Land Board Submittals – 12/07/23
AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DATE: December 7, 2023 (anticipated continuation on
December 8, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.)
TIME: 9:15 A.M.
LOCATION: In person at 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 132
(Kalanimoku Building),
Online via ZOOM, Livestream via YouTube
NOTICE OF CONTINUANCE OF MEETING
ORIGINALLY CONVENED ON DECEMBER 7, 2023 AT 9:00 A.M.
The proposed agenda for the BLNR Continuation meeting on Friday is as follows:
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- Land Division
– D-6 – (continuation of Coco Palms), will only take public comments from those who did not provide comments last week Friday);
– D-12 – Kahala Resort - Engineering
– L-1 - Division of Aquatic Resources
– F-1
– F-2
– F-4
– F-5 - M-Others
– M-8 to M-26
- Land Division
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Board members, staff, applicants, and testifiers can choose to participate either in-person, via ZOOM or by telephone. Members of the public are encouraged to wear a mask if attending in-person.
Meeting materials are available for public review in advance of the meeting at:
https://www.dlnr.hawaii.gov/meetings
The meeting will be livestreamed at:
12/7/23 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdsy4uDfT54
12/8/23 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4xDtBo3ywU
12/15/23 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-am30qSC-7I
To provide in person testimony (Please wear a mask):
Attend live at 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), Honolulu, Hawaii
To provide video testimony:
Send your request to [email protected]
Include your name and the agenda item on which you would like to testify. Once your request has been received, you will receive an email with the Zoom link. Requests may be made during the meeting.
To provide oral testimony by telephone please text (808) 291-1191 and identify the Item you wish to provide testimony on prior to calling in (this will allow identification when you are placed in the ZOOM waiting room :
December 7-8, 2023 |
Dial: +1 669 444-9171 At the prompts, enter: Meeting ID: 883 8062 9451 Note: To unmute, press *6. |
We ask that members of the public testifying on agenda items limit your testimony to three minutes so that we can get to everyone.
Written Testimony:
Interested persons can submit written testimony in advance of each meeting that will be distributed to Board Members prior to the meeting. Submit written testimony to [email protected] or via postal mail to the Board of Land and Natural Resources at P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809. We request written testimony be submitted no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure time for Board Member review. Late written testimony will be retained as part of the record and distributed to Board Members as soon as practicable, but we cannot ensure that Board Members will receive it with sufficient time for review prior to decision-making.
The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised, Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.
Individuals requiring special assistance or auxiliary aids or services (e.g., sign language interpreter), please contact staff at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at 808.587.0404 so that arrangements can be made.
In some of the matters before the Board, a person may wish to request a contested case hearing. If such a request is made before the Board’s decision, then the Board will consider the request first – before considering the merits of the item before it. A person who wants a contested case may also wait until the Board decides the issue, then request the contested case after the decision. It is up to you. Any request must be made in writing within ten days. If no request for contested case is made, the Board will make a decision. The Department will treat the decision as final and proceed accordingly.
NOTE: Agenda Items may be taken out of order.
UPDATE …
- Item K-6 – Deferred [12/04/23]
- Item K-7 – Deferred [12/04/23]
A. MINUTES
1. Approval of the June 9, 2023, Board of Land and Natural Resources Summary Meeting Minutes.
C. DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE
1. Requests for (1) Approval for the use of a Request for Interest for Federal Grants Administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration, and Department of Commerce titled the “Species Recovery Grants to States (Section 6 Program)”; (2) a Delegation of Authority to the Chairperson to Award, Execute, and Extend Agreements with Successful Providers and to Issue Annual Requests for Interest and Awards under this Grant Program. [Testimony]
3. Request approval for selection of the Competitive Sealed Proposal process; and
D. LAND DIVISION
The purpose of the prior amendment was to issue a one (1) year holdover of General Lease S-4250.
