Avoid risk to the City of a costly damages award. Complete a Master Land Use Plan for Hawaii Kai. Freeze densities for 20 years for involved parcels. City and County will conduct a single integrated review and approval process for all discretionary entitlements required for the 12 parcels. The EIR to serve in lieu of applications normally submitted for land use approvals.
Community participation is built into the process.
There will be over a dozen opportunities for the public to provide input over the ten month process. On March 20 the City Council will have a procedural workshop. April 1 responses to the Preparation Notice of the EIR are due. Upon issuance of the Draft EIR, and the Final EIR the public will have opportunities to respond. Other public meetings include Neighborhood Boards, Planning Commission public hearings, City Council Committee meetings and three reading in the full council.