HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 23, 2017 KHPRC Agenda PacketMEETING OF THE
KAUA'I COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW COMMISSION
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
3:00 p.m. (or soon thereafter)
Libu'e Civic Center, Moikeha Building
MEETING ROOM #3
4444 Rice Street, L lm'e, Kaua'i
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A. CALL TO ORDER73 1'1
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B. SWEARING IN OF NEW COMMISSION MEMBER c ry o
C. ROLL CALL
E. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 23, 2017 MINUTES
F. PUBLIC COMMENT -Individuals may orally testify on items on this agenda during the
Public Comment Period. Please call the Planning Department prior to the meeting or
notify Commission Staff at the meeting site. Testimony shall also be accepted when the
agenda item is taken up by the Commission. However if an individual has already
testified during this period, additional testimony at the agenda item testimony may be
allowed at the discretion of the Chair. Testifiers shall limit their testimony to three (3)
minutes, but may be extended longer at the discretion of the Chair. Written testimony is
also accepted. An original and twelve (12) copies of written testimony can be hand
delivered to the Planning Department or submitted to Commission Staff at the meeting
site.
G. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS
H. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Letter (4/5/17) from Michael A. Dahilig, Director, County of Kauai Planning
Department to the Honorable Suzanne Case, Chair, Board of Land and Natural
Resources, State of Hawaii and the Honorable Ford Fuchiguami, Director of
Transportation, State of Hawaii Regarding the Potential Lease Renewal and
Assignment of DOT-A-09-0001; Smoky Mountain Helicopters, Inc., Port Allen
Airport, Tax Map Key (4) 1-8-08: Portion of 4.
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I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Discussion on the status of the Certified Local Government,
J. NEW BUSINESS
a. Duane A. Girard
3716 A Hanapepe Road
TMK: 1-9-005:004
Hanapepe, Kauai
Reconstruction of Existing Building and Storage Addition.
K. COMMISSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE
L. KAUAI HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY UPDATE COMMITTEE
M. HISTORIC PRESERVATION PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
N. DATE AND AGENDA TOPICS (May 25, 2017)
O. ADJOURNMENT
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Commission may go into an executive session on an agenda item for
one of the permitted purposes listed in Section 92-5(a) Hawaii Revised Statutes ,
without noticing the executive session on the agenda where the executive session was not
anticipated in advance. HRS Section 924(a). The executive session may only be held,
however, upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present, which must also
be the majority of the members to which the board is entitled. HRS Section 924. The
reason for holding the executive session shall be publicly announced.
Note: Special accommodations and sign language interpreters are available upon request
five (5) days prior to the meeting date, to the County Planning Department, 4444 Rice
Street, Suite 473, Lihue, Hawaii 96766. Telephone: 2414050.
KAUA'I COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW COMMISSION
Lihu'e Civic Center, Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/213
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A regular meeting of the Kauai County Historic Preservation Commission (KHPRC) was held
on March 23, 2017 in the Lihu'e Civic Center, Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B.
The following Commissioners were present: Chair Victoria Wichman, Vice -Chair Deatri Nakea,
Althea Arinaga, Larry Chaffin Jr., Patricia Griffin, Stephen Long, and Anne Schneider.
The following Commissioner was absent: Charlotte Hoomanawanui - excused.
The following staff members were present: Planning Department — Myles Hironaka; Ka'aina
Hull, Shanlee Jimenez; Office of the County Attorney — Deputy County Attorney Jodi Higuchi
Sayegusa; Office of Boards and Commissions — Administrator Jay Furfaro and Commission
Support Clerk Sandra Muragin.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair Wichman: Aloha everyone welcome to the KHRPC meeting. I'll start with a call to order.
Commissioner Arinaga?
Ms. Arinaga: Here
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Chaffin?
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: Here
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Griffin?
Ms. Griffin: Here
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Hoomanawanui? Absent. Commissioner Long?
Mr. Long: Present.
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Nakea?
Ms. Nakea: Here.
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Schneider?
Ms. Schneider: Here.
Chair Wichman: And myself, here. We have quorum
Deputy Planning Director Ka'aina Hull: Chair for the record Commissioner Hoomanawanui did
call in, so she's excused from this meeting.
Chair Wichman: Thank you.
SELECTION OF COMMISSION APPOINTED POSITION
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is selection of the commission appointed position. At the last
commission meeting one nomination was made for Mr. Jim Gerber and the nominations were
kept open to see the possibility of further nominations at this meeting. The nominations are still
open.
Chair Wichman: Since the nominations are still open do we have any nominations for this
position?
Ms. Arinaga: Just to clarify again, this is the Commission appointed position?
Administrator Jay Furfaro: This is the Commission appointed position to replace Pat.
Chair Wichman: We can never replace Pat.
Mr. Long: So to date, have we nominated Jim Gerber for this position?
Ms. Griffin: Has there been another correspondent who has expressed an interest?
Mr. Hull: I know Pat you had a name, the department has not had any discussions with that
particular individual.
Ms. Griffin: Somebody wrote me, around February/March a year ago, saying that now that he
had space in his life he would be interested, but I hesitate to nominate anybody who has not
approached our boards & commission department.
Mr. Lonw: Has Jim Gerber presented a physical nomination application to the Commissions
Board?
Mr. Hull: I believe so.
Chair Wichman: Yes.
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Mr. Furfaro: I can confirm that.
Mr. Hull: There's a little confusion here, I would like to clarify. The application that goes to the
Boards and Commissions is for the Mayoral Appointee. There is one position for the Mayoral
Appointee. The second position being discussed on the agenda today is for the KHPRC
appointed at -large commissioner, which Jim Gerber's name is also on. He currently has his
name on both lists.
Ms. Schneider: If he is the Mayor's appointee would he have to go through council?
Mr. Furfaro: Because this is a mixed group, four from the council and four from the Mayor, Jim
applied through Boards and Commissions and he's also recognized as one of your nominees.
Chair Wichman: Yes, thank you Jay. Steven?
Mr. Long: Go ahead
Ms. Griffin: Well I hate to be in competition with Mayor Bernard Carvalho, but if we only have
one written application and I can attest to the fact that this is a worthy and dedicated person. I
therefore nominate Jim Gerber to serve as our commission appointed member of this Historic
Preservation Review Commission.
