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HCDA board authorizes easement to allow grounding rod installation at Kolowalu Park
Summary
On Sept. 3 the Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority(HCDA) Kakaako board voted to authorize the executive director to grant a nonexclusive easement to New Singular Wireless PCS LLC to install and maintain a grounding rod on a HECO pole adjacent to Kolowalu Park; vote was 6 yes, 3 excused.
The Hawaiʻi Community Development AuthorityKakaako board voted Sept. 3 to authorize the executive director to grant a nonexclusive easement to New Singular Wireless PCS LLC for the installation and maintenance of a grounding rod on a HECO pole adjacent to Kolowalu Park in Honolulu (TMK portions: 12-3-004-080). The motion passed with six members voting in favor and three members excused.
Asset manager Lindsey Doy presented the staff report, saying the request "is a relatively straightforward request" and that the work would attach a small cell site to an existing HECO pole just outside Kolowalu (Mauka) Park near the Waimanu and Queen Street intersection. Doy said the physical footprint is small (about 25 square feet) and that the easement would allow installation of a grounding rod required for safety and equipment protection. A company representative, Nicole Caldwell, was available for technical questions but no public testimony was offered on the item.
Board members asked follow-up questions about the location. Doy confirmed the grounding rod work would be inside the sidewalk/right-of-way adjacent to the HECO pole, not within the park itself, and that contractors would aim to keep impacts "as minimally invasive as possible." No changes to park pedestrian circulation were described.
Member Evans made the motion to authorize the executive director to grant the easement; Member Sakoda seconded. The roll-call vote recorded the following: Member Evans — yes; Member Streets — yes; Member Sakoda — yes; Vice Chair Ishii — yes; Member Miranda Johnson — yes; Chair Sterling Higa — yes. The minutes record three members as excused (Secretary Leadstone, Member Anderson and Member Chena); the motion passed 6-0 with three excused.
The staff report directed the executive director to undertake the tasks necessary to effectuate the easement under the terms and conditions described in the packet. The board did not set a separate condition or timetable; staff indicated the company would coordinate technical details and any required permits.
The board moved to its next agenda item after the vote.
