Department of Land and Natural Resources

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

DATE:             January 23, 2026

          TIME:              9:00 A.M.

PLACE:          Maui Arts and Cultural Center 1 Cameron Way,
Kahului, HI 96732 / & Online via Zoom

Meeting ID: 847 7247 5309 
ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84772475309
LIVE STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/live/6mO0ZiB2hBQ

 

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/6mO0ZiB2hBQ

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: Maui Arts and Cultural Center, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului, Hawaii 96732

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:  847 7247 5309 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 December 12, 2025 Meeting Minutes

2. Approval of January 9, 2026 Meeting Minutes

 

C. DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE

1. Approval to Authorize the Chairperson to Negotiate, Enter Into, Amend, Extend, and Terminate a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hawaiian Audubon Society for the purpose of formalizing a cooperative relationship to advance the study, protection, and education relating to Hawaiʻi’s indigenous bird species and their habitats across Hawaiʻi.

2. 1.) Approval to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Land and Natural Resources/Division of Forestry and Wildlife and Parker Ranch, Inc. for Ecosystem Protection Management in the Hamakua District, Hawaii Tax Map Key (3) 4-4-014:004;

2.) Delegation of Authority to the Chairperson to Negotiate, Approve, and Execute the Memorandum of Understanding, Right-of-Entry, and Release of Liability Agreements, with Parker Ranch, Inc., for Ecosystem Protection Management in the Hamakua District, Hawai‘i, Tax Map Key: (3) 4-4-014:004; and

3) Approval of Declaration of Exemption from Chapter 343, HRS Environmental Compliance Requirements for the Ecosystem Protection Management Activities Conducted pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding.

[Testimony – 01/22]

 

3. Decision Making Regarding 1) Kaheawa Wind Power I’s Request for Approval of its Habitat Conservation Plan for Operating its Wind Energy Facility at TMK(s): (2) 4-8-001:001 and (2) 3-6-001:014 and 2) Issuance of an Incidental Take License for Kaheawa Wind Power, LLC, for 25 years for incidental take of Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus; ʻŌpeʻapeʻa), Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis; Nēnē), Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus auricularis newelli; ʻaʻo), Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis; ʻuaʻu), Band-rumped storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro; ʻakēʻakē), and the Yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus assimulans; Nalo Meli Maoli) at TMK(s): (2) 4-8-001:001 and (2) 3-6-001:014.  [Testimony – 01/20, 01/21, 01/22]

 

D. LAND DIVISION

1. Approval of New License Agreement of Private Property Between Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop on Behalf of the Department of Accounting and General Services, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, for Radio Facilities Purposes, Kaʻūpūlehu, North Kona, Hawaiʻi, Tax Map Key: (3) 7-2-002:001 (Portion).

2. Issuance of a Revocable Permit to Chika Nakano Repair Shop, Inc., for Limited Industrial Uses Allowed Under the Current County of Hawaii Zoning Code Purposes, Kanoelehua Industrial Area, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-049:004.

3. Authorize a Three-Month Holdover of General Lease No. S-3619, Mattos Electric, LLC, Lessee, Kanoelehua Industrial Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-049:013; and

Issuance of a Revocable Permit to Mattos Electric, LLC, for Limited Industrial Uses Allowed Under the Current County of Hawaii Zoning Code Purposes, Waiakea Industrial Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-058:012.

4. Decision Making Regarding Disposition of Tax Map Keys (TMKs) (2) 4-8-001: portion of 001 and (2) 3-6-001: portion of 014:

1) Issuance of a Revocable Permit with a Right of Entry to Kaheawa Wind Power, LLC, OR Issuance of a Direct Lease to Kaheawa Wind Power, LLC for the Continued Operation of Kaheawa Wind Power I, Ukumehame and Wailuku Districts on the island of Maui Identified by TMKs (2) 4-8-001: portion of 001 and (2) 3-6-001: portion of 014; and

2) Declaration that the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ Issuance of a Set Aside and Right-of-Entry Permit to the Division of Forestry and Wildlife to a Portion of TMK (2) 3-6-001:014 at its Meeting on March 24, 2023, Item C-3, Authorizes the Division of Forestry and Wildlife to Conduct Management Activities, including removal of abandoned property in accordance with Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 171-31.5.

[Testimony – 1/20, 1/21, 1/22]

 

5. Grant of Perpetual, Non-Exclusive Easement for Slope Improvements and Issuance of Construction and Management Right-of-Entry to City and County of Honolulu, Department of Design and Construction; Nuuanu, Honolulu, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 2-2-054:portion of 001. [Testimony – 1/20]

 

H. ADMIN

1. Amend Prior Board Action of April 25, 2014, Item D-6, Acquisition of Private Lands and Set Aside to Department of Education for Elementary School Campus, Kehalani Mauka, Wailuku, Maui; TMK: (2) 3-5-001:103.

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that the fee interest in the subject parcel will be conveyed to the Department of Education via issuance of Quitclaim Deed rather than Governor’s Executive Order.

2. Cancellation of Governor’s Executive Order No. 796 to Department of Education for Waihee School, Tax Map Key: (2) 3-2-007:021, Issuance of Quitclaim Deed to Department of Education; Makaaka, Waihee, Wailuku, Maui.

J. DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION

1. Sale of Concession by Sealed Bid for a Five-Year Mobile Food Concession Situated at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, Identified by Tax Map Key: (1) 2-3-037: portion of 012; and

Declare the Project Exempt from Preparation of an Environmental Assessment under Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes and Title 11, Chapter 200.1, Hawaii Administrative Rules.