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Committee reports SMA permit for Laie replacement dwelling with archaeological conditions
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Summary
The committee amended and reported Resolution 25-144 granting an SMA major permit for demolition and replacement of a dwelling in Laie, requiring a two‑phase archaeological inventory survey and compliance with State Historic Preservation Division mitigation.
The Zoning Committee amended and reported out Resolution 25-144, granting a Special Management Area (SMA) major permit to 55133 LLC for demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a new two-story single-family dwelling with an attached garage and pool at a shoreline lot on Kamehameha Highway in Laie.
The project covers Lots 2 and 3 of a subdivided zoning lot; Dwelling A will be demolished and replaced while Dwelling B remains under separate ownership and is unaffected by this proposal. The project's building permit application was submitted on March 11, 2014, prior to the shoreline setback changes that became effective on July 1, 2024; the zoning lot required a 60-foot shoreline setback. The site consists of Jokai sands, which have a higher likelihood of subsurface archaeological sites and human burials. Pursuant to an agreement with the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD), Pacific Consulting Services is conducting a two-phase archaeological inventory survey: Phase 1 was conducted prior to demolition and recorded no subsurface historic properties; Phase 2 will occur after demolition and involve subsurface trench excavations within the former dwelling footprint.
Condition B-1 in the CD1 requires the applicant to submit SHPD's written acceptance of the final archaeological inventory survey for phases 1 and 2 and to implement any required mitigation protocols. The Department of Planning and Permitting reported the project slab-on-grade construction is acceptable because the project site lacks historic erosion and is not within the 3.2-foot sea-level-rise exposure area; the department also said no importation of structural fill is proposed. Construction costs were estimated in presentation materials at about $1.2 million.
Mark Howland of Whalen Environmental Services LLC presented the project and noted the property has been previously altered by fill and development, reducing need for imported fill. DPP recommended approval of the CD1 with the listed SMA conditions; the committee amended the resolution as posted to CD1 and reported it out for adoption. The permit includes standard SMA conditions, archaeological monitoring and reporting, and clean-soil provisions should imported materials be required in future phases.
No public testimony was recorded for this item during the hearing.
