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HCDA extends lease with state law enforcement at Kiabe Street lot through 2030, raises rent to market level
Summary
The authority approved a five-year extension to the lease with the state Department of Law Enforcement for a secured lot at 240 Kiabe Street, allowing the department to continue operations while procuring a permanent site. The rent may increase to about $85,000 per year.
The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority on April 2 authorized an amendment to a June 1, 2010 lease with the State Department of Law Enforcement (formerly the Department of Public Safety) to extend occupancy at a secured paved lot at 240 Kiabe Street for up to five additional years and increase annual rent to approximately $85,000.
Lindsay Doy, HCDA asset manager, told the board the site is a roughly 23,000-square-foot paved parcel with portable structures that the state uses as a sheriff’s division receiving desk and processing center. The department is seeking additional time while it pursues procurement for a permanent facility. Doy said the department requested an initial three-year term plus two one-year options for a maximum five-year extension; the proposed rent increase is roughly 6.25% and would bring annual rent to up to $85,000.
Thomas Yamamoto, fiscal officer for the Department of Law Enforcement, said the Kiabe Street location is used for processing arrests and handling warrants and that the department provides processing and related services separate from primary Honolulu Police Department responses.
Board action and rationale: Member Evans moved to authorize the executive director to amend the lease and execute documents to extend the term through May 31, 2030 and to effectuate the rent increase; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote. The board noted the extension supports continuity of a state law-enforcement function while the department develops a longer-term plan.
Background: The existing lease had been extended previously; staff said the state had considered building a permanent facility but changed plans and now expects a multi-year procurement and site-selection process. Doy said the lease amendment will help the department maintain operations during that period. There were no public speakers on this item.
Ending: HCDA approved the temporary extension and rent adjustment to support the Department of Law Enforcement’s continued operations while the state pursues a new permanent facility. Any future major changes to the site will require additional approvals.