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: Second.
Chair Wichman: Was that an official motion?
Ms. Griffin: It was.
Mr. Hull: So he was actually already nominated at the last meeting. Are there any additional
nominations beyond Jim's name? Now if Jim Gerber is going to be the only nomination then the
department would recommend a motion to close the nomination and then another motion to
appoint Mr. Gerber. Essentially it's going through the nomination process and the discussion of
the nomination. If there's only one there will probably be a short discussion and then the motion
is made for the appointment.
Ms. Schneider: I make the motion that we close the nominations.
Ms. Arinaga: I second.
Chair Wichman: Any discussion? Steven?
Mr. Long: I believe we can vote on the commission nominee today and have that approved, but
the Mayor we would have to wait.
Chair Wichman: Yes, correct. So take a vote.
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Mr. Hull: Are there any discussions on the nomination?
Deputy County Attorney Jodi Higuchi Sayegusa: We haven't voted yet on the pending motion
on the floor. Once the nominations is closed then we can then go forward with discussing the
nomination for Mr. Geber and then an eventual vote.
Ms. Arinaga: So the nominations are closed?
Ms. Higuchi Sayegusa: It was motioned and seconded. We have not done a vote yet.
Chair Wichman: Is there any more discussion? Those who say aye (unanimous voice vote).
Any nays? Motion carried 7:0. Thank you, welcome Mr. Gerber.
Ms. Higuchi Sayegusa: Sorry that was just to close the nominations.
Chair Wichman: Ok, sorry.
Mr. Hull: And now there will be a possible motion to appoint.
Ms. Arinaga: I motion that we appoint.
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: I second.
Chair Wichman: We have a motion to appoint by Commissioner Arinaga and a second by
Commissioner Chaffin. Any discussion? No discussion. Vote. All those in favor (unanimous
voice vote). Any opposed? None opposed. Motion carried 8:0. Now I can say welcome Mr.
Gerber? Yes, welcome on board, thank you.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is approval of the agenda. Chair, we have a request from the
Department of Transportation project, because of flights, to move agenda item J. between agenda
items F. Public Comment and agenda item G. Announcements.
Chair Wichman: I need a motion to move up item J.1. under New Business, the HDOT (Hawai`i
Department of Transportation) Wailua River Repair Project, between items F. and G.
Mr. Long: I make a motion to move item J. between items F. and G.
Chair Wichman: A motion has been made to move the Department of Transportation
presentation between F. and G. Do I have a second?
Ms. Schneider: I second.
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Chair Wichman: Commissioner Schneider made a second. Any discussion? All those in favor
(unanimous voice vote). Nays? Motion carried 7:0. Thank you.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
1. Meeting of January 26, 2017
2. Meeting of February 23, 2017
Mr. Hull: Next agenda item is E.1. Approval of meeting minutes of January 26, 2017.
Chair Wichman: Has everyone had a chance to read the minutes?
Ms. Schneider: I make a motion that we approve the meeting minutes of January 26, 2017 and
February 23, 2017.
Ms. Arinaga: Second.
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Schneider moved that we approve the minutes of January 26
and February 23, 2017 and there's been a second by Kalei Arinaga. Any discussion? All in
favor? (unanimous voice vote) Nays? Motion carried 7:0. Thank you.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. Hull: Next agenda item is F. Public Comment. Individuals may orally testify on items on
this agenda during the public comment. Essentially this is for the members of the public that
would like to testify on any agenda item. At the Chair's discretion she generally does allow
testimony during the agenda item as well. Is there anybody wanting to testify right now? Seeing
none. The next agenda item is J.1.
NEW BUSINESS
Re: Wailua River Bridge Repair Project (State Department of Transportation)
Project No. 56A-01-16M
Kuhio Highway, Wailua, Kauai
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 Consultation for repairs
needed to maintain the load -carrying capacity of Wailua River Bridge. The
proposed project would remove the damaged rocker bearings under the bridge deck
and construct extensions to the existing pier walls to support the existing
girders directly and to upgrade the end posts on the mauka side of both ends of
the bridge to bring up to current safety standard.
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a. Letter (3/13/17) from Lawrence J. Dill, P.E., District Engineer, State of Hawaii,
Department of Transportation, Highways Division, Kauai District.
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item would be New Business J.1. Wailua River Bridge Repair
Project (State Department of Transportation) Project No. 56A-01-16M Kuhi6 Highway, Wailua,
Kauai.
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 Consultation for repairs needed to
maintain the load -carrying capacity of Wailua River Bridge. The proposed project would
remove the damaged rocker bearings under the bridge deck and construct extensions to the
existing pier walls to support the existing girders directly and to upgrade the end posts on the
mauka side of both ends of the bridge to bring up to current safety standard. You also have a
letter (3/13/17) from Lawrence J. Dill, P.E., District Engineer, State of Hawaii, Department of
Transportation, Highways Division, Kauai District.
Chair Wichman: Thank you Ka'aina. Welcome Mr. Ray McCormick and other personnel from
the HDOT, I assume.
Mr. Raymond J. McCormick: Thank you for letting us present today. This is a little different
than you're used to with us. We are actually not going to tear anything down today, we're going
to fix. First of all thank you for letting us appear today. I am Ray McCormick, with the Hawaii
Department of Transportation. With me I have Fred Reyes, also with the Department of
Transportation, Mathew Small and I do have Rachel. Rachel Adams is with Parsons
Brinkerhoff...I couldn't pronounce the rest of that company name. They are Parsons today.
Calvin Miyahara is with KSF, he's our structural consultant. We're going to talk today on a
couple of things. The history of the bridge and a little bit about the purpose and need and why
we're out working on the bridge with interim repairs versus pennanent repairs. Just let me make
sure that you understand there's actually two projects that blend into this when you see the
interim. Interim is temporary repairs we need to do to maintain the structural integrity of that
bridge. So we'll talk a little bit about that and some permanent repairs that will happen in
probably two to four years.
