2020-10-15 Leeward Exh D (SPP 20-000219)

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KEALOHA: I just want to clarify that Commissioner Vitousek's request was that the archaeological review be submitted, not necessarily approved, because if SHPD fails to respond, the requirement will have been met. CARR SMITH: Is that what- - -your intention, Mike? VETOUSEK: So my intention is to have the effects of the project reviewed by either Historic, State Historic Preservation Division or by the County Cultural Resources Commission prior to the introduction of future elements that could detract some of the nature of the historic district. So, that would include the new buildings going in in the construction area, and I think study the entire area in order to say if the introduction of these new buildings is going to have an adverse effect on this site. I think that, you know, my recommendation for the tool to study that is the architectural inventory survey. CARR SMITH: Got it. Mr. Darrow, do you—go ahead. DARROW: Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to comment briefly about the past and the efforts that have been made in this particular application. The applicant has worked with the Planning Department significantly to try to resolve a number of issues that have been pending. And in working with the Planning Department, we tried to work with State Historic Preservation Division to try to resolve some of the permitting issues. And whatever the reasons were, we could not come to a resolution. This particular case had frustrated efforts to the point that we had reached out to the heads of the division and requested that there be a process put in place that would be able to allow a clear path towards a resolution whenever we came across this type of situation. In working with both SHPD, Department of Public Works, Planning Division, and other departments, we met and came to an agreement on a process that SHPD now has in place. And what it was was that prior to this process, an applicant would submit something to SHPD, and they would not accept it. It was not, according to their rules, the proper way to submit that particular information; they said that it had to come from a government agency through a permitting process. So we established a process where now whenever a permit is received by the Planning Department, we have to submit it electronically through what's called an intake portal that SHPD has set up, that once it's submitted, it's date-stamped, acknowledged, and that time clock starts, and they have a period of time to review whatever the information that's provided. And so, as Alex has mentioned, we submitted both the draft environmental assessment, the final environmental assessment, the Special Permit, through that process and have not received a response. It would have, if we had received a response, we would have acted accordingly. So we appreciate Commissioner Vitousek's insight to be able to identify this area. Up to this point, this is, to my understanding, the first time that we've heard this, as far as an architectural inventory survey. I did look at the archeological inventory survey in there; there was, it had an exhibit of the national register for historic properties, which, I mean it appeared to go into detail, as far as the architectural aspects of the property. IfI don't know if that's sufficient or if that's not sufficient, but it appears to have great detail regarding the architectural inventory on the property. 26 EXHIBIT D