Land Use Commission

STATUS

Petitioner Waikapu Properties, et.al., filed a petition with the Commission on April 16, 2015 for their project called Waikapu Country Town.  The Commission heard Petitioner’s Motion asking the Commission to be the approving authority for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and to go straight to preparation of an EIS document at its hearing on Maui on April 29, 2015.  The Commission granted Petitioner’s Motion by Order dated May 1, 2015 (see below under LUC Notices and Orders).  Petitioner filed a draft EIS (DEIS) with the State Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) which was published on February 8, 2016.  The public review and comment period for the DEIS ran until March 24, 2016 *(original deadline as published on February 8 OEQC Bulletin was March 28).  The Public Comments section contains comments received during that time period.  The draft Final EIS (FEIS) was published in the January 8, 2017 issue of the OEQC Bulletin; but you can access a complete copy in sections from the link below.  The Commission accepted the FEIS on January 18, 2017 on Maui.

The Petitioner provided the Commission with an amended Petition that incorporated information contained within the accepted FEIS and any additional required information, and the Commission reviewed the application for completeness.  The Petition was deemed a complete filing on June 9, 2017, and the Commission’s 365-day time period for making a decision has begun.

The Commission approved the Petition in February 2018.  Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Decision and Order (02/26/2018)