We have an immediate interim project which will be in the next twelve months. We have
another project just a little bit bigger that takes more time. And if I can get the money it will be
two years if I can't get the money it will be three years. So it's just a matter of money to get
those things done. The most important thing to us right now is to get us through the interim
procedures, interim fixes on that bridge. We need to get through Section 106 process with the
National Historic Preservation Act and work on our environmental side. Those are more for the
permanent repairs, so the interim is basically a small state funded project where we put up a
suspender system on the old suspender system that is under that bridge right now. Most folks
don't know what's down there, but it's there and it's rusted. A lot of things in Hawaii have a
little rust and toward the end we'll have a time for questions and answers. With that I'm going to
turn this over to Mathew who will give a more detailed presentation on the topic.
Mr. Mathew Small: Thank you very much. I'm working on some of the environmental planning
of this project. Just want to walk through some of the historical context. I don't mean to lecture
anybody who already is aware of the history, but this is of course as you can see is at the mouth
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of the Wailua River which we've acknowledged is an important area. It's an important
Ahupua`a and it's an important area in general. We are aware of the historic Heiau and other
structures in the area sites. Our project, as you can see on the map on the right , is just on the
Wailua River Bridge.
In 1895 the first bridge was put across, it's a steel girder, sorry wrought iron girder system. That
bridge was in place until 1919, see the photo on the right, it was somewhat narrow with concrete
arches. The spans from the wrought iron bridge were actually used further up in the Wailua
Homestead area on the `Opaeka`a bridge. My understanding is there is still some of that original
wrought iron on the bridge. In 1921 the cane haul bridge was built as a railroad bridge.
Obviously to transport sugar cane and pineapple across the river. At that time it was decked for
railway traffic. In 1945 the 1919 bridge was removed and in its place the current 1945 bridge
was installed, was built. In the 1950's the cane haul bridge was converted for highway use as
you're aware the traffic changed from largely train transport to truck and hauling transport so the
decking was changed. The piers remained but the deck was changed. Then in the 1990's, not
sure of exact date, DOT acquired and took ownership and responsibility for that cane haul
bridge. In 2003 the deck had issues, so it was re -decked and re -paved. In 2011 the project that
removed that deck and put on the pre -fabricated steel bridge system that's on it now including
the side pedestrian and bike traffic section of the bridge was completed. At that time it was
given the name the Bryan J. Baptiste Memorial Bridge Complex. This is a photo looking in the
middle of the bridge towards Uhu`e. There seems to be some various naming systems in place
for the various bridges, but this is what we'll use to refer to them. So we have the newly
installed steel bridge on top of the original cane haul bridge on your left there which I'll refer to
as the Bryan J. Baptiste Memorial Bridge. On the far right is the Wailua River Bridge, that's the
bridge we're focused on. The middle portion is the remnants of the 1919 bridge and the
abutment still remains on both sides.
We're going to now look at the Wailua Bridge built in 1945 it's a concrete tee beam bridge. In
assessments done in state inventory as well as assessments done by mason architects it was noted
that this is a bridge that represent the post war construction style. It has representational
elements and it was the first in the area in that style. The bridge is eligible for the National
Historic Registry under criterion C primarily because of its representation of its post -world war
II style. It is not currently listed on the State or National Registry but based on location and style
it is eligible as criterion C. I will now turn it over to Calvin. He will talk about more
engineering stuff.
Mr. Calvin Miyahara: Good afternoon. My name is Calvin Miyahara and I'm the structural
engineer for this project. This bridge is a reinforced concrete girder bridge, which is fairly
typical, back when it was built. It is supported on rocker bearings which at that time was thought
to be good solution to take care of the movement of the bridge the expansion and contraction.
As it was found out later these were fairly ineffective and I think it led to a lot of the problems
that are there now. This is a rocker bearing and it rotates along the length of the bridge and
allows movement but often times it locks up and it doesn't allow the bridge to move. When the
bridge locks up stresses develop in areas where it wasn't designed for. Like the far left picture,
that girder over the pier has cracked and failed quite significantly. I don't know the timing of
this, this happened fairly shortly after the bridge was built. The state maybe in the 60's or 70's
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came in and put in a steel structure, and you can see some of that there. They came in as a
temporary support just so that the bridge wouldn't fail. This is like the suspenders that Ray was
talking about. In the State of Hawaii the steel doesn't last very long, there's a second generation
that was put in maybe in the 90's to replace the first generation steel.
That's there now but it's very badly corroded and that's going to be the interim fix that everyone
has talked about. This is the condition of the existing steel. As you can see its not in very good
shape. We are going to supplement that with additional steel and this will be temporary. In 2-4
years or 3-4 years when the State comes back with the permanent fix this will all be removed.
There will be no traces of steel there. That's the temporary fix we're adding steel members
between the existing steel members. The long term repair will be all concrete, so we will not
have problems with corrosion. What we want to do is simulate pier 4. So piers 1, 2, 3, 5 6, 7 all
have these rocker bearings. We want to replace those and simulate what is on pier 4, which is
the girders resting on the pier. So there's no rocker bearings. We are going to eliminate rocker
bearings, bring the wall higher to fill up that gap, and then sit the girders directly on the piers,
such as this. We will fill up concrete where the rocker bearings were and then sit the girders
directly on the bridge. It will look like the picture on the right.
The picture on the left you can see the rocker bearings the individual little bearings, there are
four of them sitting on top of the pier. We will remove that, raise the wall, bring it all the way up
to the bottom of the girder and sit the girders right on that. If you look on the left side the third
pier down, that's pier 4 where the girders sit directly on the pier. It will look like that. This is
the side view of what it will look like. As part of the project we'll also do safety improvements
on the approaches of the bridge. This is actually not on the bridge but just off the bridge. It's
just improving the guardrail system to meet current standards and improve safety as far as crash
vehicles and stuff.
Mr. Chaffin Jr.:
I have question for you. Are you with the State or are you a structural engineer?
Mr. Mi, a� Yes, I'm a consultant KSF, structural engineer.
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: Ok and will you take responsibility for these improvements?
Mr. Mi. ay hara: Yes, we will stamp it, sign the drawings and be fully responsible.
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: Thank you.
Ms. Griffin: I have a question. So you mentioned this is just an interim fix?