The purpose of the current amendment is to include a decommissioning bond for the removal of all trade fixtures and other equipment on the property. [Testimony]
S-4130, Humuula, North Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 3-9-002: pors.;
S-4223, Mount Kaala, Mokuleia, Waialua, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 6-7-003: pors.;
S-4588, Kalawahine and Opu, Honolulu, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 2-5-019: pors.;
S-4614, Humuula, North Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 3-8-001: por. 001 & 010
The purposes of this amendment are to:
5. Cancellation of Governor’s Executive Order No. 4566; Issuance of Direct Lease to Kapa’a Business Association, Inc. for Non-Profit Office, Meeting Hall, and Public Parking Purposes, Kapa’a, Kawaihau, Kauai, Tax Map Key: (4) 4-5-008:008. [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony]
Issuance of Revocable Permit to RP21 Coco Palms LLC and Sale of Lease at Public
Immediate Right-of-Entry for Management Purposes to RP21 Coco Palms LLC, Wailua, Kawaihau, Kauai, Tax Map Keys: (4) 4-1-003:044, (4) 4-1-003:017 and (4) 4-1-005:por.017. [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony] [Testimony-Late]
7. Continuation of Revocable Permits for Water Use on the Islands of Hawai`i and Kaua`i See EXHIBIT A, attached. [Testimony]
8. Issuance of Revocable Permit to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and East Maui Irrigation Company, LLC for the Development, Diversion, and Use of Surface Water for Diversified Agriculture, Currently Existing Historical Industrial and Non-Agricultural Uses, Reservoir, Fire Protection, Hydroelectric, and County of Maui Department of Water Supply and Kula Agricultural Park Purposes on the Island of Maui; Tax Map Keys: (2) 1-1-001:044 and 050, 1-1-002:002 (por.), 1-2-004:005 & 007, 2-9-014:001, 005, 011, 012 & 017. [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony][Testimony-Late]
Pursuant to Section 92-5(a) (4), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), the Board may go into Executive Session in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities.
11. Issuance of Construction Right-of-Entry to the City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit, for Utility Purposes; Kalihi, Honolulu, Oahu; Tax Map Key: (1) 1-2-026: portions of 010. [Testimony]
12. Annual Renewal of Revocable Permit No. S-7915; Resort Trust Hawaii, LLC, Permittee; for recreational and maintenance purposes, Waialae, Honolulu, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 3-5-023: portions of 041. [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony-Late]
E. DIVISION OF STATE PARKS
1. Consent to the Assignment of General Lease No. SP0181, Erik Paul Coopersmith, Ruth Belmonte, and Adrien Malina, as Assignors, to Roxanne Kahili Belmonte and Preston Ornellas, as Assignees, Lot 29, Waimea (Kona), Kaua’i, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-4-004:021. [Testimony-Late]
F. DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES
1. Request for Final Approval to Adopt a New Chapter Under Hawaii Administrative Rules as Title 13, Chapter 13-78, “Ocean Stewardship User Fee” [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony] [Testimony-Late]
The proposed new chapter will implement §187A-52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires all operators of commercial vessels, watercrafts, or water sports equipment that are required to have a commercial operator permit or commercial use permit pursuant to HAR §13-256-3 to collect a $1 ocean stewardship user fee from each passenger carried or customer served and transfer these fees to DLNR. The proposed rules also establish the due date for the fees to be submitted to DLNR, the reporting and record keeping requirements for commercial operators, and applicable penalties for violations of the chapter.
The proposed rule amendments can be reviewed in person, by appointment only, at the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) office on Oahu at 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 330, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except Holidays. To schedule an appointment to review the proposed rules in person, email [email protected].
The proposed rules, including a statement on the topic of the proposed rules, can be reviewed online at: https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/the-office/administrative-rules/proposed-changes/.
The proposed rules can also be viewed online at: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/rules-and-public-notices/.
