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Committee clears Waimea Valley resiliency project SMA permit after applicant updates, environmental mitigations
Summary
The Committee on Zoning amended and reported out Resolution 25-039 granting a major special management area permit to Hiipaka LLC for phased infrastructure and cultural-site improvements at Waimea Valley; the CD1 includes mitigation conditions, archaeological review requirements and a US EDA grant of $3.75 million.
The Honolulu City Council Committee on Zoning on Feb. 13 amended Resolution 25-039 to Committee Draft 1 and reported it out for adoption, granting a special management area (SMA) major permit to Hiipaka LLC for phased improvements at Waimea Valley.
The resolution authorizes a package of renovation and new-construction work in Waimea Valley, including renovation and expansion of the visitor center (restrooms and gift shop), demolition and rebuilding of a community resource center, expansion of the Pikake Pavilion, construction of a traditional Hawaiian hale, rockfall mitigation measures including a barrier behind the community resource center, upgrades or replacement of the onsite sewage treatment plant, a new off-site fire hydrant on the Mackay side of Kamehameha Highway, and…
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