Mr. Mi. aahara: The structural steel, is just an interim fix. I don't know if you can see but the
existing structural steel is in very poor shape. The concern is it's not going to last the three years
or whenever funding is received to replace that.
Ms. Griffin: Thank you.
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Mr. Small: From the environmental stand point this project is receiving Federal funding in order
to make it happen. There's some obligations that gives us in terms of the National
Environmental Policy Act to meet the requirements. We are expecting based on the current
information to file this as a categorical exclusion based on the kind of work that it is. That will
involve Section 106 or historic properties consultation such as what we're doing right now. Also
threatened and endangered species under Section 7, Coastal Zone Management, and then we'll
work with the Corps and Coast Guard with their requirements as well and allow them to have
input on this project. There are of course other permits involved in construction, those are the
ones that we're looking at. For Section 106 we have four basic steps. We're basically initiating a
process of getting input from interested and expertise parties. It's why we're here today. We'll
also identify and evaluate historical properties so we've done a bit of that through the
consultation process. We'll continue to identify other possible affected sites and features that
need to be included in our consultation. We'll assess those effects based on our current
assessment. We don't feel like this project will have adverse effects. Of course that's an initial
assessment and that's why we go to committees like this to see what other interested parties and
knowledgeable parties have to say about that. Of course at the end once we understand all the
effects then of course we'll resolve those adverse effects with an MOA (Memoranda of
Agreement) or a Programmatic Agreement depending on what we uncover during the process.
The goals for our consultation and the goals we put before you today from an environmental
stand point would be we would like to identify historic and cultural resources that are likely to be
or possibly be affected by this project. We would like input from this committee on that. We're
looking to find linear descendants that may have interest or have association with this project.
Also any other organizations, groups or parties that should be consulted as a part of this that may
provide a historical knowledge, expertise, so forth. So in terms of our next steps we'll take all
the input from this committee, and other parties including those Federal agencies that we consult
with. We'll put this all together and do an impact analysis. Then we'll coordinate those findings
with the State Historic Preservation Division to allow them to speak into that process as well. Of
course they are involved in the consultation early on as well. Then we'll develop a mitigation
plan to reduce mitigation, eliminate any negative impacts as much as we can and as appropriate
depending on the input that we get.
Mr. McCormick: I would like to open it up for questions. Sometimes when you're looking at
drawings like this it's hard to understand. You'll get a better feel for what we're doing, pictures
sometimes don't do justice. It's a bridge that needs some work on it. The immediate repairs,
what they're calling the interim repairs we've already designed affects to put some steel onto
there. That's going to be all State funded and we will advertise that project over the next couple
of months because we need to get in there and get work done. This long term project is just now
going into the environmental process and it's not going to be ready to go into construction for
maybe 2-4 years. Unless you give me more money. We go to the CIP process, we put State
money and we match it against the Federal. Right now this one actually I put it in for 2020, I
hope to get it in 2019.
Ms. Schneider: The repairs? When are you planning to do those?
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Mr. McCormick: The immediate repairs? Immediate repairs are going to be bid out within the
next few weeks. They go to contract, we will start that work probably toward the end of the year
or early into 2018.
Ms. Arinaga: So my question would be, the bridge would then be closed?
Mr. McCormick: No. The bridge would be open. The bridge will be open for most of the work
we do. There's some work where we may have to close. We're going to have to bring a crane in
and lift a steel girder around that area and I don't know if you have looked at the area. You see
lots of wires overhead so there's a lot of maneuvering that has to happen to do the fix. We can
do it, it's just a matter of how we do it and do it safely. There will probably be some closures for
just a little while. We are not looking at a 24-hour closure. We're looking at enough time to get
a crane in and swing some steel girders in place. We won't do it during rush hour either.
Ms. Griffin: I have a couple simple questions. In your description you talk about erecting
formwork and falsework. I don't know what falsework is?
Mr. McCormick: Falsework is temporary supports for any concrete that we may place. It
basically holds things up while we're working on it.
Ms. Griffin: I see.
Mr. McCormick: That's all it is. It's just like a way to hold things up while we're working on it
safely.
Ms. Griffin: Amongst you all I was confident I'd get the answer. So essentially you're Section
106 and you don't need the 4F from the Transportation Act?
Ms. Rachel Adams: My name is Rachel Adams of Parsons Brinkerhoff. The 4F does apply
because it's a historic property. But because we're looking at a no adverse effect we're looking
at it as a de minimis and as long as the impact is within the no adverse effect we stay within the
4F de minimis realm.
Ms. Griffin: Thanks. But all of that process is for the permanent changes not the temporary,
where it's all exempt.
Chair Wichman: Thank you, any other statements?
Mr. Long: I have a question. The question is pier 4 was the mid span support. Why didn't that
get rocker bearing?
Unidentified Speaker: So the rocker ... (from the public audience)
Chair Wichman: Please come forward.
Unidentified Speaker: The rocker...
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Chair Wichman: Please state your name for the minutes.
Mr. Miyahara: Calvin Miyahara. The rocker bearing serve the purpose of allowing movement.
So the bridge is like anything else, when it's hot it expands when it's cold it contracts. Pier 1
is....pier 4 is directly in the middle.
Mr. Long: It's the neutral axis....
Mr. Miyahara: Yes so everything shrinks toward it or expands away from it.
Mr. Long: Thank you. I noticed that the guardrails covered up the date of the bridge. My
comment is any new guardrail work that's done to the exterior it would be nice if those historical
elements were visible to the public.
Mr. Miyahara: There was one slide that showed one of the guardrails end post that was already
redone with the Bryan Baptiste metal bridge plaque and the date.
Mr. Long: Like that.
Mr. Miyahara: Yes it will look similar to that.
Chair Wichman: Thank you. Any other questions from the commissioners?
Mr. McCormick: Thank you, we appreciate your time.
Chair Wichman: Thank you very much.
Ms. Griffin: What are we doing with this? Are we receiving this or offer to provide names and
possible contacts as they ask?
Ms. Higuchi Sayegusa: It's whatever the will of this commission. It's presented to you for
comment.
Chair Wichman: Are there any comments? The questions they are asking us for, the list of
questions? Any discussion on that?
