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From: Julia Ham Tashima <julia@psi-hi.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:40 AM
To: Planning Internet Mail
Cc: Jim Hayes
Subject: Submittal for Professional Services Fiscal Year 2023-2024
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Aloha Mr. Kern,
Please see attached. Mahalo for the opportunity.
Julia Ham Tashima
Julia Ham Tashima
Planner
Planning Solutions, Inc.
Pacific Park Plaza, Suite 950
711 Kapi'olani Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: 310-210-5444
www.psi-hi.com
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PL ANNING
O SOLUTIONS
June 29, 2023
Mr. Zendo Kern, Planning Director
Planning Department, County of Hawai`i
Via Electronic Mail: planning@hawaiicounty.gov
Subject: Professional Services for Fiscal Year July 1,2023 -June 30,2024
Category: Community Planning (PL.3,PL.4, and PL.5)
Dear Mr. Kern:
Planning Solutions, Inc. (PSI) is pleased to submit for your consideration this letter of interest
in providing professional planning services for the County of Hawai`i, Planning Department.
PSI is interested in providing Professional Services for the following categories:
PL.3 Community Planning (Community Planning Assistant: project management
support, community organizing,public participation, meeting facilitation)
PL.4 Community Planning (Community/Regional Plans, General Plan, Climate
Adaptation)
PL.5 Community Planning (Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessments,
Environmental Impact Statements)
Key information regarding our firm is provided below and in the accompanying attachments.
1. Name of firm, contact information including email address, principal place of
business, and all office locations:
Planning Solutions, Inc.
James T. Hayes,jim@psi-hi.com, 808-550-4559
Pacific Park Plaza, Suite 950, 711 Kapi`olani Boulevard
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813-5213.
2. Age of firm and average number of employees over the past five years:
Founded in 1996, PSI has 27 years of environmental and land use planning
experience. It has maintained an average of five (5) employees over the last
five year.
3. The education,training, and qualifications of key employees: See PSI's Statement
of Qualifications.
Pacific Park Plaza,Suite 950•711 Kapi`olani Boulevard•Honolulu,Hawai`i 96813-5213
Phone:808-550-4483•www.psi-hi.com
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Planning Department,County of Hawai`i
June 29,2023
4. List of recent projects and names and phone numbers of up to 5 clients who may be
contacted:
See PSI's Statement of Qualifications for list of recent projects. PSI has and/or is
performing work, including some of the projects in the attachment, for the five
clients listed below.
Ms. Marigold Zoll Mr. Rouen Liu
O`ahu Branch Manager Permitting Engineer
DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
(808) 973-9787 (808) 543-7245
marigold.s.zoll@hawaii.gov rouen.liu@hawaiianelectric.com
Mr. Russell Arakaki Mr. Ian Sandison
Park Engineering Watanabe Ing LLP
(808) 593-1676 (808) 544-8314
rarakaki@pareninc.com isandison@wik.com
Gregory Chun, Ph.D.
UHH Center for Maunakea Stewardship
(808) 271-5766
gchun711@hawaii.edu
5. Any promotional or descriptive literature: See attached Statement of Qualifications.
If you have any questions concerning our qualifications or would like additional information,
please call me at 550-4559.
Sincerely,
J s T. °ayes
President
Enclosure: PSI's Statement of Qualifications
PLANNING SOLUTIONS, INC.
Summary of Capabilities and Services Provided
Planning Solutions,Inc. (PSI) is a small business incorporated in the State of Hawaii in
1996. Its mission is to provide high-quality environmental and land use planning services
to its clients. Its emphasis is on providing sound regulatory and environmental advice and reports for
technically complex, and sometimes controversial,projects throughout Hawai`i and the Pacific.
PSI's staff members possess planning expertise, excellent communication skills, extensive local
experience, and proven ability to work with government agencies at all levels. By keeping our
company small, we retain the flexibility to team with the best talent in other organizations to address
our clients' special project needs without the need to support a large, in-house staff.
