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12.0 PARTIES CONSULTED DURING THE PREPARATION OF THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
12.1 PARTICIPANTS IN THE FEIS PREPARATION PROCESS
The Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery Expansion FEIS was prepared
for the Petitioner, Hawaiian Memorial Life Plan Ltd. by Helber
Hastert & Fee, Planners. The following list identifies
individuals and organizations involved in the preparation of this
report and their respective contributions.
Helber Hastert & Fee, Planners Scott Ezer
Principal-in-Charge Rachael Edinger Principal Author Rob James
Geographic Information System Specialist Lori Chun Graphic Design
Technical Consultants
Subject Consultant Market Assessment Clark & Green
Associates Slope/Rock Hazard Study Shinsato Engineering, Inc. Civil
Engineer/Drainage Report SSFM International, Inc. Botanical
Resources Assessment LeGrande Biological Surveys, Inc. Avifaunal
and Feral Mammal Field Survey Philip L. Bruner Invertebrate Survey
Steven Lee Montgomery, Ph.D. Archaeological Inventory Survey
Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. Air Quality Impact Assessment B.D.
Neal & Associates Noise Review D.L Adams Associates, Ltd.
Cultural Impact Assessment Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. Traffic
Impact Study Perazim Consulting LLC TMDL Analysis Element
Environmental LLC Cemetery Planning and Design Clark & Green
Associates 12.2 PARTIES CONSULTED DURING THE PREPARATION OF THE
FEIS
Notice of the DEIS was published in the June 6, 2008 edition of
the Environmental Notice. Copies of the DEIS were distributed to 73
agencies, organizations, individuals, and libraries, listed below.
The deadline for public comments was July 23, 2008. A total of 148
written comments were received during the public comment period.
The agencies, organizations, and individuals who submitted written
comments are identified below with an asterisk (*). Parties
identified by a double asterisk (**) were not on the original
mailing list but sent in comments or requested to be considered a
consulted party. Comments and applicant response letters are
reprinted on the following pages.
Federal Agencies
Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service*
Dept. of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife Services Dept. of the
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey* U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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State Agencies
Dept. of Accounting & General Services* Dept. of Agriculture
Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism Dept. of
Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Energy, Resources
& Technology Division* Dept. of Business, Economic Development
& Tourism, Office of Planning Dept. of Defense* Dept. of
Hawaiian Home Lands Department of Health, Environmental Planning
Office* Dept. of Land & Natural Resources* Dept. of Land &
Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Division* Dept. of
Transportation* Land Use Commission* Office of Environmental
Quality Control Office of Hawaiian Affairs* UHM Environmental
Center* UHM Water Resources Research Center
City and County of Honolulu Agencies
Board of Water Supply* Dept. of Community Services Dept. of
Design & Construction* Dept. of Environmental Services Dept. of
Facility Maintenance* Dept. of Parks & Recreation* Dept. of
Planning & Permitting* Dept. of Transportation Services*
Honolulu Fire Dept.* Honolulu Police Dept.
Public Utilities
Hawaiian Electric Company* Hawaiian Telcom
Libraries
Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism Library
Hawaii State Library Hawaii Documents Center Honolulu Dept. of
Customer Service Kailua Public Library Kaneohe Public Library
Legislative Reference Bureau Library UH Manoa Hamilton Library
Media Editor Honolulu Advertiser Editor Honolulu Star
Bulletin
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Other Agencies, Organizations, and Individuals
Kailua Neighborhood Board #31* Kaneohe Neighborhood Board #30
Representative Ken Ito* Senator Jill Tokuda* Representative Cynthia
Thielen Councilmember Barbara Marshall Kaneohe Outdoor Circle
Sierra Club, Hawai`i Chapter Queen Liliuokalani Childrens Center,
Koolau Poko Unit Oahu Island Burial Council Hui Mlama I N Kpuna O
Hawaii Nei Koolau Poko Hawaiian Civic Club* Livable Hawaii Kai Hui
Hawaii's Thousand Friends** Grant Yoshimori* Rich McCreedy*
Julianne McCreedy* Charlie Ogata Donna Camvel Ed Birdsong* Richelle
and Aldon Kim Kathleen O'Malley* Gary Gray* Liam Gray* Lianne
Ching* Eric Nakagawa Ernest Harris Mavis Suda Todd Cullison LJ
Moana Lee* Nick Brazell Patrick F. Kudlich Mark Moses Marni Murdock
Rev. Ricky Bermudez** Mark Lutwak and Y. York** Karen Galut**
Judith Lemus** Jeannine Johnson** Lovell F. Kaleikini** Darryl
Barilla & Malia Van Heukelem** Glen M. Root** Andrew Johnson**
Kathy Seiple** Marco DiBartolomeo** Lisa Pimental-Dias** Brent
Yuen** Danny Gomez**
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Neal Nakamura** Alvin Lau** Amparo Padilla Lau** Robert Tom**
Inez Kaneshiro** Valerie Tsutsumi** Richard and Estella Hoag** Kay
Mendes** Michaela Arume** Karen and Manuel Vidinha** Agnes Char**
William N. Rodenhurst** Carol Liu** Carol Fontanive** Arlene B.