Ms. Griffin: I recommend that it be on another agenda so that we can think about it and bring in
contact names to assist the state department of transportation.
Chair Wichman: Is that a motion?
Ms. Griffin: That was a recommendation.
Chair Wichman: Thank you Pat for the recommendation. Are there any motions from the
Commission?
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Ms. Nakea: I move that we receive this report regarding the interim and permanent repairs to the
Wailua Bridge.
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Nakea motioned that we receive the report for the permanent
and temporary construction of the Wailua Bridge.
Ms. Schneider: I second.
Chair Wichman: There's a second by Commissioner Schneider. Any discussion? Mr. Chaffin?
Mr. Chaffin: By approving this are we accepting it? Is it then our liability?
Ms. Higuchi Sa eegusa: The current motion is to receive the report which is just on the
presentation that was presented and the items contained in your packet. The purview of this
commission is to review historic and any architectural suggestions you may have for the
Department. Liability is not within our purview here that's something they can analyze by
themselves. Thank you.
Chair Wichman: Any other discussion, questions? Yes sir, please step forward and state your
name.
Mr. Fred Reyes: My name is Fred Reyes and I'm the Project Engineer with DOT Highways.
Just letting the commissioners know that I've done other environmental work for the interim
repairs. I checked in with the Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers the county's SMA coordinator
and disability access board. The interim repairs is in a very inaccessible part of the bridge you
have to get a boat to get to pier 1, you shouldn't impact any pedestrian or transportation. We just
need to notify the Coast Guard about the projected start time. The Corps of Engineers said we
did not need any special permits. Now for the bigger project they'll be additional coordination
with the other agencies.
Chair Wichman: Thank you. Any questions? Are there any other members of the public that
want to testify on this? Ok seeing none, I call the commission for a vote for the receiving of this
report. Those that approve (unanimous voice vote). Any oppose? This passes. Motion carried
7:0. Thank you Mr. McCormick and everyone.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is G. Announcements and General Business matters, we have
none. The department will have an announcement in the CLG discussion.
COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is communications, which there are none.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Re: Garden Island Service Station (Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.)
TMK: 3-6-006:089
3-3178 Kuhio Highway, Lihu`e, Kauai
Proposed demolition of Gas Station Built in 1930
Mr. Hull: We are on to agenda item I, Unfinished Business 1. Garden Island Service Station
Aloha Petroleum Unlimited TMK 3-6-0006: 089, 3-3178 Kuhio Highway, Lihu`e, Kauai
proposed demolition of the gas station built in 1930.
Chair Wichman: Please step forward.
Mr. Drake Kau: My name is Drake Kau and I'm the Construction Supervisor for Aloha
Petroleum. Basically our concern with this structure is that we have significant dry rot, termite
damage as well as the existing roofing material which is not the original material, but it's a
cementitious material on a metal lath. The metal lath, as a result of all the water damage, is
starting to rust and eventually as the metal lath rust away the cementitious material will begin to
cave in on itself and fall apart. We've looked at many alternatives but it is a financial strain to
come up with a way to fix it. It's very difficult the way it was constructed, the age of the
building the lack of upkeep over time. Especially the water damage over the years as they didn't
treat the roof top. We recoated it last year it was a very dangerous situation for our employees as
well as our customers. There was always ponding water on the floor in that building. We
minimally pressure washed it and the contractor was unable to set foot or anything on top of the
structure. It would have caved in they would have put a hole in it. That's our main concern the
structure is falling apart and there's some additional beam damage over the exterior below that
shell imaging. The entire roofing system is very damaged.
Chair Wichman: Thank you, are there any questions?
Ms. Griffin: Do you have more?
Mr. Kau: There's also other reasons for the demolition but that's the main portion. When this
structure was built in 1930, this whole area was a dirt road, not a lot of cars. The station was
level to the street. There were not trucks the size we have today. A truck cannot get under here
to fill up gas because of the height of the structure. It's too close to the road and with the grade
elevation change it makes it very difficult for vehicles to get in and out of the space. We were
hoping to be able to possibly make it for getting cars off the road safely and make it easier to
maneuver the parking area and fill up gas. That would be our hope to make a better space for the
community and more usable space. The existing building does not lay out well to have a
convenient store. As changes to the town happened the space never changed. This has created a
lot of problems both with the structure but also with traffic, pedestrian, vehicular traffic. We
would like to try and do a better job of resolving these issues.
Chair Wichman: Thank you. Commissioners any questions or comments?
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Mr. Chaffin Jr.: What is your principle desire for this situation?
Mr. Kau: To relocate the fuel, ideally to a safer more friendly location in terms of getting cars
safely off the road and in and out within the property. We're still going through a variety of
plans but we do have some idea of what can happen. Being that this is situated dead center
makes it very difficult. It's more the store location than the fuel, but the fuel is bad too. If we
could move the fuel backwards that would get the cars off the road safer. Move the fueling away
from the sidewalk, because it's practically on top of the sidewalk. We'd like to try and push that
further back.
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: Your desire is to keep it within that site area?
Mr. Kau: Yes we would not leave the current property.
Chair Wichman: Any other questions comments from the commissioners?
Ms. Griffin: There was noise when you introduced yourself.
Mr. Kau: Drake. Last name is Kau.
Ms. Griffin: Thank you Mr. Kau. From what you're saying you want to demolish the front
building and leave the rest. That's what it looks like to what we've been handed.
Mr. Kau: That is currently the plan yes.
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: Well that is what I don't understand. It's moving the gas station or is it
eliminating it?
Mr. Kau: Well the gas station would still be on the site, we would move the gas station within
the site, yes.
Ms. Griffin: But you'd destroy the historic building in the front?
Mr. Kau: We would demolish the building in the front, yes.
Ms. Schneider: And you don't see any value to the community to retain that historic building?
Mr. Kau: It's changed so much since it was built. It's not the same building anymore. It's not
so much that we don't want to, it's just to the point that it's a money pit for anybody that's trying
to save it. It's not feasible to save the roof structure in its current state. For historical purposes
it's you know....
Ms. Schneider: It might be more of a draw as a historic building rather than a new gas station
you can see anywhere in the U.S.A.?