Service Specialties: • Preparing Environmental Assessments (EAs)
and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
— HRS Chapter 343/HAR 11-200.1 (HEPA)
— National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA)
— Cultural Impact Assessment(CIA)
• Designing Permitting Strategies
— Identifying all the county, state, and federal
permits triggered by an action
— Developing the work scopes needed to obtain
the required approvals
— Preparing schedules and workflow to
condense time to achieve shovel-ready status
• Conducting Site Selection Studies
— Developing and applying criteria to evaluate
alternatives
— Evaluating ability to obtain and comply with
land use and environmental permits
• Preparing Master and Management Plans
• Obtaining Permits and Approvals
— Land use and environmental permits
— Historic preservation
— Threatened& endangered species permits
• Complying with Federal-Aid Requirements
— Federal Highways (FHWA)
— U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS)
— Department of Agriculture (RUS, RD, etc.)
• Monitoring Permit Compliance
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Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-5213
Phone:808-550-4483•www.psi-hi.com
PLANNING
SOLUTIONS, INC. Staff Qualifications
PSI relies on its staff's excellent communication skills,
extensive local experience, and proven ability to work
with government agencies at all levels to resolve potential
regulatory and environmental impediments to moving
projects forward.
Makena White, Julia Ham
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Years of Experience: 30+ 23 15
Education: BS & BA, Washington MS, Chaminade BA UCLA
University in St. Louis BA, UH Manoa
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JAMES T. HAYES
Professional Summary:
Planning Solutions, Inc.
James "Jim" Hayes serves as project manager and/or lead
Title: President and author of planning studies,principally Master Plans,
Environmental Assessments (EA), and Environmental
Principal Planner Impact Statements (EIS). In this role he manages diverse
multi-disciplinary teams to obtain all approvals and
permits required for a diverse range of projects to become
shovel-ready.
Years of Experience: 30+ Expertise:
• HRS Chapter 343 and the National Environmental
Education: Policy Act(NEPA) Environmental Impact Analysis
• B.S., Earth and Planetary • Alternative Analysis and Feasibility Studies
Sciences, Washington • Sea Level Rise and Coastal Hazard Assessments
University (in St. Louis)
• Land Use Permits, including:
• B.A. International
Development, Washington — Special Management Area(SMA)
University (in St. Louis) — Conservation District Use (CDUP)
— Special Use (SUP)
Employment History: - Conditional Use (CUP)
• PSI, since 2015 • Clean Water Act Permits, including:
• Parsons Brinkerhoff(HNL) — Section 404 Department of the Army
• Brewer Environmental — Section 401 Water Quality Certification
Industries (HNL) — NPDES Construction and Dewatering
• McCulley,Frick& Gilman • NHPA Section 106 and HRS Chapter 6E Initiation,
(SF) Consultations, and Determinations
• Peace Corps (Philippines) • ESA Section 7 Reviews/Determinations and Section
10 Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs)
• DOT Section 4(f) De minimis
• Permit and approval process planning/scheduling
Project Experience:
• Highways, Transit, & Rail
• Energy (renewable &petroleum)
• Utility (pipelines& overhead transmission)
• Scientific Research (astronomy & climate)
• Marine (artificial reef& submarine cable)
• Recreation and Conservation
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Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813-5213
Phone:808-550-4483•www.psi-hi.com
MAKENA WHITE
Professional Summary:
Planning Solutions, Inc.
Makena White has served as lead author and GIS analyst
Title: Senior Planner on numerous projects requiring county, state, and federal
level approvals in Hawai`i. By consistently creating
Credentials: AICP carefully researched and presented work products,
Makena has worked successfully on behalf of our clients
to obtain necessary permits and approvals, building
relationships with regulators and agencies along the way.
