Department of Land and Natural Resources

AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

DATE:             December 12, 2025

          TIME:              9:00 A.M.

PLACE:           DLNR Boardroom, Kalanimoku Bldg.
1151 Punchbowl St. 1st Floor Room 132/ & Online via Zoom

Meeting ID: 830 0563 6371
ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83005636371
LIVE STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/live/oCfpBU1EaKA

 

This agenda and the listed submittals will be provided in the Board Packet. This meeting will be held using interactive conference technology under section 92-3.7, Haw. Rev. Stat. (HRS). Board members, staff, applicants, testifiers, and the public can choose to participate in person, online via Zoom, or by telephone. The public may also view the live meeting via its live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/live/oCfpBU1EaKA

To Provide Written Testimony
We encourage interested persons to submit written testimony in advance of the meeting, which will be distributed to Board members prior to the meeting and allow a timely review. Please submit written testimony via email to: [email protected]. Written testimonies can also be mailed to: P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809. Written testimonies may be posted upon the Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting website; as a precaution, please be mindful with any personal information prior to submitting unless you intend it to be shared. Late written testimony will be retained as part of the record and distributed to Board members as soon as practicable, but we cannot ensure the Board will receive it in sufficient time to review, prior to decision-making.

To Provide In-Person Oral Testimony (masks are highly encouraged)
Attend in-person at: 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), Honolulu, Hawaii.

To Provide Testimony by Telephone
On the day of the meeting at the start of the agenda item you wish to testify on, dial 1-719-359-4580 (Zoom); input the meeting ID:  830 0563 6371 and follow the prompts.

To Provide Video/Zoom Testimony
Please send your request in a timely manner to: [email protected] with your information, email address, and the agenda item you wish to testify on. Once your request has been received, you will receive a confirmation email with pertinent information. You may testify without signing up in advance.

We kindly ask that all oral/video testimony be limited to not more than two (2) minutes. We ask that you identify yourself and any affiliation before speaking, but you can choose not to do so.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact, BLNR Secretary, at 808.587.0404 or [email protected] as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this agenda and other materials are available in alternate/accessible formats.

The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to section 92-5(a)(4), HRS, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.

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 but before the close of the board meeting. It is up to you. Any request must also be made in writing within ten calendar 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.

A. MINUTES

1. Approval of November 14, 2025 Minutes

C. DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE

1. Request for Delegation of Authority to the Chairperson to: 1) Approve, procure, award, sign and execute, amend, and extend a contract for building internal laboratory facilities at the Olinda Rare Plant Facility, procured through Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes; 2) Declare this action exempt from the preparation of an environmental assessment (EA).

2. Request approval of a Memorandum of Understanding, Right-of-Entry, and Release of Liability Agreements, between the Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, a Hawaiʻi nonprofit corporation, for Ecosystem Protection and

Management in the Kaʻu Forest Reserve (Kamilo Section), Hawaiʻi, Tax Map Key: (3) 9-5-006:010.

Request approval of Declaration of Exemption from Chapter 343, HRS, Environmental Compliance Requirements for the project

Request a Delegation of Authority to the Chairperson to negotiate, approve, and execute a Memorandum of Understanding, Right-of-Entry, and Release of Liability Agreements, for Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund for Ecosystem Protection Management in the Kau Forest Reserve (Kamilo Section), Hawaiʻi, Tax Map Key: (3) 9-5-006:010.

D. LAND DIVISION

1. Set Aside of the East Kauai Water and Hanamaulu Ditch Systems to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for Agricultural Irrigation and Related Purposes; Issuance of an Immediate Right-of-Entry Permit to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for the East Kauai Water and Hanamaulu Ditch Systems for Due Diligence Purposes; and Approval of a Management Right of Entry to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for the East Kauai Water and Hanamaulu Ditch Systems; Portion of Government Lands and Waters within the drainage basins of North Wailua and Kapaa Rivers, Kawaihau, Kauai, Tax Map Key portions of sections (4)-3-8, (4)-3-9, (4)-4-2, (4)-4-3, (4)-4-4, (4)-4-5 and (4)-4-6, and including but not limited to diversions on the Kapaa Stream and on the Wailua River at Stable Storm, Wailua Reservoir and Aahoaka Reservoir; the Wailua and Upper Kapahi Reservoirs; and the related transmission and lateral ditch lines as well as portions of the Hanamaulu ditch system that include ditches and reservoirs within the State-owned 6,700 acres behind Kalepa Ridge, currently set aside to ADC under Governor’s Executive Orders 4328, 4401, 4587 and 4594.

2. Approval of a Development Agreement for a 30-Year Extension of Lease Term Effective January 16, 2026, to January 15, 2056, General Lease No. S-3604, Roger Antonio dba Antonio’s Repair Shop, Lessee; and

Authorize the Chairperson to Approve and Execute a Lease Extension for General Lease No. S-3604, Roger Antonio dba Antonio’s Repair Shop, Lessee; Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-049:002.

3. Issuance of a 65-Year Term, Non-Exclusive Easement to County of Hawaii, Department of Water Supply for Fire Protection Water Meter Purposes, Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 9-5-021:010 (portion).

