2021-06-16 Leeward Exh C (SMA 21-000080)

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VITOUSEK: [Inaudible.] TERRY: That's absolutely true. It's a separate project, on a separate property. VITOUSEK: Okay. Okay. So that's not part of this one. I guess the question remaining is where, where we are with the preservation plan for the fishing shrine and whether this project meets that, and since we don't have that information, I guess we can move on to something else. My question is, is there an existing SMA for the improvements either on Magic Sands Beach Park or La`aloa Beach Park? Does anybody know if there's an existing SMA permit to allow the construction of the parking lot or the facility? ROY: Chairperson, in November 1975, the original development of the comfort station, no SMA permit was obtained as SMA rules and regulations were enacted that same year. However, an environmental assessment was conducted for the development for the comfort station. This is clearly listed in the background report. VITOUSEK: Okay, what about the parking lot in the vicinity? The-- ROY: The La`aloa Park? The applicant would have to, to discuss a different park. Sorry. VITOUSEK: Yeah, I mean, one of the, the concerns that I have is the kind of segmenting and piecemealing of this where we're looking at this as different parks, when in actuality, this is all use of one park by the public. To me, I think we should be looking at the improvements of the park collectively so that we get an idea of what the overall improvements will be. What the overall effects will be on the SMA, rather than kind of segmenting here and there. My concern being that we have a case where there is a burial treatment plan that's been identified, and we know that the applicant is not in compliance with the burial treatment plan, and so, my question being whether or not that's a condition of an existing SMA permit that they're not in compliance with. If it was a private developer in the same situation, it wouldn't be looking good for them. You know? The fact that the applicant's not in compliance with their burial treatment plan and then preventing the use of the parking for that area and then kind of segmenting it into separate projects, to me raises, raises some issues, and I just wanted to know if there's a way that we can— [alarm sounds] my timer. But if there's a way that these all can be considered together instead of segmenting them separately, the use of La`aloa and Magic Sands. KOMATA: Chair Vitousek, I would say that, you know, the two beach parks are used in different manners even though they're directly adjacent to each other. The majority of the, the park users that use Magic Sands are there to use the beach and those facilities, not necessarily what's present on the La`aloa Beach Park site. They're two different sites. The, as far as to answer to your question about the SMA for the La`aloa Beach Park site, I, I don't have that information. I can't get you that right now off the top of my head. But again, again the purpose, the reason we're here, the primary purpose we're here trying to do these improvements at La`aloa is for compliance with the federal mandate. A standing, standing condition plan 13 EXHIBIT C