I DAVIOY.IGE Governor nLE CO PY I DANIEL E. ORODENKER Executive Officer JosH B. GREEN Lieutenant Governor MIKE McCARTNEY Director LAND USE COMMISSION Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism State of Hawai"i June 15, 2020 Office of Environmental Quality Control Attn: Tom Eisen State Department of Health 235 South Beretania Street, Room 702 Honolulu, Hawai' i 96813 Dear Mr. Eisen: Subject: Docket No. A03-739, R. D. Olson Development Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and EISPN Proposed Kanaha Hotel at Kahului Airp01t Kahului, Maui, State of Hawai ' i BERT 5ARUWATARI Planner SCOTT A.K. DERRICKSON AICP Planner RASMI AGRAHARI Planner RILEY K. HAKODA Planner/Chief Clerk FRED A.TALON Drafting Technician Tax Map Key Nos. 3-8-0 I: Por. 2, 3-8-06: Por.4, and 3-8-79: Por. 13 On February 5, 2020, the Land Use Commission made a determination at its hearing that the subject project triggered the requirement for HRS Chapter 343 review and that the LUC would be the accepting authority. In addition, the LUC made a determination that the impacts from the proposed project are likely to be significant pursuant to HAR§ I 1-200.1-13. Therefore, in its judgement and experience the LUC is authorizing the applicant to prepare an EIS, beginning with the preparation of an Enviromental Impact Statement Preparation Notice ("EISPN") pursuant to HAR § 11-200.1-14(d)(2). We respectfully request the publication of the EISPN for the subject project in the next available issue of The Environmental Notice. Enclosed please find the following: l. OEQC Publication Form w/ Project Summary Description; 2. One paper copy of the EISPN; 3. Two digital copies of the EISPN (pdt) provided via email; 4. Digital copies of OEQC Publication Form and LUC Transmittal Letter (pdt); and, 5. Summary of the Action (MS Word document). 235 SOUTH SERF.TANIA STREET • SUITE 406 • HONOLULU, HAWAl"I 96813 • TEL (808) 587-3822 • Fox (808) 587- 3827. EMAIi,: [email protected]. gov Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2359, Honolulu, Hawaii 96804 20-286
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DAVIOY.IGE Governor
nLE COPY I DANIEL E. ORODENKER Executive Officer
JosH B. GREEN Lieutenant Governor
MIKE McCARTNEY Director
LAND USE COMMISSION Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
State of Hawai"i
June 15, 2020
Office of Environmental Quality Control Attn: Tom Eisen State Department of Health 235 South Beretania Street, Room 702 Honolulu, Hawai' i 96813
Dear Mr. Eisen:
Subject: Docket No. A03-739, R. D. Olson Development Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and EISPN Proposed Kanaha Hotel at Kahului Airp01t Kahului, Maui, State of Hawai ' i
On February 5, 2020, the Land Use Commission made a determination at its hearing that the subject project triggered the requirement for HRS Chapter 343 review and that the LUC would be the accepting authority. In addition, the LUC made a determination that the impacts from the proposed project are likely to be significant pursuant to HAR§ I 1-200.1-13. Therefore, in its judgement and experience the LUC is authorizing the applicant to prepare an EIS, beginning with the preparation of an Enviromental Impact Statement Preparation Notice ("EISPN") pursuant to HAR § 11-200.1-14( d)(2).
We respectfully request the publication of the EISPN for the subject project in the next available issue of The Environmental Notice.
Enclosed please find the following:
l. OEQC Publication Form w/ Project Summary Description; 2. One paper copy of the EISPN; 3. Two digital copies of the EISPN (pdt) provided via email; 4. Digital copies of OEQC Publication Form and LUC Transmittal Letter (pdt); and, 5. Summary of the Action (MS Word document).
235 SOUTH SERF.TANIA STREET • SUITE 406 • HONOLULU, HAWAl"I 96813 • TEL (808) 587-3822 • Fox (808) 587-3827. EMAIi,: [email protected] .gov Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2359, Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
20-286
Should you have any questions, please contact Scott A.K. Derrickson, AICP, ofmy staff at 587-3921.
Sincerely
Ix f&aO•~-~ {;,o'<" Daniel E. Orodenker
y Executive Officer
cc: Applicant Representative - Curtis T. Tabata, Esq. Chris Hart & Pai1ners: attn: Brett Davis Mary Alice Evans, State Office of Planning Michele McLean, County of Maui Planning Department
Office of Environmental Quality Control February 2016 Revision
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APPLICANT PUBLICATION FORM
Project Name: Kanahā Hotel at Kahului Airport Project Short Name: Kanahā Hotel at Kahului Airport EISPN HRS §343-5 Trigger(s): Amendment to the Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan Island(s): Maui Judicial District(s): Kahului TMK(s): (2) 3-8-103:014 (portion), 015 (portion), 016, 017, 018 Permit(s)/Approval(s): Motion to Amend Decision and Order for Docket No A03-739, Community Plan Amendment, Change
in Zoning, Special Management Area Use Permit, Building, Grading/Grubbing, Electrical, Plumbing Permits from the Department of Public Works
Approving Agency: State Land Use Commission Contact Name, Email,
Telephone, Address Mr. Daniel E. Orodenker, Executive Officer [email protected] (808) 587-3822 P.O. Box 2359 Honolulu, Hawaiʽi 96804-2359
Applicant: R.D. Olson Development
Contact Name, Email, Telephone, Address
Mr. Anthony Wrzosek, Vice President, [email protected] (949) 271-1109 520 Newport Center Drive, Suite 6oo, Newport Beach, California 92660
Consultant: Chris Hart & Partners, Inc. Contact Name, Email,
Telephone, Address Mr. Brett A. Davis, Senior Planner, [email protected], (808) 242-1955 115 North Market Street, Wailuku, Hawaiʽi 96793
Status (select one) Submittal Requirements __ __ DEA-AFNSI Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2)
this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the DEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the DEA; a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.