Years of Experience: 23 Expertise:
• HRS Chapter 343 and National Environmental
Education: Policy Act(NEPA) Environmental Impact Analysis
• Master of Science (MS), • Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act
Chaminade University of Consultation
Honolulu • Storm Water Impact Assessments
• Bachelor of Arts (BA), • Alternative Analysis and Feasibility Studies
University of Hawai`i at
Manoa • Land Use Permits, including:
— Special Management Area(SMA)
Affiliations: - Conditional Use Permit(CUP)
• American Institute of Certified — Conservation District Use (CDUP)
Planners (AICP) — Coastal Zone Management(CZM)
• American Planning • Geographic Information Systems
Association (APA) • Graphic Design
• Psi Chi (`PX)International • Ecological Monitoring
Honor Society in Psychology
Project Experience:
• Recreation
• Wilderness and Conservation
• Drinking Water and Irrigation Water Development
• Energy (renewable&petroleum)
• Utility (pipelines& overhead transmission)
• Marine (artificial reef)
• Corridor Management
• Residential
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Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813-5213
Phone:808-550-4483•www.psi-hi.com
JULIA HAM
TASHIMA Professional Summary:
Julia Ham Tashima has conducted field work and has
Planning Solutions, Inc. been responsible for preparing reports and data
summaries for numerous and diverse projects. She
Title: Planner specializes in managing PSI's project teams and
overseeing public outreach efforts, ensuring that projects
receive the resources and attention they require, so that
PSI meets client expectations by remaining within budget
and on schedule.
Years of Experience: 15 Expertise:
• Scheduling and Documentation
Education: • Land Use Permits, including:
• Bachelor of Arts (BA), — Special Management Area(SMA)
University of California,Los
Angeles — Conservation District Use (CDUP)
• Ecological Monitoring
• Permit Compliance Tracking and Reporting
• Environmental Impact Analysis
• Facility Monitoring Plans and Tracking
Project Experience:
• Drinking Water Development
• Habitat Conservation Plans
• Renewable Energy
• Generating Stations
• Scientific Research
• Aquatic (lagoons & artificial reefs)
• Conservation
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PLANNING
SOLUTIONS, INC. Projects
PSI has been engaged in a wide range of projects—from
small structures occupying less than an acre to large,
multi-faceted industrial,research, utility,resort, and
residential projects occupying hundreds or thousands of
acres. We provide sound regulatory and environmental
advice and reports for technically complex, and
sometimes controversial,projects in Hawaii and the
Pacific.
Infrastructure & Recreation &
Ener: Trans 9 ortation Marine Science
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•Kahe Utility Scale •Kanapu`u Culvert • O`ahu Artificial Reef • Caltech Observatory
Photovoltaic,EA Emergency Repair Maintenance,permitting Decommissioning,EA&
• Schofield Generating ■ Kolokolo Channel Repair •Keawakapu Artificial CDUP
Station,EIS ■ Moloka`i Potable Water Reef,EIS • Tantalus-Round Top
• Olokele River Hydro, Pipeline • Duke Kahanamoku Drive Corridor
permits Lagoon Restoration,EIS, Management Plan
■Kamehameha Highway
• LPG Storage Facility, site Shoreline Repairs permits,&long-term • Maunakea Master Plan&
selection&permit plan monitoring CMP Update
■Farrington Highway
•Kaheawa Wind Farm Realignment in Vicinity • Gray's Beach Restoration, •Kiholo State Park Reserve
Expansion,EIS&CDUP of Makaha Beach Study EIS Master Plan
■Nu'uanu-Lulumahu
Recreational Plan
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HOAKALEI MASTER
PLAN UPDATE Project Summary:
The update included the rezoning of approximately 80 of
Planning Solutions, Inc. -250 undeveloped acres of the 1,100-acre Ocean Pointe-
Hoakalei development. PSI personnel had assisted
Client: Haseko (`Ewa), Haseko with the original Master Plan in the 1990s and
with this update modified the plan to include a
Inc. combination of resort, residential, commercial,light
industrial and public open space around the recreational
lagoon.