2. Request for Final Approval to Adopt Proposed Amendments to and Compilation of Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapters 13-31, “Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, Maui,” 13-230, “General Provisions,” and 13-257, “Day-Use Mooring Rules” [Testimony]
A. Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) chapter 13-31, “Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, Maui,” (Molokini MLCD or MLCD) to prohibit any commercial activity involving swimming, snorkeling, diving, kayaking, or paddling without a valid Molokini MLCD Use Permit, to prohibit anchoring within the Molokini MLCD, to update the Molokini MLCD Use Permit fee schedule, and to grant discretion to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR or Department) to waive permit fees in certain circumstances;
B. HAR chapter 13-230, “General Provisions,” to add necessary definitions;
C. HAR chapter 13-257, “Day-Use Mooring Rules,” Subchapter 1, “General Provisions,” to set a maximum time limit of two and one half hours for use of any day-use mooring, to prohibit overnight use of day-use moorings, to clarify where anchoring is allowed, to add provisions guiding the installation of day-use moorings, to add a day-use mooring buoy site proposal requirement for DLNR, to require DLNR to maintain a public listing of sanctioned day-use mooring buoys, to prohibit rafting of vessels from any day-use mooring buoy, to clarify that any vessel owner or operator assumes the sole risk of using any day-use mooring, and to provide specific exemptions to the day-use mooring rules;
D. HAR chapter 13-257, “Day-Use Mooring Rules,” Subchapter 2, “Day-Use Moorings, Island of Hawai‘i,” to repeal the day-use mooring zones for the island of Hawai‘i; and
E. HAR chapter 13-257, “Day-Use Mooring Rules,” Subchapter 4, “Day-Use Mooring Area, Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District,” to clarify the boundaries and remove the mooring zones of the Molokini Island Day-Use Mooring Area, to update the fee schedule for commercial use of a day-use mooring within the Molokini Day-Use Mooring Area, to clarify that the commercial day-use mooring fees are in addition to fees required under HAR §13-31-5, to update rules for recreational day-use moorings within the Molokini Day-Use Mooring Area and recreational use of commercial day-use moorings, to prohibit all anchoring within the Molokini Day-Use Mooring Area, and to update the map for the Molokini Island Day-Use Mooring Area.
The proposed rule amendments can be reviewed in person, by appointment only, at the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) office on Oahu at 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 330, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except Holidays. To schedule an appointment to review the proposed rules in person, email [email protected].
The proposed rules, including a statement on the topic of the proposed rules, can be reviewed online at: https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/the-office/administrative-rules/proposed-changes/.
The proposed rules can also be viewed online at: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/rules-and-public-notices/.
3. Kalanihale’s, KUPA Friends of Ho‘okena Beach Park’s, Moana ‘Ohana’s, Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club’s, and For the Fishes’ Petition for Rulemaking to Prohibit the Take of Marine Life for Commercial Aquarium Purposes (With Exemptions). [Testimony-Nov, Testimony-Nov-2] [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony] [Testimony-Late]
4. Request for Authorization and Approval to Issue a Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Conservation and Management Permit to the Monument Co-Trustees: the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (inclusive of the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program’s (HMSRP) Management and Recovery Activities) and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, for Access to State Waters to Conduct Conservation and Management Activities and to Authorize General Conservation and Management Activities by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Divisions of Aquatic Resources & Forestry and Wildlife. [Testimony]
5. Request for Final Approval to Amend and Compile Chapter 13-95, Hawaii Administrative Rules, “Rules Regulating the Taking and Selling of Certain Marine Resources.” [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony] [Testimony-Late]
The proposed amendments would:
1) Increase the minimum length for manini (Convict Tang) from five to six inches;
2) Establish a new minimum length of five inches for kole (Goldring Surgeonfish);
3) Establish a new noncommercial bag limit of four kala (Bluespine Unicornfish) per person per day;
4) Establish new restrictions on the commercial harvest and sale of kala, including:
a. Requiring commercial kala fishers to first obtain a $100 annual commercial kala fishing permit;
b. Setting a commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for kala of 15,000 lbs.; and
c. Requiring commercial marine dealers who sell kala to register with the Department as commercial kala dealers;
5) Increase the minimum length for large-bodied uhu (Parrotfish) species from twelve to fourteen inches;
6) Establish a minimum length of ten inches for all other uhu species;
7) Establish a new noncommercial bag limit of two uhu per person per day;
8) Establish restrictions on the commercial harvest and sale of uhu, including:
a. Requiring commercial uhu fishers to first obtain a $100 annual commercial uhu fishing permit;
b. Prohibiting the commercial harvest of any uhu species other than Scarus rubroviolaceus (uhu pālukaluka and uhu ‘ele‘ele);
c. Setting a commercial ACL for uhu of 30,000 lbs.; and
d. Requiring commercial marine dealers who sell uhu to register with the Department as commercial uhu dealers;
9) Extend the current closed season (May-August) for pāpa‘i kualoa (Kona Crab) to May-September;
10) Allow the take of female pāpa‘i kualoa; and
11) Make other minor housekeeping amendments for clarity and consistency with other chapters including adding new definitions, amending old definitions, and other stylistic and grammatical corrections throughout the chapter.
