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COUNTY OF KAUAI PLANNING COMMISSION – 4444 Rice Street, Suite A473,
Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, 96766, tel: (808) 241-4050, email: planningdepartment@kauai.gov.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of an agency hearing with a public hearing and an
opportunity for public testimony from all interested persons to be held by the Kaua‘i Planning
Commission pursuant to the provisions of Special Management Area Rules, Kauai County Code,
Chapter 8, as amended, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 92 and 91, and the Rules of
Practice and Procedure of the County of Kauai Planning Commission. The hearing will be held
regarding the following:
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT (SMA(U)-2022-2) for the construction
of a single-family residence and associated site improvements on a parcel situated along the makai
side of Kaumuali‘i Highway and immediately adjacent to the Kikialola Small Boat Harbor in
Kekaha, further identified as 8948 Kaumuali‘i Highway, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-2-006:022,
containing a total area of 2.601 acres.
ZA-2022-1: A bill (2834) for an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Kaua‘i County Code 1987,
as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, and Chapter 22, Kauai County
Code 1987, as amended, relating to Public Health, Safety, and Welfare. The purpose of this
ordinance is to protect health, life, and property and to conform with the General Plan to ensure
that future contacts and agreements do not limit or prohibit Long-Term Rentals, ARUs, ADUs,
and Guest Houses.
Place: Remote Meeting: https://www.kauai.gov/Webcast-Meetings
Date: November 9, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Pursuant to Governor David Y. Ige’s Emergency Proclamation issued on August 5, 2021,
related to the COVID-19 Response, the Planning Commission will engage in its meetings using
remote technology without any commission members or members of the public physically present
in the same location. To allow public participation consistent with social distancing practices, the
meeting conducted as follows:
Meetings will be publicly noticed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92.
In-person meetings will be closed to the public to be consistent with social distancing practices.
Planning Commissioners, Planning Department Staff, parties to agenda items, and resource
individuals may appear via the ZOOM remote technology.
The meeting will be live streamed and also available as an archived meeting after completion at
www.kauai.gov/Webcast-Meetings. Please note video production services or enhancements will
not be available.
Written testimony may be submitted on any agenda item and submitted to
planningdepartment@kauai.gov or mailed to the Kauai County Planning Department
4444 Rice Street., Ste A473, Lihue, Hawaii 96766. Written testimony received by the Planning
Department at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will be distributed to all Planning
Commissioners prior to the meeting. Any testimony received after this time and up to the start of
the meeting will be summarized by the Clerk of the Commission during the meeting and added to
the record thereafter.
Oral testimony will be taken during the public hearing portion of the meeting via the ZOOM
platform. Anyone interested in providing oral testimony shall provide a request to the Planning
Department at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by emailing planningdepartment@kauai.gov or
by calling (808) 241-4050. Any request shall include your name, telephone number, E-mail address,
and the specific agenda item(s) that you will be testifying on. Requests will not be allowed after
that time.
o It shall be the responsibility of the testifier to join the meeting through the ZOOM link
provided via E-mail and listed on the agenda to provide their oral testimony. In addition, it
shall be the responsibility of the testifier to ensure that the ZOOM software is downloaded
and operational prior to the meeting.
o All testifier’s audio and video will be disabled until it is your turn to testify.
o Per the Planning Commission’s and Chair’s practice, there is three-minute time limit per
testifier.
o If there are temporary technical glitches during your turn to testify, we may have to move
on to the next person due to time constraints; we appreciate your understanding.
o After oral testimony has been taken, members of the public should continue watching the
meeting via the live stream link found at www.kauai.gov/Webcast-Meetings.
If any major and insurmountable technical difficulties are encountered during the meetings, the
Planning Commission will continue all matters and reconvene at the next scheduled Planning
Commission Meeting.
Minutes of meetings will be completed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92 and posted to the Planning
Commission’s website upon completion and approval.
Petitions for intervenor status must be submitted to the Commission and the applicant at
least seven days prior to the date of the hearing advertised herein and shall be in conformance with
Chapter 4 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Planning Commission. A copy of the
proposal will be emailed to any interested person who requests a copy. Please submit your request
to the Planning Department. KAUAI PLANNING COMMISSION, Donna Apisa, Chairperson,
By Kaaina S. Hull, Clerk of the Commission.
NOTE: IF YOU NEED AN AUXILIARY AID/SERVICE, OTHER
ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, OR AN INTERPRETER FOR NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING PERSONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS AT (808) 241-4917 OR ASEGRETI@KAUAI.GOV AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REQUESTS MADE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WILL ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME TO
FULFILL YOUR REQUEST. UPON REQUEST, THIS NOTICE IS AVAILABLE IN
ALTERNATE FORMATS SUCH AS LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE, OR ELECTRONIC COPY.
Publication Date: October 8, 2021