Department of Land and Natural Resources

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

DATE:             June 12, 2026

          TIME:              9:00 A.M.

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

Meeting ID: 838 3770 5790
ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83837705790
LIVE STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/live/32kaL-tdqEQ

 

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, Hawaii Revised Statutes (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/32kaL-tdqEQ

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:  838 3770 5790 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.

 

Update …

1- Item F-1 Withdrawn [06/12/26]

 

NOTE: Agenda Items may be taken out of order.

A.              MINUTES

1.  Approval of May 22, 2026 Meeting Minutes.

 

C.              DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE

1.  Request preliminary approval of the acquisition of private lands at Maunawili, identified as Tax Map Key Nos (1) 4-2-006:010, (1) 4-2-008:044, (1) 4-2-009:002, and (1) 4-2-008:043

And

Declare that the land acquisition is exempt from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment under Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Chapter 11-200.1, Hawaii Administrative Rules.

[Testimony – 06/08, 06/09, 06/10, 06/11]

 

D.              LAND DIVISION

1. Grant of Perpetual, Non-Exclusive Easement to the Department of Transportation,Highways Division for Access and Maintenance Purposes, Waikoko-Waipa, Hanalei,Kauai, Tax Map Keys: (4) 5-6-003: Seaward of 002 and (4) 5-6-004: Seaward of 023.

2. The Board is Requested to Approve the Following:

1. Cancellation of Governor’s Executive Order No. 4558 Set Aside to theAgribusiness Development Corporation for Agricultural Purposes over GovernmentLands Located in Waianae Uka, Wahiawa, Oahu identified as Tax Map Key (1) 7-3-013:010.

2. Set Aside 2.774 acres of Government Lands to the Agribusiness DevelopmentCorporation for Agricultural and Agricultural Workers Housing Purposes, overGovernment Lands Located in Waianae Uka, Wahiawa, Oahu identified as TaxMap Key (1) 7-3-013: portion of 010.

3. Set Aside 2.592 acres of Government Lands to the Department of Human Servicesfor Kauhale Development Purposes, over Government Lands Located in WaianaeUka, Wahiawa, Oahu identified as Tax Map Keys (1) 7-3-012:015 and (1) 7-3-013:portion of 010.

[Testimony – 06/12]

3. Issuance of a Revocable Permit to Farm Supply Cooperative, Inc., for LimitedIndustrial Uses Allowed Under the Current County of Hawaii Zoning Code Purposes,Kanoelehua Industrial Area, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: (3)2-2-050:098.

4.  Issuance of Direct Lease to Parent Scouters Guild for Camp Site, Youth EducationalPrograms, Athletic Activities and Supporting Scout-Related Purposes; and Issuance ofImmediate Right-of-Entry Permit; Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Honolulu, Oahu, Tax Map Key:(1)3-2-035:012.

 

F.              DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES

1.  Request For Approval To Enter Into a Memorandum of Understanding between the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, acting through its Division of Aquatic Resources, and the Mālama Kai Foundation, a nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Hawaiʻi, regarding stewardship of Hawaii’s statewide Day-Use Mooring Buoy Program. [Withdrawn 06/12/26]

2.  Request for Administrative Fines and Penalties against Brandon K. Carvalho, Kaipo J. Botehlo-Matthey, and Keaupililani J. Solomon-Lewis for Take of 4,068 ‘Opihi from within the Ka‘ūpūlehu Marine Reserve, in violation of Hawaii Administrative Rules §13-60.4-5(d)(1), on September 18, 2025.

[Testimony – 06/10, 06/11, 06/12]

 

J.               DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION

1.  Renewal of Revocable Permits on the Islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi, and Kauaʻi, See Exhibit E for List of Revocable Permits;

And

Declare Project Exempt from Requirements of Preparation of an EnvironmentalAssessment under Chapter 343, HRS and Title 11, Chapter 200.1, Hawaii Administrative Rules. (Exhibit – E)

[Testimony – 06/11]

 

K.               OFFICE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS

1.  Request for approval to hold statewide public hearings to adopt, amend, repeal, andcompile sections of Title 13, Chapter 5, Hawaiʿi Administrative Rules regarding the Conservation District.

The proposed chapter amendments include following:

• Add 20 new definitions, amend 9 definitions, and repeal 2 definitions;
• Adopt 4 new sections for 1) actions that do not require a permit, 2) identified land uses in a new special subzone, 3) requirement of a coastal hazard mitigation disclosure statement, and 4) retroactivity;
• Repeal sections 13-5-36, temporary variance; and 13-5-41.1, fire buffer zone;
• Add new categories to reduce permitting level for native habitat restoration, land maintenance, fishpond restoration, renewable energy, small agriculture, and coral cultivation and transplantation;
• Amend sections on shoreline hardening to bring it into compliance with current State laws;
• Update section on beach restoration;
• Removing “single family residence” as a land use in the Limited Subzone
• Add nine new conservation criteria to be used in evaluating permits;
• Allow the chairperson to waive filing fees for non-profits where the purpose of the project is to preserve and protect the natural or cultural resources of Hawaii;
• Clarify the procedures regarding emergency permits;
• Requiring coastal hazard mitigation disclosure statements for land uses in coastal high hazard areas;
• Adjusting the standard conditions for Conservation District Use Permits;
• Amending the Management Plan Requirements;
• Revising the Single Family Residential Standards; and
• Various amendments to clarify procedures and reduce ambiguity

The proposed rule amendment can be reviewed in person at the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL), 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 131, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except state holidays. The proposed rules can also be viewed online at dlnr.hawaii.gov/occl/proposed-rule-changes/. Location and contact information for OCCL is available online at dlnr.hawaii.gov/occl.

[Testimony – 06/10, 06/11]