PSI Role: Prime
Documents Prepared: `v`` -i P
• EISPN, Draft EIS, and Final • - .' 1 I i
EIS within 13 months 1�-- �-
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Commence: 2013 -
Complete: 2014 Planned commercial recreational facility on banks of Hoakalei Lagoon(Haseko).
Team Members: Detail:
• Tom Nance Water Resources Ocean Pointe-Hoakalei will have 4,850 residential units,
Engineering 950 visitor accommodations, commercial and light
industrial areas, an elementary school, fire station, and a
• Rana Biological Consultants, golf course along with many other amenities.
Inc.
• Aquatic Research Consultants, PSI worked closely with DPP, the accepting and
LLC permitting agency, throughout the project. This included
monthly meetings during the EIS process to ensure all
Budget: 5690,000 issues were identified and addressed early,resulting in
quicker approval.
PSI staff members also attended and made presentations
at several public meetings that were held during the time
the EIS was being prepared and reviewed,providing
technical information that addressed concerns that were
raised, including issues related to water quality and storm
water runoff.
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TANTALUS-ROUND
TOP DRIVE Project Summary:
CORRIDOR MGMT Work with County and State agencies and the community,
to develop vision, goals, and objectives, document
PLAN resources, establish recommendations, and prepare an
implementation plan with funding and staffing
considerations to address management,maintenance, and
Planning Solutions, Inc. capital improvements along the roughly 6.5-mile long
roadway corridor through the Forest Reserve and
Client: DOFAW Conservation District.
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Detail:
To collect broad community input regarding the corridor
and the plan, the team developed a project website with
social media attributes and geographic commenting (see
above) and assembled an advisory group with committees
that met eight times.
PSI met with numerous County and State elected
representatives, appointed department directors, and staff
to ensure the plan outlined realistic management,
maintenance, and capital improvements. The plan also
included information to support future governmental
funding requests.
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WAIAV
GENERATING Project Summary:
STATION SMP To streamline client permitting and reduce agency
workload, PSI obtained a"categorical" or
"programmatic"Major Special Management Area Permit
Planning Solutions, Inc. (SMP) for non-character altering projects at Waiau
Generating Station. The SMP provides coverage for
Client: Hawaiian Electric minor and major categorical projects for a 10-year period,
shortening minor and major categorical project permit
acquisition schedules by 2 and 15 months,respectively.
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• Cultural Impact Assessment
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Approvals Obtained: ,
• SMP Major(10 year,
categorical) Envelope for Category 3 projects(projects with earthwork)at Waiau Generating Stations.
Commence: 2015 Detail:
PSI and Hawaiian Electric met frequently with
Complete. 2018 Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) staff to
maintain an understanding of and support for the
Budget: S180 000 categorical approach to permitting at the generating
station. It was not unusual to need 5 or more SMPs a year
at the station; this categorical SMP eliminated the need
for individual qualifying project permits for a period of 10
years.
PSI also presented at Neighborhood Board meetings, met
with elected official, and attended city council meetings
to gather input and develop project support.
To reduce cost, the EA consolidated historic
archaeological, natural resource, water quality, and other
environmental information. PSI was able to assess the
impacts of four categories of projects, including
replacements, improvements, and structures, without new
field studies.
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ANAHOLA SOLAR
PROJECT Project Summary:
Installation of a—12 MW photovoltaic facility including a
Planning Solutions, Inc. dedicated substation with interconnections to island-wide
electrical grid and other ancillary facilities, a service
Client: Kauai Island center, and a utility baseyard. Project required roughly 60
acres of land owned by the Department of Hawaiian
Utility Cooperative (KIUC) Home Lands (DHHL) and was partially funded by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS).
