Land Board Submittals – 04/10/26 | Department of Land and Natural Resources

Land Board Submittals – 04/10/26

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

DATE: April 10, 2026

TIME: 9:00 A.M.

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

Meeting ID: 848 6458 4430
ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84864584430
LIVE STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/live/gROEVqPyyEE

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/gROEVqPyyEE

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: 848 6458 4430 and follow the prompts.

To Provide Video/Zoom Testimony
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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 March 27, 2026 Meeting Minutes.

C. DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE

1. Request the approval of a competitive sealed proposal for a solicitation and to delegate authority to the Chairperson to award and execute a contract to manage Nā Ala Hele Trail Crews on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island.

D. LAND DIVISION

1. Informational Briefing on the County of Maui, Department of the East Maui Water Authority’s Operational Capacity and Planning Related to the East Maui Irrigation System, Koolau Forest Reserve, Island of Maui, Hawaiʻi; Tax Map Keys: (2) 1-1-001:00 and 050; 1-1-002: 002 (por.); 1-2-004:005 and 007; 2-9-014:001, 005, 011, 012 and 017.

[Testimony – 04/06, 04/07]

2. Approve 40-year Extensions of Lease Terms and Authorize the Chairperson to Approve and Execute Development Agreements for General Lease Nos. S-4330, Michael T. and Janis Y. Nakashima, Lessees, and S4359, Michael Nakashima, Lessee; Hilo Industrial Development, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3) 2-2-037:122 & 088 respectively.

3. Approval to Commence Condemnation Proceedings to Acquire Private Land Identified as Tax Map Key (1) 7-4-001:025, for the Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement for Substation Purposes, Located in Wahiawa, Hawaii.

F. DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES

1. Request for Authorization and Approval to Issue a Papahānaumokuākea Permit to Mr. James Morioka, Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP), for Access to State Waters to Survey and Remove Marine Debris and Disentangle Marine Life as Needed.

2. Request for Authorization and Approval to Issue a Papahānaumokuākea Native Hawaiian Practices Permit to Pelika Andrade, Nā Maka Onaona and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, for Access to State Waters to use Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Conduct Intertidal Surveys and Monitoring.

H. ADMIN

1. Amend prior Board action of January 9, 2026, Item H-2, Request to Conduct Two (2) Public Hearings on the Island of Oahu Regarding Eurus Energy America LLC’s Application to Directly Lease State Lands for the Construction and Operation of a Renewable Hydrogen Generation Facility, Honouliuli, Ewa, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 9-1-031:001; Lot 12022, Map 888, Land Court Application No. 1069; Certificate of Title No. 498,504.

and

Amend Prior Board Action of November 14, 2025, Item H-1, Authorize the Withdrawal of Approximately 100.7 Acres from Governor’s Executive Order No. 4584 to the Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity (formerly known as the Department of Agriculture) for Agriculture Purposes, Honouliuli, Ewa, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 9-1-031:001; Lot 12022, Map 888, Land Court Application No. 1069; Certificate of Title No. 498,504.

The purpose of this amendment is to change the name of the applicant from Eurus Energy America LLC to EE EWA LLC and correct a typographical error.

K. OFFICE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS

1. Proposed Rule Amendment KA 24-01

Request for Public Hearing Regarding a Petition to Amend Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Chapter 13-5 to Re-designate Land that Lies Within the Conservation District Limited Subzone to the General Subzone by Moloaʻa Lot 10A LLC, managed by William Campbell Located at Moloaʻa, Kawaihae, Kauaʻi, Tax Map Key: (4) 4-9-009:002.

[Testimony – 04/07, 04/08]

2. Request for Approval of Proposed Settlement Agreement in Conservation District Contested Case OA 24-05, relating to a fence at the Marconi Point Condominiums at the property identified by Tax Map Key No. (1) 5-6-003:053.

[Testimony – 04/09]

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.

3. Request for Approval of Proposed Settlement Agreement in Conservation District Contested Case OA 24-04, relating to Sunset Oasis LLC, including its members William and Melinda Kernot, and alleged violations on State land located makai of 59-151 A Ke Nui Road, Tax Map Key No. (1) 5-9-002:005.

[Testimony – 04/09]

4. Request for Approval of Proposed Settlement Agreement in Conservation District Contested Case OA 24-01, relating to 59-181 Ke-Nui LLC and Eric and Moniza Freeman and alleged violations on State land located makai of 59-181 D Ke Nui Road, Tax Map Key No. (1) 5-9-002:034.

[Testimony – 04/09]

M. OTHERS

1. Cancel Governor’s Executive Order No. 3887 and Reset Aside to the Department of Human Services for Public Housing Purposes; Delegate of Authority to the Director of Human Services to Issue Term, Up to 65 years, Non-Exclusive Easements and Associated Right-of-Entry Permits for Infrastructure Purposes at Kauhale Project at Waimanalo, Koolaupoko, Oahu; TMK (1) 4-1-013:010.

Delegation of Authority to the Director of Human Services to Issue Term, Non-Exclusive Easements, Up to 65 Years, and Associated Right-of-Entry Permits for the Provision of Infrastructure at Kauhale Project at Kahauiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 1-1-006:003.