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Mr. Kau: That's what it is, it's a gas station. It has to be functional as a gas station for our
purposes.
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Griffin?
Ms. Griffin: The fact is that in Uhu`e and even on Kauai and I would say all of Hawaii this is
an iconic building and there isn't another one like it. I don't know how long Aloha Petroleum has
had the lease but you talked about neglect, bad maintenance over time. In some areas demolition
by neglect is not an acceptable reason. I did some work and have written a findings that I hope
the commission agrees with and recommends it. I've asked Ka'aina to print copies for us
because like I said there isn't another station like this. This was built in the era of the great gas
stations, you had cherished teepee's in the west and chalets. This has the possibility of being
cherished also and some creative opportunities. I don't know Madame Chair if you want a
couple of minutes to read this or should I give an overview? What's your pleasure?
Mr. Chaffin Jr.: I have a question?
Ms. Hi chi Sayeg sa: Sorry, I think Ms. Griffin wanted to clarify with the Chair what the
procedure is on her proposal.
Chair Wichman: I think everybody should take a couple minutes to look over this.
Ms. HiQuchi Sayegusa: For the sake of moving things orderly, can we address the questions to
Chair and then Chair can recognize anyone with questions? Thank you.
Chair Wichman: We will take a 5 minute recess and then we'll come back to this.
Meeting recessed at 3:56 p.m.
Meeting called back to order at 4:02 p.m.
Chair Wichman: I call this Commission back to order. Now that all the Commissioners had a
chance to read over Commissioner Griffin's supplement to the demolition of the Garden Isle Gas
Station.
Mr. Hull: I just want to clarify something that happened earlier today. The Commission was
handed a packet that had a supplement which the document wasn't part of. That was my error in
communication to the staff. Commissioner Griffin's supplement that was circulated earlier is not
an official department supplement. We had to confiscate it and officially retract as a supplement.
However Commissioner Griffin's findings is technically a proposed findings and
recommendations.
Chair Wichman: Thank you.
Ms. Schneider: What other options can we....
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Mr. Hull: So in reviewing Commissioner Griffin's proposed findings and recommendations you
can entertain adopting it as a whole. You adopt the findings and recommendation. Or you can
make amendments to it and adopt an amended version of findings and recommendations. Or you
could entertain a completely different motion.
Ms. Griffin: Madame Chair may I just explain?
Chair Wichman: Yes
Ms. Griffin: I felt that this building is so important it is one of four properties across the nation
that was identified in the Society of Commercial Archaeologist most endangered last year.
Books are being written about the great era of the gas station. I feel like it's not enough for us to
say too bad, so sad. We have a duty to advise the Planning Commission, the Planning
Department, the land lord, lease holders about historic preservation and ways to proceed. So all
the reasons, the findings and recommendations don't do it. Structures like the United States Post
Office on Rice Street should remain a post office, it's still a viable thing. The possibility for the
Shell station to adapt reuse is very real. It is within a very historic block. There are a couple of
nonconforming structures like the Number 1 and 7Eleven. It's right next to the Spanish Mission
style and right down from the traditional false -front Western style that was part of the Hawaii
commercial vernacular in the early first quarter and a little more of the 20th century. This is a
really important contribution. I believe we should submit this before it comes to fruition and
before Aloha Petroleum has set in stone a particular design that it really wants to do. We should
present our recommendations to the rest of the County decision making process. Furthermore, if
Aloha Petroleum is talking about keeping these back buildings the moss rock post are still there,
behind T1-11. Did you know they used to call them automobile laundry, car washes? It's still
back there and because they are also important historic buildings they should be restored with the
sectarian interior standards for rehabilitation as its being done. That's why I did this. I hope you
all will agree with the recommendations that they're in line with our ordinance. We will transmit
to the Planning Department and the Planning Commission, the Mayor, the County Council and
everybody else we can think of on this really invaluable building to our heritage. Thank you.
Chair Wichman: Thank you Commissioner Griffin.
Ms. Schneider: I make a motion that we accept Pats recommendations.
Mr. Hull: Let me clarify the process to what happens. As this Commission has begun getting
used to the parliamentary style we conduct ourselves in, often this body recommendations were
primarily aimed at the applicant. The applicant would take these recommendations and
determine whether or not to incorporate them in their construction or demolition. Over this past
year the department is taking a step further. This body serves as an advisory council not just to
the applicants but the planning department for class 1 to 3 zoning permits and if it's a used class
IV zoning permit this body serves as advisory to the Planning Commission. So we have begun
incorporating your recommendations as standard conditions of approval. The case in point
would be the restaurant Tiano's across the street. There was a recommendation to alter the roof
than what was being proposed for their repairs and renovations. When their building permit
came with their original renovation the department denied the application until it was in -line with
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this bodies recommendations. When you look at this particular application if a demolition
occurs essentially we are unable to deny a demolition. The department cannot deny a demolition
application. They have the legal right to demolish this and even if this body recommends not to
demolish the planning department has no legal authority to stop that. I want to be frank and
clear. If the site is demolished the Uhu`e Town Corp Plan requires a use permit for gas stations
in the town core area. It means it goes to the Planning Commission. It's not an outright
demolition and reconstruction, it has to go to the Planning Commission for their review. Your
recommendations would ultimately go to the Planning Commission for them to determine
whether or not to incorporate in their review of the use permit, should a demolition happen.
That's essentially how the recommendation as proposed by Commissioner Griffin would work.
Does that make sense? Was it a little too muddy.
Ms. Schneider: So they still have to come for a class IV zoning permit, the new gas station?
Mr. Hull: Correct. The reason....
Ms. Schneider: That would be a public hearing?
Mr. Hull: It's a public hearing. The reason being non -conforming structures can exist and this is
a technically a non -conforming use. If a storm hits or natural disaster a non -conforming
structure can be rebuild and operation can occur. However when a structure is voluntarily raised
or demolished and its non -conforming it does not have that outright ability to go back into
operation. It requires a use permit that would and voluntarily demolish it that would require
them to go back to the Planning Commission and ask for their review. The principle issues that
would arise on this the design of the feature and its compatibility with its surrounding area.