Rodenhurst** Ruth Hirai** Thomas Boaz** Donna Rodenhurst** Stanley
Wanelson** John W. Kapiko Jr.* * Allen Breed** William C. Vinet,
Jr.** Henry Liljedahl** Jamie Walk** Ernest Kalani Makainai** Char
Reavis** Patricia Gardner** Cindy DiBartolomeo** Wendi Nakagawa**
Dennis Jones** Janice Imamura** Mary Louise OBrien** Nicolas
Martinot** Violet Kaili** Pomai Uchibori** J. Yazaki** Darrin
Yazaki** Melva Kujubu** Stanley Kawakami** Margaret Silva** Wilbur
and Amy Tanaka** Gregg Stoyer** Wesley H. Urada** Susan McBride**
Dudley Dias** Romi Duran** Myina Arume** Betty Jo Harris** Gena
Williams** Cheryl Reavis**
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Gary Reavis** Karl Reavis** Jesse Reavis** Leonora Reavis**
Kaanoi Walk** Dan Williams** Ty hi Hooper** Angel Lemus** Lawrence
K.W. Smith III** Paulette A. Tam** Diane Maxwell** Barbara Duran**
Tina Makainai** John Bennett** Leslie Tom** JoAn W. Boggs** Hana
Fryes** Annie Lee Vuillemot** Jacklyn Flame** Muriel E. Coleman**
James E. Drorbaugh** Eleanor Nagamoto** Carissa Yoshimori** Robin
Okubo** Jean Wittmaack** Irene H. Breed** Elizabeth A. Porter**
Kimberly Imamura** Mary Graves** Virginia Jordan** Katherine
Martin** Virginia S. Naquin** Marguerite S. Peach** Nellanette Y.
Araki** Tha G. Wai** Eleanora Lindo** Elizabeth S. Marr** Robert C.
and Martha F. Hockaday** Henry Adachi** Peter and Bella Swenson**
David A. Krupp** Puanani Akaka** William H. and Ellen L. Akaka**
Martin and Sharron McMorrow**
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ear M
s. J
ohns
on:
D
raft
Env
ironm
enta
l Im
pact
Sta
tem
ent
Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial P
ark
Cem
eter
y E
xpan
sion
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eoh
e, O
ahu
, Haw
aii
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r let
ter d
ated
Jun
e 9,
200
8 pr
ovid
ing
com
men
ts o
n th
e D
raft
Env
ironm
enta
l Im
pact
Sta
tem
ent (
EIS
) for
the
abov
e-re
fere
nced
pro
ject
. Fo
r yo
ur e
ase
of re
fere
nce,
we
have
incl
uded
you
r com
men
ts in
the
orde
r the
y ap
pear
in y
our l
ette
r, fo
llow
ed b
y ou
r res
pons
e:
1.
Alth
ough
bot
h of
my
pare
nts
are
burie
d at
Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial P
ark,
I st
rong
ly o
ppos
e H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Life
Pla
ns
appl
icat
ion
to re
clas
sify
ap
prox
imat
ely
56.6
acr
es o
f lan
d at
Kan
eoh
e fro
m th
e S
tate
Con
serv
atio
n La
nd U
se D
istri
ct in
to th
e U
rban
Lan
d U
se D
istri
ct in
ord
er to
dev
elop
a
resi
dent
ial s
ubdi
visi
on.
Res
pons
e: W
e no
te y
our o
ppos
ition
to th
e P
ropo
sed
Act
ion.
2. Y
our d
evel
opm
ent p
roje
ct is
out
side
the
Koo
laup
oko
Sus
tain
able
C
omm
uniti
es P
lan
s U
rban
Gro
wth
Bou
ndar
y an
d pa
rt of
the
One
awa
Hills
ar
ea, w
hich
the
Ko
olau
poko
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ities
Pla
n st
ates
sho
uld
be s
peci
fical
ly e
xclu
ded
from
the
Urb
an G
row
th B
ound
ary.