PSI Role: Prime
Documents Prepared:
• Draft EA (NEPA & HEPA)
• Final EA (NEPA& HEPA) / ,,,,r
Approvals Obtained: � 7
• NHPA Section 106 and HRS
Chapter 6E determination '-
• ESA Section 7 determination
• DHHL acceptance l- I-
• RUS FONSI
Commence: 2011
Completed Anahola Solar Project.
Complete: 2013 Detail:
Team Members: PSI and local consultant Native Kauai LLC consulted
• T.S. Dye & Colleagues, with DHHL and the Anahola Hawaiian Homes
Archaeologists, Inc. Association to garner community support.
(archaeology) To address specific community concerns, PSI:
• AECOS, Inc. (biology) • Used a GIS-based viewshed analysis to assess
• Native Kauai LLC (CIA) visual impacts with and without vegetated buffers.
• Y. Ebisu&Associates (noise) • Worked with KIUC to develop a comprehensive
Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) designed in
Budget: $225,000 accordance with low-impact development(LID)
principles to address storm water management and
drainage.
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MIDWAY SEABIRD
PROTECTION Project Summary:
PROJECT Complete federal planning and permitting tasks for the
eradication of the invasive house mouse from 1,128-acre
Sand Island and maintain its rodent-free status in
Planning Solutions, Inc. perpetuity. Hamer Environmental, seabird specialists that
PSI has teamed with multiple times,was the prime
Client: Hamer consultant; the USFWS was the customer.
Environmental
PSI Role: Subconsultant
Documents Prepared:
• Draft EA (NEPA)
• Final EA (NEPA),
Approvals Obtained:
• NHPA Section 106
determination
• Essential Fish Habitat
• USFWS FONSI
Commence: 2017
Complete: 2019 Laysan albatross(partner of Wisdom)cares for chick(Kiah Walker photo).
Team Members: Detail:
• Hamer Environmental PSI visited Midway, consulted with managers and
contractors, and prepared required documents. As part of
Budget: $78,500 the project team, PSI:
• Ensured compliance with a wide range of federal
planning and permitting processes.
• Reduced documentation requirements for resource
topics with low potential for adverse impact.
• Assisted with refinements to project definition to
increase likelihood of success.
• Assessed impacts on water resources, noise, airfield
operations, and hazardous materials and wastes.
• Assembled and maintained the administrative
record.
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KANAPU`U DRIVE
CULVERT Project Summary:
EMERGENCY Repair of a 500-foot long, 12-foot diameter culvert
roughly 50 feet beneath Kanapuu Drive that failed
REPAIR causing road closure, damage to at least one residence,
and the imminent risk of much greater impacts. The
project,which was managed by the Department of Design
Planning Solutions, Inc. and Construction (DDC),was complicated by the length
and depth of the culvert,proximity of residences,
Client: Park Engineering subsurface conditions, and downstream wetland.
PSI Role: Subconsultant
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• CWA Section 404 DA ► :, . ,
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• CWA Section 401 WQC tt#= ` �.
• NPDES Construction NGPC ,Basin(ettling and dewatering)at outlet of culvert.
• NPDES Dewatering NGPC
• Noise Variance Detail:
PSI coordinated closely with State and Federal permitting
Commence: 2018 agencies to quickly obtain the permits required to
commence repairs on this emergency project. This
Complete: 2021 included a field meeting with agency personnel and
frequent phone calls and emails. As a result, initial
Team Members: permits were awarded in a matter of days and
• AECOS modifications needed to adapt to field conditions were
conveyed and approved quickly as well.
Budget: S320,000 PSI's team:
• Delineated wetlands;
• Assisted with the development of site specific
BMPs, including a water transfer,to avoid and
minimize potential impacts to water resources;
• Prepared the Applicable Monitoring and
Assessment Plan (AMAP); and
• Implemented AMAP and oversaw permit
compliance.