Ms. Schneider: They should maybe consider not demolishing it.
Mr. Hull: They would have to take that into their business decision and how to proceed forward.
Chair Wichman: Commissioner Long.
Ms. Long: I understand and honor the decision and the need to demolish the building if it's
structurally unsound. When you take a look at this historic building, besides from its use, its
history, there are some iconic architectural elements such as the roofing, the treatment of the
roofing the lava rock columns. Pat has pointed out here the moss rock post. I understand at
times buildings do get demolished. Because it's a historic building and there is public attention
you'll hear from the public should you demolish this building. I understand your working with
Palmer a highly renowned and very creative professional architect on the island of Kauai, he's
known by everybody. I believe that you could incorporate some of the iconic architectural
features of the historic building in the new building that you may design for that site. I'd like the
Commission to get involved in the design process. I'd actually like to see you come and present
the new building designs to us and have us involved in that....
Mr. Hull: I'll be honest Commissioner, should they go before the Planning Commission and say
this motion were adopted or something similar to that nature that it be designed to be
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sympathetic or incorporate previously existing features and elements. The department would
recommend that the Planning Commission refer the design review to this body. It would
ultimately be up to the Planning Commission whether or not to take that motion and send it to
you. The department would have no hesitation recommending and would plan on recommending
the review happen here.
Mr. Long: Well we could also recommend that the Planning Commission that we recommend
that they recommend it to us.
Ms. Griffin: Madame Chair the second to the last recommendation is that we participate and
review all proposed designs for the property, new buildings and ones projected to remain in
place. So I thank you Mr. Long.
Mr. Long: I didn't get down there.
Chair Wichman: Any other comments? Questions? Do we have a motion? We do have a
motion.
Ms. Griffin: Second.
Chair Wichman: Seconded by Commissioner Griffin. Does the applicant have any further
comments?
Mr. Kau: The only thing I'm unclear on are these recommendations by accepting them what
does that mean in terns of the demolition pen -nit which is what I'm here for?
Mr. Hull: The first part of the recommendation is to not proceed in the demolition. Ultimately
there is no legal grounds for the County to stop you from demolishing the structure. It would be
solely advisable for you to take into consideration. What's in the rest of the proposed
recommendation is should it be demolished these design criteria's will be imposed on the
application for a use permit. So the Commission has put you on notice that should you demolish
and the use permit comes up, these recommendations would be transmitted to the Planning
Commission for them to discuss and determine whether or not they would condition your use
permit to incorporate these recommendations.
Chair Wichman: Everyone clear on that? Is there any more discussion? Any further questions?
Are there any members of the public that would want to testify? Seeing none.
Ms. Griffin: I have another question. Is it possible to make another motion about the standards,
demanding standards, photos for the process of demolition or should it be incorporated into this
document?
Ms. Nakea: The other action you are considering to entertain is to transmit photos?
Ms. Griffin: Typically historic structures that are substantially altered or demolished there is
often a demand or condition to take photos that are of a certain standards of quality throughout
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so that historians and other interested parties in the future will know the construction techniques.
This provides a true architectural building survey record of what this structure was. This
document is giving our recommendations to other bodies who will move forward. Can there be a
second motion that deals with the great possibility that the permit for demolition will continue?
Ms. Higuchi Sayegusa: I think the default Robert's Rules of Procedure requires the Commission
to take the motion in two parts to vote whether we want to entertain a motion in several parts.
Do we motion to vote on that and then go forward with the first motion then the second motion?
Mr. Kau: I have a comment. The State, because the building is over 40-50 years old, already
has requirements in place for documenting a demolished structure or renovation of a structure
over that age and it's required by law.
Ms. Griffin: I believe in this case the State Historic Preservation Division said they would wait
for us to give comments and it is required for, we call it shifting. The State Historic Preservation
Division if they will look at it, will make comments on things to be done but they won't
necessarily demand photos. They're called mitigation efforts. When something is going to get
lost then the property owner must make things a little better considering the lost to the
community. So one of the common responses is you take great pictures so we know what's
going on for the future and it's not necessarily required. That's what I'm asking about. Can we
require it ask in addendum to the current motion or as a separate motion.
Mr. Hull: Another recommendation Commissioner Griffin, if you're looking at that type of
motion is you could amend the proposed recommendation to State if Aloha Petroleum chooses to
proceed against the advice the case per se recommends and then insert in there. If you wanted to
do it in one single motion.
Chair Wichman: Mr. Long
Mr. Long: I have a quick question. Are there existing drawings for this building?
Mr. Hull: Just for the record the statement response was essentially no. There are no drawings.
Chair Wichman: We do have a motion on the floor and we have a second.
Mr. Long: In response to Pat's concerns about documenting the building, this is really an iconic
one of a kind building and I believe there should be plans and elevations as well as photographs.
Chair Wichman: Thank you.
Ms. Higuchi Sayegusa: At this point you have the option to amend the motion the underlining
motion or retract it and reiterate another motion if you want to do that or go for the vote.
Ms. Schneider: I amend the original motion to add a photograph and drawings elevations
sections of the existing building before you demolish it.
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Ms. Griffin: Does that have standards?
Ms. Schneider: Absolutely.
Chair Wichman: There's been a motion, any second?
Ms. Griffin: I second the amendment.
Chair Wichman: Thank you. Any discussion, more discussion?
Mr. Hull: Because this is going to function, if the motion passes, it's going to function as a full
throttle recommendation to the Planning Commission. So for clarification and the record if this
body wants to entertain that motion of amendment that Commissioner Schneider stated I would
recommend that the motion be made a motion to amend the recommendations to state the fourth
paragraph down as follows: "If Aloha Petroleum chooses to proceed against the advice, of the
Kauai Historical Preservation Review Commission it is recommended that photo documentation
of the site to have standards be done prior to demolition..."
Ms. Griffin: And elevations...
Mr. Hull: And elevations. So again if Aloha Petroleum chooses to proceed against the advice,
the case per se Commission recommends photo documentation to have standards and elevation
of the site be provided to the planning department and the State Historic Preservation division.
Any new structure proposed should be of sympathetic design to the original, same footprint and
roof profile, moss rock post and overall comparable scale and mass. And I know it's not good
practice but the Commissioner cannot say so moved.
