Report Title:

County Development Plan; Ewa

Description:

Sets forth requirements for the City & County of Honolulu's Ewa Development Plan. (HB1693 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1693
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO WEST OAHU.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§46-   Development plan; Ewa planning area.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city and county of Honolulu's development plan for the Ewa planning area shall:

(1) Address the capacity of the Ewa region to support projected increases in resident population, including the infrastructural capacity of:

(A) Freeways, highways, and roads to service level B at a minimum;

(B) Connectivity to urban Honolulu; and

(C) Water and sewer;

(2) Provide for protection of the pueo (Hawaiian owl) and ensure the preservation of the existing population;

(3) Provide for the protection of open space and important agricultural lands;

(4) Account for the collective cumulative impact of traffic for all development along the leeward coast, including existing and future development, as opposed to a piecemeal traffic analysis for each development project;

(5) Ensure the preservation and restoration of historical entities and sites, such as significant historic buildings within Ewa Villages, the chemical mixing plant, the Japanese internment camp, World War II bunkers, the Ewa railway, and other significant landmarks in the region; and

(6) Protect and enhance the recharge capability of the Honouliuli watershed."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.