Existing Maui highway monkeypod corridor would be preserved as a second coastal highway. An interior roadway system would have interconnected greenways and bikeways, reducing the use of motor vehicles. Plans call for leaving more than 220 acres in open space for park and other recreational uses, including surfing, swimming, fishing, hiking and diving as well as interconnected greenways and bikeways.
Olowalu Town plan draft EIS available
Public invited to review environmental report for proposed 636-acre housing development
reprinted courtesy Maui News 3/14/12
by Brian Perry - City Editor, The Maui News
OLOWALU - A draft environmental impact statement has been released for public review as part of planning for the proposed 1,500-home Olowalu Town project.
The project calling for development of 636 acres of mostly dry, rock-strewn agricultural land has drawn fire because developers have sought to have it included within the Maui Island Plan's urban-growth boundaries, although it is not adjacent to a major population area.
Now, in information provided by the developers for the project, they say that "from the very onset" of the Maui General Plan update they have been "committed to wait and respect the process, and actively participate in meetings and workshops."
The project's information sheet notes that the Olowalu Town development was included in urban and rural boundaries by the General Plan Advisory Committee and the Maui Planning Commission. It acknowledges that the county planning director has recommended removing the project from those development boundaries.
The General Plan update remains under review by the Maui County Council.
Plans for the Olowalu Town project call for the development of a variety of dwellings, including single-family homes, apartments, townhouses, live-work units, cottages, rural homes and farmsteads - all offered for a wide range of income levels, both for rent and fee-simple ownership. Plans include senior housing and 50-percent affordable housing, project developers said.
The development's transportation plan includes relocating Honoapiilani Highway away from the shoreline, with a design to accommodate mass transit or light rail, if needed, in the future.
Honoapiilani Highway's existing highway monkeypod corridor would be preserved as a second coastal highway. An interior roadway system would have interconnected greenways and bikeways, reducing the use of motor vehicles.
The project includes plans for 300,000 to 375,000 square feet of commercial space. Developers said they expect 4,770 overall jobs for the project's construction and build-out, and 1,000 long-term jobs after the project is completed.
Infrastructure plans include the development of a ground water well to supplement an existing well and an extensive drainage system to capture storm water runoff. Developers plan to build an onsite wastewater treatment facility, which would include a recycled water storage tank, a wetland area and a soil aquifer treatment system.
"The wastewater treatment facility will produce clean recycled water for irrigation and thereby eliminate the need for injection wells," the developers' information sheet says.
Planned public facilities include a school, police and fire stations, medical support facilities, community centers, social services and nonprofit organizations, churches and a library.
Other plans call for leaving more than 220 acres in open space for park and other recreational uses, including surfing, swimming, fishing, hiking and diving as well as interconnected greenways and bikeways.
The project is seeking a state land use district boundary amendment, a community plan amendment, a change of zoning, project district approvals and a special management area permit.
The development will need to go before the state Land Use Commission, the Maui Planning Commission and the Maui County Council for land-use approvals.
Public comments on the draft environmental impact statement are due April 21.
* Brian Perry can be reached at citydesk@mauinews.com.
OLOWALU TOWN MASTER PLAN
* Developers propose to build a small-scale, mixed-use community with 1,500 homes on 636 acres of agricultural land about four miles south of Lahaina town.
* Plans call for the project to be "pedestrian friendly," within walking distance of stores, schools, parks, jobs, community centers, beaches, and social and civic resources.
* The project would be built in phases over about 10 years.
* Draft environmental impact statement available for public review. Go online to the state Office of Environmental Quality Control at oeqc.doh.hawaii gov/Shared%20Documents/Environmental_Notice/current_issue.pdf.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE DUE APRIL 21. SEND COMMENTS TO:
* Olowalu Town, LLC and Olowalu Ekolu, LLC, 2035 Main St., Suite 1, Wailuku 96793. Contact: Bill Frampton (808) 249-2224.
* State Land Use Commission, P.O. Box 2359, Honolulu 96804. Contact: Dan Davidson, (808) 587-3826.
* Munekiyo & Hiraga Inc., 305 High St., Suite 104, Wailuku 96793. Contact: Colleen Suyama, (808) 244-2015.
reprinted courtesy Maui News 3/14/12, original link www mauinews com/page/content.detail/id/559059/Olowalu-Town-plan-draft-EIS-available.html?nav=10
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