comments from KPFA and DHHL |
791-800 |
| 31 | 6/2/2022 | WPC June 2, 2022 approved minutes and transcripts | 801-807 |
| 32 | 6/8/2022 | WPC letter to Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant confirm request to defer June 2, 2022 hearing to July 7, 2022 hearing |
808-809 |
| 33 | 6/17/2022 | PD letter to Shellyblynn Yamada, Yamada and Sons, Inc. notifying of WPC hearing on July 7, 2022 |
810-815 |
| 34 | 6/17/2022 | WPC Agenda for July 7, 2022 hearing | 816-819 |
| 35 | 6/21/2022 | Affidavit of Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant notice to surrounding property owners notify of WPC July 7, 2022 hearing |
820-828 |
| 36 | 6/27/2022 | Letter from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant Applicants statement regarding discussions with KPFA and DHHL |
829-841 |
| 37 | 7/5/2022 | Email from Andrew Choy, DHHL Testimony of William J. Aila Jr, Chairman Hawaiian Homes Commission in supportive to applicants’ statement and conditions dated June 27, 2022 |
842-856 |
| 38 | 7/5/2022 | Email from Daryn Arai, Land Use Planning Consultant transmitting response and email comments from Nako‘olani Warrington, KPFA Member |
857-860 |
| 39 | 7/7/2022 | WPC July 7, 2022 Record of Voting | 861 |
| 40 | 7/7/2022 | Email from Maile Luuwai, KPFA in supportive to applicants’ statement and conditions dated June 27, 2022 |
862-864 |
| 41 | 7/7/2022 | PD PowerPoint Presentation at WPC July 7, 2022 hearing | 865-881 |
| 42 | 7/15/2022 | Email from Riley Hakoda, State Land Use Commission (LUC) Daniel E. Orodenker letter approving digital submittal of record to LUC from Planning Commission |
882-885 |
| 43 | 7/25/2022 | WPC letter to Shellbylynn Yamada, Yamada and Sons, Inc. WPC 7-7-22 approved Special Permit and favorable recommendation to LUC |
886-897 |
Staff Report (08/30/2022)
OPSD Recommendation to the Land Use Commission (08/29/2022)
OPSD recommendation letter regarding SP22-414 DOT-A Condition of Approval (09/06/2022)
No public comments were received.