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KIHOLO STATE
PARK MASTER Project Summary:
PLAN Develop a 20-year Master Plan that addresses terrestrial
and marine resources in collaboration with the public,
State-authorized curators of the park(Hui Aloha Kiholo),
Planning Solutions, Inc. and other stakeholders. The Final Master Plan calls for
sustainable minimal facility development and low
Client: DLNR, State Parks intensity uses, and includes management plans for the
enhancement,preservation, and interpretation of the
park's natural, cultural, and scenic resources.
PSI Role: Prime
Documents Prepared:
• Alternative Visions Report
• Draft Framework Master Plan ;
• Pre-Final Master Plan and
Draft EA (HEPA)
• Cultural Impact Assessment
• Final Master Plan and Final
EA (HEPA) .
Approvals Obtained:
• FONSI
The King's Trail within Kiholo State Park.
Commence: 2011
Detail:
Complete: 2014 PSI worked closely with Hui Aloha Kiholo, drawing on
their long experience with the Park's resources and
Team Members: challenges. Others consulted included the Pu`u Wa`awa`a
• T.S. Dye & Colleagues, Advisory Council, the Hawai`i Experimental Tropical
Archaeologists Forest, The Nature Conservancy, and the public.
• Kumu Pono Associates The consultations resulted in PSI developing five GIS-
• Rana Biological Consultants based alternatives that were gradually modified and
• Environmental Assessment screened until a preferred alternative was adopted. The
Master Plan garnered broad stakeholder support in large
,000 part due to PSI's inclusive consultation throughout the
Budget: $395
process.
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NU`UANU
T JULUMAHU Project Summary:
RECREATIONAL Conduct preliminary master planning for the preparation
of a Nu'uanu Lulumahu Recreational Plan. The area is a
PLAN PHASES 1 & 2 restricted watershed within the Honolulu Watershed
Forest Reserve that has gained attention on social media.
The plan is being prepared to manage and improve the
Planning Solutions, Inc. public's experience while stewarding the cultural and
natural resources in the area.
Client: DOFAW
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• Phase 2: Preliminary Master
Plan
Commence: 2019
Complete: 2020 - _ •
Team Members:
• Umemoto Cassandro Design
Budget: Lulumahu Falls.
• Phase 1: $16,000
Detail:
• Phase 2: $48,000
PSI has engaged with several stakeholders, including the
Board of Water Supply, Division of Aquatic Resources,
elected representatives, and SHPD.
Preliminary concepts and cost estimates were developed
for:
• Access,parking, and comfort station
• Several trails, including ADA accessible trails
• Day use pavilions
• Cultural garden/forest
• Cultural and natural interpretive materials
• Other plantings
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OTA WELL AND
RESERVOIR Project Summary:
Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority
Planning Solutions, Inc. (NELHA) and Hawai`i Housing Finance and
Development Corporation (HHFDC) sought at least 1.0
Client: Water Resources million gallons per day (MGD) of potable water in the
North Kona Water System to support their commercial
International, Inc. (WRIT) and affordable housing projects in the region. PSI
oversaw the planning and permitting component of the
design-build project.
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• Draft EA (HEPA)
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Access and potential impacts to archaeological resources
Budget: 567,000 were the principal concerns. PSI worked with team
specialists and advised NELHA regarding alternatives and
phasing to consider in order to minimize adverse effects
and more rapidly achieve groundbreaking.
Once the alternatives were established, PSI completed the
HRS Chapter 343 HEPA EA in roughly a year. This
included responding to 14 comments, including detailed
comments by the National Park Service.
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HALA`ULA
PRODUCTION WELL Project Summary:
The Department of Water Supply proposed to convert an
Planning Solutions, Inc. existing exploratory well to a production well as a source
for its Hawi-Hala`ula Water System. The project
Client: Tom Nance Water included a 0.50 million-gallon storage tank,well, access
road improvements, and modifications to the underground
Resource Engineering distribution pipelines. PSI had obtained the approvals for
the exploratory well and employed that knowledge to
efficiently complete this task.