Chair Wichman: Thank you very much.
Ms. Higuchi Sayegusa: So we need to vote on the amendment, this is a subsidiary motion.
Chair Wichman: We have a motion. We need to vote. All those in favor (6 Ayes). Any
opposed? One opposed, Commissioner Chaffin. Motion carried 6:1.
Ms. Higuchi Sayegusa: We still need to vote on the underlining motion, which is to adopt the
findings and recommendations proposed by Ms. Griffin as amended.
Chair Wichman: The motion is on the floor. Is there any discussion on this motion? I call for a
vote. All those in favor (6 Ayes). Any opposed? One opposed, Commissioner Chaffin.
Motion carried 6:1. Thank you very much.
Re: Discussion on the status of the Certified Local Government
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is Discussion on the status of the CLG (Certified Local
Government). The department has no further update on the CLG status. We have one
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announcement and that is the SHPD staff member Anna Broverman who oversaw the CLG
process, attended our meetings regularly, and was a wonderful resource, is no longer with the
State Historic Preservation Division. We'll be in contact with SHPD to see what further input or
updated resources they have, if any, for us. At this time we have no further information.
Chair Wichman: Thank you Ka'aina.
COMMISSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is Commission Education Committee which there is no report.
KAUA'I HISTORICAL RESOURCE INVENTORY UPDATE COMMITTEE
Re: Update on the Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) for updating the Kauai
Historical Inventory.
Mr. Hull: The Kauai Historical Resource Inventory Update Committee, there is no report
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
Mr. Hull: The Historic Preservation Publicity Committee, there is no report.
DATE AND AGENDA TOPICS
Mr. Hull: The date and agenda is April 27, 2017. I would like to take personal privilege
Madame Chair?
Chair Wichman: Yes
Mr. Hull: I just wanted to note that this is Commissioner Griffin's last KHPRC meeting. Her
mana`o and commitment to this body has been unparalleled to none. I think many of you are
aware the department has been openly recruiting a historic preservation planner to staff this body
and provide the valuable expertise and input that is necessary for you to deliberate. And I got to
be quite honest, in the past few years the department has shamelessly exploited and abused
Commissioner Griffin's knowledge and commitment to the preservation purposes. She is a
treasure of research that we will unlikely ever see again. So I just wanted to say to Pat on behalf
of the department thank you for all that you've done and committed to this body to the
department to the county as a whole. You will be sorely missed but we will appreciate if you
stay by your phone. Thank you Pat.
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Ms. Griffin: Thank you it's been a real privilege for me and a privilege to get to know each of
you not as much as I'd like to. Hopefully going forward we will continue to be friends and see
each other.
Chair Wichman: Thank you Pat.
Mr. Hull: We have no further items
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Wichman: With no further items. Thank you.
The meeting adjourned at 4:28 p.m.
Respectfully Submit2 ted
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Sandra M. Muragin
Commission Sup/port Clerk
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Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.
Mayor
Wallace G. Rezentes, Jr.
Managing Director
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
County of Kauai, State of Hawaii
4444 Rice Street, Suite A-473, L-ihu`e, Hawaii 96766
TEL (808) 2414050 FAX (808) 241-6699
Honorable Suzanne Case
Chair, Board of Land and Natural Resources
State of Hawaii
1151 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Honorable Ford Fuchigami
Director of Transportation
State of Hawaii
869 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Ka`aina S. Hull
Deputy Director of Planning
RE: Potential Lease Renewal and Assiglmient of DOT-A-09-0001; Smoky Mountain
Helicopters, Inc., Port Allen Airport, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-8-08: Portion of 4.
Dear Chair Case and Director Fuchigami,
The Kauai Planning Department has been made aware of negotiations and transfer of the above
referenced lease at Port Allen Airport from Smoky Mountain Helicopters, Inc. to another entity,
along with a corresponding extension of that lease. In general, our Department maintains
ongoing concerns with operations at the Port Allen Airport negatively impacting Hawaiian
cultural practitioners conducting pa`akai (salt) making activtities.
The people of Kauai rely on the traditional gathering of pa`akai at this site for their sustenance.
As our Department is charged by county ordinance with the administrative support of the Kauai
Historic Preservation Review Commission, we are obligated to raise historic preservation
concerns related to this lease approval.
Changes to any airport operation at Port Allen, including an operator's intensification of flight
schedule and/or additional aircraft, we assert, must be reviewed by the Kauai Historic
Preservation Review Commission to insure this historic cultural practice and area are not
impacted adversely.
As of recent, the pa`akai
farmers at Hanapepe have documented to
our
Department significant
detrimental impacts
to their ability to successfully produce pa`akai.
As
a consequence, our
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Department has attempted to aid the situation by commissioning scientific studies inquiring why
unfavorable conditions for pa`akai fanning are persisting.
At this time, we still are unclear as to what are the anthropological and/or environmental causes
related to this decrease in favorable pa`akai farming conditions. Any increase in adjacent activity
at the Port Allen airport as a consequence of a lease transfer and/or extension could exacerbate
the degrading conditions, particularly if the new operator brings in more aircraft (helicopters)
and intensifies usage on the existing airport footprint.
We believe these community concerns should be adequately studied and addressed as there are
perceived negative impacts to this actively used historic area by present-day practicioners. The
result of this research must be integrated into a new comprehensive plan for the airport and
adjacent area— the current comprehensive airport plan is antiquated and stale, having been
conducted in 1988, almost 30 years ago. Within that span of time, much change has occurred
around the airport, and that change should be evaluated and addressed in the context of whether
Port Allen operations remain necessary for public transport, and to what degree.
We rage your respective Deparhnents delay airy further action on this lease until proper
consultation and due diligence pursuant to Chapter 6E, Hawai`i Revised Statutes has been
conducted. Further, should the lease transfer and extension move forward, we ask you consult
with the practitioners concerning particular potential mitigative conditions that would be
attached to the permit insuring no further historic site degradation occurs.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the information above.
Me Ke Aloha Pumehana,
Michael A. Dahilig
Director of Planning
cc: Office of Hawaiian Affairs
State Historic Preservation Division
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