R
espo
nse:
As
disc
usse
d in
the
EIS
, the
Pet
ition
er u
nder
stan
ds th
at th
e P
ropo
sed
Pro
ject
is n
ot in
con
form
ance
with
the
exis
ting
Ko
olau
Pok
o S
usta
inab
le C
omm
uniti
es P
lan
(SC
P),
and
the
proj
ect w
ill re
quire
an
amen
dmen
t to
the
Ko
olau
Pok
o S
CP
. S
ectio
n 3.
2.2
of th
e E
IS, K
ool
au
Pok
o S
CP
, exp
lain
s th
e co
nfor
man
ce w
ith th
e S
CP
and
pot
entia
l opt
ions
fo
r thi
s am
endm
ent.
H
elbe
r H
aste
rt &
Fee
Pl
anne
rs, I
nc.
Ms.
Jea
nnin
e Jo
hnso
n H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
2
3. C
onse
rvat
ion
Dis
trict
land
s ar
e va
luab
le fo
r the
ir ec
olog
ical
ser
vice
s. I
t is
ther
efor
e vi
tal t
o th
e fu
ture
gen
erat
ions
of r
esid
ents
of t
he C
ity a
nd C
ount
y of
Hon
olul
u th
at w
e pr
otec
t our
Con
serv
atio
n la
nd to
pre
serv
e w
ater
qu
ality
and
our
wat
er s
uppl
y.
R
espo
nse:
The
Fin
al E
IS d
iscl
oses
and
exa
min
es im
pact
s of
the
prop
osed
pro
ject
, and
ana
lyze
s re
leva
nt p
olic
ies
and
plan
s to
det
erm
ine
proj
ect c
onfo
rman
ce.
Sec
tion
3.1.
3 of
the
EIS
incl
udes
an
anal
ysis
of t
he
prop
osed
pro
ject
and
the
Sta
tes
Lan
d U
se L
aw, e
spec
ially
rela
ted
to
recl
assi
ficat
ion
to th
e U
rban
Dis
trict
. U
ses
for l
and
mus
t cha
nge
over
tim
e to
acc
omm
odat
e co
mm
unity
ser
vice
s.
Ther
e w
ill be
a g
reat
ly re
duce
d ne
ed fo
r pot
able
wat
er fo
r the
pro
ject
, as
Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial P
ark
(HM
P) h
as d
ecid
ed to
mod
ify th
e de
velo
pmen
t pr
ogra
m fo
r the
pro
ject
by
elim
inat
ing
the
20-lo
t res
iden
tial s
ubdi
visi
on a
nd
the
Lipa
lu S
treet
ext
ensi
on in
tend
ed to
ser
vice
thos
e lo
ts.
The
need
irr
igat
ion
wat
er s
till e
xist
s, a
nd o
ptio
ns fo
r irr
igat
ion
wat
er a
re d
iscu
ssed
in
the
Dra
ft E
IS in
Sec
tion
6.2.
2. O
ur p
rimar
y op
tion
is to
dev
elop
on-
site
w
ells
abo
ve g
roun
dwat
er th
at is
not
use
d fo
r dom
estic
sup
ply.
Im
pact
s to
gro
undw
ater
reso
urce
s ar
e no
t ant
icip
ated
. G
roun
dwat
er
reso
urce
s ar
e re
gula
ted
by th
e C
omm
issi
on o
n W
ater
Res
ourc
e M
anag
emen
t (C
WR
M),
whi
ch is
adm
inis
trativ
ely
assi
gned
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t of L
and
and
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es.
The
CW
RM
est
ablis
hes
sust
aina
ble
yiel
d am
ount
s fo
r eac
h aq
uife
r sys
tem
. Th
e C
WR
M a
lso
regu
late
spe
cial
are
as d
esig
nate
d as
wat
er m
anag
emen
t are
as.
Any
w
ithdr
awal
s in
wat
er m
anag
emen
t are
as m
ust b
e ju
stifi
ed to
obt
ain
a us
e pe
rmit
from
the
CW
RM
, as
stat
ed in
13
-171
-11,
HA
R.
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
com
men
t let
ter f
rom
CW
RM
for t
he D
raft
EIS
, CW
RM
doe
s n
ot a
ntic
ipat
e an
y im
pact
s to
the
quan
tity
of g
roun
d an
d su
rface
wat
er fl
ows.
Ret
entio
n ar
eas
are
the
pref
erre
d m
etho
d to
con
trol s
torm
wat
er ru
noff.