PSI Role: Subconsultant '
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Complete: 2019 �/
Hala`ula production well and tank layout plan.
Team Members:
• Rana Biological Consulting Detail:
Budget: S48,000 PSI:
• Completed the HRS Chapter 343 HEPA EA process
in less than a year.
• Conducted the CIA in house.
• Worked with the project engineer and consulted
with the Army Corps of Engineers so that the
pipeline modifications did not trigger additional
permitting.
• Coordinated with SHPD and obtained their approval
without the need for new archaeological surveys.
• Obtained NPDES coverage in less than 2 months
from notice to proceed with that task.
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Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-5213
Phone:808-550-4483•www.psi-hi.com
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KAHANAMOKU Project Summary:
LAGOON PSI and engineer team member developed a plan to
greatly increase lagoon water turnover using saline
groundwater instead of ocean water, reduce the lagoon's
RESTORATION
volume, seal the accumulated sediment beneath a liner,
reroute storm water runoff away from the lagoon, and
Planning Solutions, Inc. replenish the sand that had eroded from the beach. The
restoration has been widely hailed as exceptionally
Client: Hilton successful, turning what had become an unused backwater
into a center of recreational activity.
PSI Role: Prime
Documents Prepared:
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• Draft EA (HEPA) f "
• Final EA (HEPA) ^rvr
• Permit applications
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Approvals Obtained:
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• Section 401 WQC \\ .
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Lagoon restoration layout plan(red dashed line illustrates previous extent of lagoon).
• SMP Major
• NPDES Construction NGPC Detail:
• NPDES Operations
Once Hilton agreed to the restoration concept, PSI's team
• Special District obtained all the necessary approvals and permits in 2
• Planned Development Resort years within the budget. Construction was complete two
• Well permits years later in 2007.
As with all complex projects, PSI maintained a detailed
Commence: 2003 schedule to ensure tasks were conducted in parallel to the
maximum extent possible, which shortened the overall
Complete: 2005 permitting schedule.
Hilton was pleased with PSI's performance and has
Budget: S600 000
retained PSI to conduct permit-required annual water
quality monitoring since the lagoon reopened.
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Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-5213
Phone:808-550-4483•www.psi-hi.com
CSO
DECOMMISSIONING Project Summary:
Plan and permit the decommissioning of the Caltech
Planning Solutions, Inc. Submillimeter Observatory (CSO)near the summit of
Maunakea, the first decommissioning under the
Client: California Institute Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP). The project
will consist of the complete removal and full restoration
of Technology (Caltech) of the CSO Site while complying with all aspects of the
CMP and monitoring restoration effectiveness for a
period of three years.
PSI Role: Subconsultant
Documents Prepared: gra
• Draft Site Decommissioning
Plan (SDP) d' s
• Draft EA (HEPA) 1106.
• CDUA ,
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Approvals Needed:
• University of Hawai`i approval
of SDP
• HRS Chapter 6E determination cso with dome open.
• CDUP Detail:
Commence: 2020 PSI worked closely with Caltech and the University of
Hawai`i to plan and permit this first-of-its-kind
Complete: 2022 implementation of the CMP's Decommissioning Plan.
The process involved many steps and frequent
Team Members: consultation with committees, advisory groups, agencies,
• M3 (engineer,prime)
and the public.
• ASM Affiliates (arch. & Of note, PSI:
culture) • Conceived of and achieved a schedule that trimmed
• Hastings &Pleadwell (public a full year off the planning and permitting timeline.
involvement) • Prepared for,presented at, and obtained favorable
reviews from the Kahu Ku Mauna Council,
Budget: $227,000 Environment Committee, and Mauna Kea
Management Board.
• Drafted the EA and CDUA within a few months of
SDP approval and received approvals
thereafter. rte,
711 Kapi`olani Boulevard,Suite 950 r n
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-5213
Phone:808-550-4483•www.psi-hi.com