The proposed rule amendments can be reviewed in person, by appointment only, at the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) office on Oahu at 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 330, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except Holidays. To schedule an appointment to review the proposed rules in person, email [email protected].
The proposed rules, including a statement on the topic of the proposed rules, can be reviewed online at: https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/the-office/administrative-rules/proposed-changes/.
The proposed rules can also be viewed online at: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/rules-and-public-notices/.
J. DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION
4. Consent to Sublease Under Harbor Lease No. H-83-2, Kona Marine Holdings, LLC, Lessee, to Jack’s Diving Locker, a Hawaii General Domestic Partnership, Sublessee, Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Kailua-Kona, North Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 7-4-008:040. [Testimony-Late]
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[Testimony-Nov] [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony]
K. OFFICE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS
1. Request for Administrative Fines and Other Penalties Against 59-181 Ke-Nui LLC, including members Eric and Moniza Freeman, for Conservation District Enforcement Case OA 22-18 Regarding the Alleged Permit Noncompliance, Construction of Shoreline Erosion Control Device, and Encroachment Upon State Land Located Makai of 59-181 D Ke Nui Rd., Tax Map Key: (1) 5-9-002:034 [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony] [Testimony-Late]
The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.
5. Request for administrative fines and other penalties against Mr. Joshua H. VanEmmerik for Conservation District Enforcement Case OA 23-13 regarding construction of a shoreline erosion control device located Makai of 59-147 A Ke Nui Road, Tax Map Key: (1) 5-9-002:002, and makai of 59-147 Ke Nui Road, Tax Map Key: (1) 5-9-002:0033 [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony] [Testimony-Late]
The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.
6. Request for administrative fines and other penalties against Zhungo LLC (Rodney Youman, Managing Member) and Rodney Youman “Individually” for the Conservation District Enforcement Cases OA 19-08 and OA 21-07 regarding unauthorized structures located along the shoreline within the Conservation District makai of 59-149 Ke Nui Road, Tax Map Key: (1) 5-9-002:004 [Deferred 12/4/23] [Testimony]
The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.
7. Request for administrative fines and other penalties against Sunset Oasis LLC, including members William and Melinda Kernot, for the Conservation District Enforcement Case OA 21-18 regarding the alleged permit noncompliance, construction of shoreline erosion control device, and encroachment upon State Land located makai of 59-151 A Ke Nui Rd., Tax Map Key: (1) 5-9-002:005 [Deferred – 12/4/23] [Testimony]
The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.
L. ENGINEERING
1. Authorize the Chairperson to Set New Rehabilitation Schedule and Make a Finding of Violation and Issue Fines on the Owners of Waiakalua Reservoir if Deadlines are Missed for the Removal or Rehabilitation of the Waiakalua Reservoir (KA-0010) Kilauea, Kauai; Tax Map Keys (4) 5-1-005: 25 CPR 001, 002, 003, 004, 005 and (4) 5-1-005: 26 and (4) 5-1-005: 27 and (4) 5-1-005: 28 CPR 001,002, 003, 004, 005 and (4) 5-1-005: 29 CPR 001, 002, 003, 004. [Testimony-Dec] [Testimony-Late]
2. Request authorization for the Chairperson to 1) Enter into a Use and Occupancy Agreement with the Department of Transportation, Highways Division; 2) Declare subject project exempt from the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and approve the Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Exemption Notice; and 3) Procure, award, and enter into the construction contract, supplemental agreements and execute any other necessary documents or agreements for Job No. J40CO30A, Kalauhaihai (Lucas Spring) Fishpond Restoration, Phase 3, Niu Valley, Oahu, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (1) 3-7-002: 018, 077 and (1) 3-7-011: Kalanianaole Highway right-of- way. [Testimony] [Testimony-Late]
M. OTHERS
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27. Request Authorization to the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation (HDOT) to Issue a Revocable Permit to HomeAid Hawaii to Construct a Housing Project to provide Medical Respite and/or Behavioral Health Support Services on a parcel currently used by (HDOT), Oahu District Kaneohe Baseyard, Keaahala, Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (1) 4-5-023:002. [Testimony-Late]