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South Kona: the brief, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026

Kealakekua Bay on Hawaiʻi Island's South Kona coast.
File photo: Kealakekua Bay on Hawaiʻi Island's South Kona coast. Image: Bamse via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Leeward Planning Commission took up a special permit on Aug. 20 for a five-bedroom bed-and-breakfast with massage and wellness services in a proposed dwelling. [source: the Leeward Planning Commission's agenda, Aug. 20, 2026]

Two parcels on Kaohe Road are being consolidated into one, with an easement for preservation. [source: the Environmental Notice, June 23, 2026, and the Planning Department's notice, July 2026]

Basis. Written by the Ledger in a session on Sept. 19, 2026 from the records linked in each sentence; it says what was on the record that day, in plain words, and does not predict outcomes or take sides. What has happened since is on South Kona's page. Corrections: the corrections log.

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