____ FEA-FONSI Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the FEA; no comment period follows from publication in the Notice.
____ FEA-EISPN Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the FEA; a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.
__X__ Act 172-12 EISPN (“Direct to EIS”)
Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination letter on agency letterhead and 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file; no EA is required and a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.
____ DEIS Submit 1) a transmittal letter to the OEQC and to the approving agency, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the DEIS, 4) a searchable PDF of the DEIS, and 5) a searchable PDF of the distribution list; a 45-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.
____ FEIS Submit 1) a transmittal letter to the OEQC and to the approving agency, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEIS, 4) a searchable PDF of the FEIS, and 5) a searchable PDF of the distribution list; no comment period follows from publication in the Notice.
___ FEIS Acceptance Determination
The approving agency simultaneously transmits to both the OEQC and the applicant a letter of its determination of acceptance or nonacceptance (pursuant to Section 11-200-23, HAR) of the FEIS; no comment period ensues upon publication in the Notice.
____ FEIS Statutory Acceptance
The approving agency simultaneously transmits to both the OEQC and the applicant a notice that it did not make a timely determination on the acceptance or nonacceptance of the applicant's FEIS under Section 343-5(c), HRS, and therefore the applicant’s FEIS is deemed accepted as a matter of law.
Office of Environmental Quality Control Applicant Publication Form February 2016 Revision
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____ Supplemental EIS Determination
The approving agency simultaneously transmits its notice to both the applicant and the OEQC that it has reviewed (pursuant to Section 11-200-27, HAR) the previously accepted FEIS and determines that a supplemental EIS is or is not required; no EA is required and no comment period ensues upon publication in the Notice.
____ Withdrawal Identify the specific document(s) to withdraw and explain in the project summary section.
____ Other Contact the OEQC if your action is not one of the above items.
Project Summary
It is anticipated that the Windward Hotel project will be constructed in a single phase ― the construction will start in 2022 and the hotel will be open for business in 2024. The proposed action is to develop a 200-unit Hotel with associated infrastructure and landscaping. The proposed hotel building varies from one (1) two (2) and four (4) stories in height and will be massed toward the center of the Project Site with generous setbacks on all sides accommodating the width of a landscape buffer, the width of two parking stalls and a parking lot drive isle. A shuttle will provide free transportation within a 2 mile radius of the hotel, including pick up and drop off to and from the Kahului Airport. Amenities and uses include but are not limited to, swimming pool, dining area, and other typical and similar incidental support services and accessory uses for Hotel operation.
Scoping Meeting Pursuant to HAR 11-200.1-23, an EIS public scoping meeting will be held on Monday July 20, 2020 at 10:00am HST. Based on current restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic, a virtual format will be used for the scoping meeting, including both phone-based and online-based options for participation. Interested parties can join the meeting by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7021666279 The EIS scoping meeting will include a presentation by Project representatives, followed by a separate portion reserved for public oral comments; all oral comments will be audio recorded.
1.2. Land Ownership and Project Applicant ......................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Purpose and Need .............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.4. Existing and Previous Land Use ...................................................................................................................... 1
2. CONSULTATION AND REVIEW ...................................................................................... 7
2.1. History and Early Consultation ....................................................................................................................... 7
2.2. EISPN Distribution ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3. Public Outreach................................................................................................................................................. 9
Table 1 Project Summary………………………………………………………………….iii, iv
Table 2 Required Permits and Approvals……………………………………...………………3
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Regional Location Map
Figure 2 Surrounding Uses Map
Figure 3 Tax Map Key
Figure 4 Site Photographs
Figure 5 Tsunami Evacuation Zone Map
Figure 6 Conceptual Site Plan
Figure 7 Conceptual Site Plan with future Airport Access Road on Ramp Plan
Figure 8 Lot Line Adjustment Site Plan
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Table 1. Project Summary Project Name Kanahā Hotel at Kahului Airport
Applicant R.D. Olson Development 520 Newport Center Drive, Suite 600 Newport Beach, California 92660 Contact: Mr. Anthony Wrzosek, Vice President Phone: 949-271-1109 Email: [email protected]
Summary of Proposed
Action
The Applicant is seeking to construct a 200-room hotel near the
Kahului Airport including on and offsite infrastructure. Implementation
will require a Motion to Amend the Decision and Order of Docket No.
A03-739, Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan amendment, a change in
County Zoning, and a Special Management Area Use Permit.
Project Location Kahului, Maui, Hawai'i
Land Ownership A & B Properties Hawai'i, LLC, Series T 822 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813
Chapter 343 Triggers Amendment to Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan. Additional potential triggers, off-site infrastructure work affecting State and County rights-of-way.
Determination The accepting authority, Land Use Commission (LUC) through its
coordination with the Maui Planning Department has determined than
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is likely required for the
Proposed Action. As a result, the LUC has directed the Applicant, RD
Olson Development to prepare an EIS beginning with the preparation
of an Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN).