A16-801 University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges
Background
Petitioner (UH Community Colleges) filed its draft petition on November 4, 2016. The Commission heard the Petitioner’s Motion for a Declaratory Ruling to waive a requirement for an incremental development plan and map on November 22, 2016 and issued an Order approving the waiver on November 24, 2016. The Commission deemed the filing complete on November 30, 2016. The LUC held initial hearings on March 22-23, 2017 on Kaua`i. The evidentiary portion of the hearings were closed on March 23, 2017. The parties are required to file draft proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and decision and order (FOFCOLD&O) by April 20, 2017. All parties are to file comments and objections to the proposed FOFCOLD&O by May 4, 2017. A hearing for final arguments by the parties was held on July 26, 2017 on Kaua`i where the Commission rendered its decision and issued a Decision and Order on August 11, 2017 per Motion on August 10, 2017.
Decisions and Orders
LUC Pre-hearing order to Parties (1/27/17)
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Decision & Order– August 11, 2017- A16-801
LUC Correspondence
Petition filing deemed complete (11/30/16)
Petitioner’s Request to file Proposed Findings by electronic Mail (1/17/17)
LUC grants Petitioner’s Request to file Proposed Findings by electronic Mail (1/17/17)
Agenda & Minutes
March 22-23, 2017: Agenda | Minutes 03/22/17 | Minutes 03/23/17
July 26, 2017: Agenda | Minutes
August 09-10, 2017: Agenda | Minutes 08/09/17 | Minutes 08/10/17
Draft Petition for Land Use District Boundary Amendment *unsigned*
Petition for Land Use District Boundary Amendment (11/04/2016)
Petition for Land Use District Boundary Amendment
Verification
Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Location Map
Exhibit 2 KCC Master Plan, LRDP Update Preferred Site Plan
Exhibit 3 Final Environmental Assessment (FEA)
Appendix A Biological Survey 2010
Appendix B Archaeological Literature Review and Field Inspection 2010
Appendix C Cultural Impact Assessment 2012
Appendix D Traffic Impact Report 2010
Appendix E Pre Assessment Consultation Letters
Appendix F Draft Environmental Assessment Consultation Letters
Exhibit 4 Tax Map Key
Exhibit 5 Survey of Petition Area and Metes & Bounds Description
Exhibit 6 Land Ownership Evidence
Exhibit 7 Surrounding Uses Map
Exhibit 8 Existing State Land Use District Map
Exhibit 9 County of Kaua`i Zoning Map
Exhibit 10 Kaua`i General Plan: Līhu`e Planning District Land Use Map
Exhibit 11 Photo Key Map and Project Site Photos
Exhibit 12 Soils Map
Exhibit 13 Land Study Bureau (LSB) Map
Exhibit 14 Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai`i (ALISH) Map
Exhibit 15 LRDP Design Guidelines
Exhibit 16 Archaeological Inventory Survey (AIS)
Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Methods
Section 3 Background Research
Section 4 Results of Fieldwork
Section 5 Results of Lab Analysis
Section 6 Historic Property Description
Section 7 Consultation
Section 8 Summary & Interpretation
Section 9 Significance Assessments
Section 10 Project Effect & Mitigation Recommendations
Section 11 References Cited
Appendix A SHPD Correspondence
Appendix B LCA Documentation
Appendix C Newspaper Articles
Affidavit of Service of Petition for Land Use District Boundary Amendment
Affidavit of Sending of Notification of Petition Filing
Petitioner’s Append to SHPD Approval (1/5/17)
Notice of Hearing (2/21/17)
Petitioner’s List of Witnesses (2/21/17)
Petitioner’s List of Exhibits (2/21/17)
Certificate of Service for List of Witnesses and List of Exhibits (2/21/17)
Petitioner’s Written Testimonies (All Expert Witnesses- Exhibits 22-26); COS (3/3/17)
Petitioner’s Affidavits of Publication; COS (3/3/17)
Petitioner’s Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Decision and Order (4/19/17)
Petitioner’s Letter Correcting survey map and metes and bounds description (8/28/17)
Corrected Metes & Bounds Description (8/28/17)
Corrected Survey Map (8/28/17)
Declaration of Imposition of Conditions and Recordation LATE (02/13/23)
Office of Planning Statement of Position, COS (12/29/16)
OP’s Witness List and Exhibit List; Exhibits 2,3,5,6,7 and 8; COS (2/21/17)
OP’s Testimony in Support of Petition with Conditions, OP Exhibits 4 and 7; COS (3/3/17)
OP’s First Amended Exhibit List; Exhibit 9; COS (3/15/17)
OP’s Comments & Objections to Petitioner’s Proposed FOFCOLD&O dated May 4, 2017
Position Statement of the Department of Planning, County, COS (1/3/17)
A16-801 County Of Kauai Planning Dept. Witness List , COS (2/23/17)
A16-801 County of Kauai Planning Dept.’s Rebuttal Exhibit List, Exhibits 1-2; COS (3/3/17)
Kauai Performing Arts Center (KPAC) letter (2/1/17)
A16-800 & A16-801 Ltr from DAGS no comments (3/9/17)
Notice of withdrawal of comment letter from Kauai Performing Arts Center (3/14/17)
LUC Correspondence
Petition filing deemed complete (11/30/16)
Petitioner’s Request to file Proposed Findings by electronic Mail (1/17/17)
LUC grants Petitioner’s Request to file Proposed Findings by electronic Mail (1/17/17)
Petitioners first annual report was filed for 2022, the LUC did not receive any years prior.
2022 Annual Report (02/13/2023)