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Committee recommends council accept sewer and drainage easements in Ewa for public use
Summary
The committee reported out communications D8192024 and D8292024 requesting acceptance of sewer and drainage easements in the Ewa/Kapolei area; Department of Design and Construction staff presented the dedications and members recommended forwarding the items to full council.
The Committee on Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation recommended the council accept several dedications and easements for public use in the Ewa/Kapolei area during Thursday’s meeting.
Aaron Sakamoto, chief of the Land Division in the Department of Design and Construction, told the committee the department submitted dedication documents for two agenda items: a conveyance of a sewer easement in the Village of Kapolei and a separate packet that included a drainage channel, a drainage easement and two additional sewer easements. "We have submitted dedication documents for the first 2 items, and we're asking for your acceptance and approval for these 2 dedication items," Sakamoto said.
Why it matters: Council members noted long‑standing service and jurisdictional issues in parts of Kapolei that are on state land under HHFDC control; Council Member Tupole said resolving easement and conveyance issues will help the city provide regular services where parcels were expected to be transferred years ago.
Committee action: there were no remote or in‑person registered public testifiers on these items. After questions and discussion the chair recommended that both communications — D8192024 and D8292024 — be reported out for council approval; the committee recorded no objections and the items were ordered forwarded to the full council.
Details: the transcript identifies the locations generically as "Village of Kapolei" and references longstanding transfer issues involving the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC). The specific parcel numbers and plat references are included in the communications transmitted to the committee (communications D8192024 and D8292024).
