Opinion ID: 2562719
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Heading: The Zoning Board of Appeals Decision

Text: SDHW timely appealed to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on June 29, 2004. The ZBA subsequently conducted a contested case hearing pursuant to the ZBA's rules and the Administrative Procedure Act, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 91. The ZBA affirmed the Director's Ruling: 12. The Director's Ruling was not based on an erroneous finding of material fact and was not an arbitrary or capricious [sic], nor did the Director abuse his discretion in concluding that [Hedemann]'s use of the Shop on the [Hotel] Property is a permitted change in nonconforming use. 13. The Director's determination that [Hedemann]'s use of the Shop [# 7] on the [Hotel] Property as an office for surfing instruction, subject to conditions was not based on an erroneous finding of material fact, was neither arbitrary or capricious, nor an abuse of his discretion.