4. Approval of a Development Agreement for a 30-Year Extension of Lease Term Effective January 16, 2026, to January 15, 2056, General Lease No. S-3591, Jieyu Shepard, Lessee; and

Authorize the Chairperson to Approve and Execute a Lease Extension for General Lease No. S-3591, Jieyu Shepard, Lessee; Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-049:017.

5. Approval of a Development Agreement for a 30-Year Extension of Lease Term Effective January 16, 2026, to January 15, 2056, General Lease No. S-3603, Jieyu Shepard, Lessee; and
Authorize the Chairperson to Approve and Execute a Lease Extension for General Lease No. S-3603, Jieyu Shepard, Lessee; Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Keys: (3) 2-2-049:015 & 016.

6. Forfeiture of General Lease No. S-4667, A.P. Water Supply, Inc., Lessee, Waiakea Industrial Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-058:012.

7. Mutual Early Cancellation of One-Year Holdover of General Lease No. S-4310, Alumside Products, Inc., Lessee, for Industrial Purposes, Hilo Industrial Development, Pohaku Street Section, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-058:031.

8. Amend Prior Board Action of October 11, 2024, Item D-4, Issuance of Direct Lease to Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority for Agency Headquarters Purposes with Issuance of an Immediate Right-Of-Entry Permit for Construction and Management Purposes, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-049:022.

The purpose of the amendment is to cancel the authorization for the issuance of a direct lease to Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority.

9. Quitclaim of State’s Interests, if Any, in a Portion of Huina Road, to the County of Hawaii, Department of Public Works, Olaa Homestead Reservation Lots, Puna, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 1-7-003:023.

10. Continuation of Revocable Permits for Water Use on the Island of Hawai`i. See Exhibit A for list of Revocable Permits

11. Authorize a One-Year Holdover of General Lease No. S-3601, Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Hawaii, LLC, Lessee, Waiakea House Lots Extension, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-049:007.

12. Quitclaim of State’s Interests, if Any, in Proposed Portion of Wailoa Collector Street Right-Of-Way, Including Grant of Easement No. S-4206 to 1055 Kinoole, LLC, as Grantee, to the County of Hawaii, Department of Public Works, Waiakea House Lots, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-020:016.

13. Issuance of a Revocable Permit to Hamakua Land and Cattle, LLC for Pasture Purposes, Kawainui, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-7-007:005

14. Decision Making Regarding the Acceptance or Non-Acceptance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Kaheawa Wind 1 Continued Use Project Located in Ukumehame, Wailuku and Lāhainā, Island of Maui, Further Identified as Tax Map Keys: (2) 4-8-001: portion of 001 (por.) and (2) 3-6-001: portion of 014; and Habitat Conservation Plan Mitigation Sites identified as (2) 1-9-001: portions of 001 & 003 (Haleakalā Ranch, Maui); (2) 5-8-15:001 (por.), (2) 5-8-010: portions of 003, 004, & 005, and 006, (2) 5-8-011:001-004, 007, 009-012; 014, & 016, and portions of 006 & 008, (2) 5-8-12:011, (2) 5-8-015: portions of 001-007, and (2) 5-9-006:portion of 001 (Puʻu o Hōkū Ranch, Molokaʻi); (2) 4-9-002:portion of 001 (Greater Hiʻi Area, Lānaʻi); (2) 3-1-006: portions of 001, 003, & 005 (Makamakaʻole, Maui); and (2) 4-8-001: portion of 001 (Kaheawa Pastures, Maui). [Testimony – 12/8]

15. Issuance of Revocable Permit to Mahi Pono, LLC 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 – 12/8]

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.

16. Amend Prior Board Action of September 12, 2025, Item D-3 Annual Renewal of Revocable Permits for Oahu. See Exhibit 2 for list of Revocable Permits.

The amendment is to seek renewal of Revocable Permit No. 7893, situated at Honolulu, Oahu; TMK (1) 1-2-021:045, on a month-to-month basis effective January 1, 2026 for another one-year period through December 31, 2026.

17. Issuance of Right-of-Entry Permit to Hawaii Explosives & Pyrotechnics, Inc. for Private Event Aerial Fireworks Display at Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon on Sunday, January 18, 2026, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 2-3-037: portion of 021.

18. (a) Authorize Closure of Portions of Makiki Ditch; and

(b) Authorize Chairperson to Enter into Right-of-Entry Agreement with the City and County of Honolulu for the Purpose of Posting of Signage,

Makiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Adjacent to Tax Map Keys: (1) 2-4-024:033, (1) 2-4-025:029, (1) 2-4-029:037, 038, 066, 067.

 

K. OFFICE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS

1. Request for Administrative Fines and Other Penalties Against James D. Greig and Rhodette R. M. Greig for Conservation District Enforcement Case OA 25-29 Regarding the Alleged Permit Noncompliance, Construction of Shoreline Erosion Control Device, and Encroachment Upon State Land Located Makai of 55-271

Kamehameha Highway, Laie, Island of Oahu, Hawaii, Tax Map Key (TMK): (1) 5-5-002:088.

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.

M. OTHERS

1. Consent to Revocable Permit between the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and Bumper Productions LLC over Portions of Lands under Governor’s Executive Order No. 4097, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, Tax Map Key (1) 3-1-042: portion of 009.