KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 31

PLANNING, ZONING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
7:00 to 9:00 pm
In-person at Kalama Beach Park

Chair: Donna Wong. Members: Kelli Ann Kobayashi, Levani Lipton, Steve Trecker, and Gary Weller.

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Announcements
4. Resident and Community Concerns
5. SMA Major Permit Application for 430D N. Kalaheo Ave. TMK (1)4-3-017:019
6. Bill 53 (2024) changes to SMA approval process (CD1 postponed in committee)
7. Hawaii-California Training and Testing DEIS/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement DEIS – The Navy is requesting to continue and expand training in Pacific including nearshore areas such as Kaneohe Bay and new activities including training in ocean mine warfare.
8. Marine Corps Base Hawaii
9. Dog park at Hamakua – Funding is available to begin construction.
10. Ka’iwa Ridge (“Lanikai Pillbox”) Trail
11. Adventist Health Castle
12. Kawainui-Hamakua Master Plan Project
13. Kailua Bay water quality
14. Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and Ocean Outfall
15. City Stormwater Utility Facility
16. Kailua public schools land transferred from City and County to State DOE
17. Olomana Ag cluster
18. Ironwood trees along Kailua Road
19. 735 Kihapai Place city acquisition to support affordable housing
20. 330 Kuulei Rd. (Kuulei LLC) proposed apartments – 60 foot building; in Koolaupoko Sustainable Communities Plan 40-foot commercial zoning height limit
21. 320 Po’opo’o Place Driveway DEA
22. Kihapai Hale https://www.hawaiicdc.com/projects/kihapai-hale-kailua-oahu
23. 580C North Kalaheo Avenue SMA Major Use Permit
24. 111 Kailuana Loop SMA pending
25. New landfill location
26. Kalaheo Hillside
27. Protection of Wedge tailed shearwaters ‘Ua’u kani
28. 1588 Mokulua Drive SMA Major Use Permit
29. 614 Wailepo St. – Wailepo Partners new apartment building
30. 1226 Mokulua Dr SMAP and Shoreline Setback Variance to repair/reinforce a nonconforming concrete seawall (Council denied SMAP Reso 24-226 (9/10/24))
31. 604 D North Kalaheo Ave. SMA permit application
32. 12 Kailua Road SMA permit application (motion before 9/5/24 KNB)
33. 275 Kaelepulu Drive SMA permit application (motion before 9/5/24 KNB)
34. Wind turbines in the ocean
35. Kawainui Canal Shoreline Access
36. 144 Kaapuni Drive SMA permit application
37. 156 Kihapai Street SMA permit application
38. New Business
39. Adjournment

Planning, Zoning & Environment (PZ&E) Committee
February 2025 Meeting Report
Chair, Donna Wong

1. A committee meeting was held in-person on February 18, 2025, chaired by Gary Weller and attended by committee members Levani Lipton and Steve Trecker and presenter Mark Howland.

2. Presentation on SMA Major Permit Application for building a second house at on the 23,256 sq. ft. lot at 430D N. Kalaheo Ave. TMK (1)4-3-017:019 by Mark Howland, Whale Environmental Services.

3. After the presentation Levani Lipton moved, and Steve Trecker seconded, and the committee unanimously approved the following motion:
The Kailua Neighborhood Board supports the conditions recommended by the Planning, Zoning, and Environment Committee on the 2025 SMA Major Permit application for 430D N. Kalaheo Ave. (TMK (1)4-3-017:019):
1. Condition: The Applicant, in consultation with SHPD, shall implement an archaeological monitoring plan during ground-disturbing activity and project construction to ensure that archaeological and cultural resources are identified and treated property. Also clarifies that the archaeological monitoring plan must include the onsite presence of a licensed archaeologist during excavation work to ensure that iwi kupuna and other historic resources are appropriately handled. The archaeological monitoring plan must meet the standards of Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 13-279.
2. Condition: That the Applicant must protect from further disturbance any previously unidentified archaeological sites or remains that are encountered.
3. Condition: That if iwi kupuna are found, a burial treatment plan must meet the standards of HRS 13-300-33.
4. Condition: Clarifies that prior to the issuance of any building permit for the project, the Applicant shall submit to the DPP for review and approval a revised landscape plan that shows the use of low-risk plants as designated on the Plant Pono website at https://plantpono.org/pono-plants/. Also clarifies that no high-risk plants as designated on the Plant Pono website at https://plantpono.org/high-risk-plants/ may be planted on the project site.
5. Condition – lighting
a. Prohibits artificial light from exterior light fixtures from directly illuminating or projecting across property boundaries toward the shoreline and ocean waters, except as otherwise permitted by HRS 205A-7.1(b).
b. Requires exterior light fixtures to be fully shielded.
c. Requires exterior lighting to be turned off when human activity is not occurring in the illuminated area
6. Condition: All project site work and construction activities are limited to daylight hours (from sunrise to sunset) to avoid collisions and fatalities during seabird fledging season from September 15 through December 15.
7. Condition: A visual survey for seabirds and burrow nests must be conducted prior to any construction activities.
8. Condition: If a burrow nest is discovered, work will cease within a minimum radius of 200 feet of the nest for a minimum of 100 to 115 days.
9. Condition: If Wedge-tailed Shearwater or any sea bird nests or burrows are found, sometime between late October through the end of November, work must be discontinued for 100 to 115 days until all fledgings have left their nests.
10. Condition: Provides that barbless fencing must be used for all fence construction to avoid the entanglement of Hawaiian hoary bats.
11. Condition: Clarifies that a 300-foot buffer must be observed if a monk seal pup is present.
12. Condition: Approximately one year after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the project, the Applicant shall submit to DOFAW for review and approval a post-construction survey to detect whether the project site contains any invasive species that have spread from the imported fill materials and recommend mitigative measures to address any spread. The Applicant shall implement the recommendations of the post-construction survey approved by DOFAW.
13. Condition: Landscaping must not extend seaward of the shoreline as depicted in the current certified shoreline survey for the shoreline lot, or in the event there is no current certified shoreline survey for the lot, seaward of the shoreline as defined in HRS 205A.
14. Condition: Require the landowner to acknowledge that “bed and breakfast homes and transient vacation units”, as defined in ROH Chapter 21, the LUO, are not allowed.
15. Condition: Require the landowner to acknowledge that “land makai of the regulatory shoreline is State public land within the State Land Use Conservation District“ and must remain available for public use and recreational activities.
16. Condition: Prior to importing any soil or plant material, the property owners or contractors must contact the Oahu Invasive Species Committee to help plan and prevent importation of soil that may contain invasive species such as Little Fire Ants and Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles.
17. Condition: Require the current or any successor owner to acknowledge the following:
a. The site is susceptible to coastal hazards, which may result in harm to or loss of life and property.
b. The makai portions of the site are projected to be impacted by 3.2 feet of sea level rise by the year 2100, and that portions of the parcel are located within the 3.2-foot sea level rise exposure area (“SLR-XA”). The landowner agrees to assume all risk and liability for any harm to or loss of life and property due to development within the SLR-XA. The landowner further agrees to accept all responsibility for the cost and physical removal of materials and structures lost or damaged as a result of coastal hazards, including the cleanup and restoration of the Project site.

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