Final EIS for Kona Judiciary Complex Published
Posted on Dec 8, 2011 in Press ReleasesThe Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Kona Judiciary Complex has been published and is available on the Office of Environmental Quality Control website.
The FEIS identified seven Candidate Sites in the Kailua-Kona area:
Name | Candidate Site | Tax Map Key (TMK)* | Land Owner |
---|---|---|---|
A | Kaloko Makai | 3-7-3-009:025 | SCD-TSA Kaloko Makai LLC |
B | Kealakehe (1) | 3-7-4-020:007 | Dept of Land and Natural Resources/County of Hawaii |
C | Civic Center | 3-7-4-020:003 | Dept of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) |
D | Lanihau/DHHL | 3-7-4-008:005 3-7-4-021:008 | Lanihau Properties LLC/DHHL |
E | LaiOpua | 3-7-4-021:023 | LaiOpua 2020 (DHHL) |
F | Makalapua Center | 3-7-4-020:010 | Queen Liliuokalani Trust |
G | Kealakehe (2) | 3-7-4-020:004 3-7-4-020:007 | Dept of Land and Natural Resources/HHFDC Dept of Land and Natural Resources/County of Hawaii |
The locations of the seven sites are provided on the attached map.
The sites were evaluated and rated in the FEIS according to lot size, slope, access to utilities, roadway and pedestrian access, environmental resources, land ownership, land use classifications, community effects and other criteria.
The FEIS is subject to acceptance by the Governor. If the Governor accepts the FEIS, a FEIS Notice of Acceptance is published. The final selection of a site will be made by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald after publication of the Notice of Acceptance. It is anticipated that the Chief Justice will make his decision by early 2012.
The Kona Judiciary Complex will replace inadequate, separate court facilities with a single, modern facility capable of serving the anticipated population growth in the West Hawaii region.
Persons seeking more information on the Kona Judiciary Complex Site Selection process may contact the project’s planning and environmental consultant, Jeffrey Overton, at Group 70 International, Inc. at (808) 441-2104 or KonaJudiciary@group70int.com. For information on other matters, contact Joseph Earing in the State Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) Planning Branch at (808) 586-0500.
For more information, contact the Communications and Community Relations Office at 808-539-4909 or via email at pao@courts.hawaii.gov.
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