Th
e re
tent
ion
area
s w
ill ho
ld s
torm
wat
er a
nd a
llow
sed
imen
t to
settl
e be
fore
wat
er s
low
ly p
erco
late
s in
to th
e so
il or
eva
pora
tes.
Thi
s m
etho
d of
st
orm
wat
er c
ontro
l is
natio
nally
reco
gniz
ed a
s an
env
ironm
enta
lly
supe
rior a
ppro
ach
to d
eal w
ith th
e pr
otec
tion
of d
own
stre
am re
ceiv
ing
wat
ers.
Th
e re
tent
ion
area
s w
ill be
des
igne
d to
hel
p to
impr
ove
the
wat
er q
ualit
y of
K
w
Stre
am a
nd u
ltim
atel
y K
neo
he B
ay (s
ee S
ectio
n 6.
4 of
the
EIS
for
a m
ore
deta
iled
disc
ussi
on).
No
one
has
a gr
eate
r ves
ted
inte
rest
in th
e
-
Ms.
Jea
nnin
e Jo
hnso
n H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
3
prop
er d
esig
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce o
f the
se re
tent
ion
area
s th
an H
MP
; bot
h fo
r app
eara
nce
and
wat
er q
ualit
y is
sues
, as
wel
l as
offs
ite li
abilit
y.
4.
You
r dev
elop
men
t pro
ject
als
o ca
uses
sig
nific
ant s
afet
y co
ncer
ns fo
r the
re
side
nts
of y
our p
lann
ed s
ubdi
visi
on.
The
wat
ersh
eds
and
slop
es o
f H
awai
i are
the
setti
ng fo
r a p
roce
ss g
eolo
gist
s ca
ll m
ass
was
ting,
whe
re
heav
y cl
umps
of r
ock
and
soil
unhi
nge
from
a h
ill an
d sl
ide,
tum
ble,
and
oo
ze d
ownw
ards
und
er th
e un
endi
ng in
fluen
ce o
f gra
vity
. Th
is p
roce
ss
incl
udes
rock
falls
, lan
dslid
es, s
lum
ps, d
ebris
ava
lanc
hes,
and
deb
ris
flow
s.
Res
pons
e: A
s no
ted
abov
e, th
e de
velo
pmen
t pro
gram
has
bee
n ch
ange
d an
d th
ere
will
no lo
nger
be
a re
side
ntia
l sub
divi
sion
. Fo
r the
pro
pose
d ce
met
ery
area
s, a
s di
scus
sed
in S
ectio
n 4.
6 of
the
EIS
, a ro
ckfa
ll ha
zard
s an
d sl
ope
stab
ility
anal
ysis
was
per
form
ed o
f the
Pet
ition
Are
a by
S
hins
ato
Eng
inee
ring,
Inc.
The
stu
dy in
clud
ed a
site
reco
nnai
ssan
ce to
ob
serv
e an
d m
ap p
oint
s of
inte
rest
as
they
rela
te to
soi
l and
geo
logi
c co
nditi
ons;
col
lect
ed n
ear s
urfa
ce s
oil s
ampl
es; r
evie
wed
soi
l and
geo
logi
c in
form
atio
n of
the
area
; and
ana
lyze
d th
e da
ta to
det
erm
ine
the
stab
ility
of
the
exis
ting
slop
e, a
nd th
e im
pact
that
the
Pro
pose
d A
ctio
n m
ay h
ave
on
the
over
all s
tabi
lity
of th
e P
etiti
on A
rea
as w
ell a
s po
tent
ial h
azar
ds fr
om
rock
falls
. Th
e sl
ope
stab
ility
anal
ysis
det
erm
ined
that
ther
e is
no
appa
rent
pot
entia
l fo
r haz
ards
to th
e P
etiti
on A
rea
that
may
be
asso
ciat
ed w
ith s
lope
sta
bilit
y.
The
fact
or o
f saf
ety
for t
he e
xist
ing
slop
es a
nd n
ewly
gra
ded
slop
es
exce
eds
1.5
(the
gene
rally
acc
epte
d m
inim
um fa
ctor
of s
afet
y).
Ther
efor
e no
miti
gativ
e m
easu
res
are
deem
ed n
eces
sary
to p
rote
ct th
e ar
ea fr
om
slop
e st
abilit
y is
sues
. B
ased
on
the
resu
lts o
f the
rock
fall
haza
rd a
naly
sis,
th
ere
are
four
are
as w
ith th
e po
tent
ial f
or h
azar
d du
e to
rock
fall,
loca
ted
alon
g th
e ea
st a
nd n
orth
east
edg
es o
f the
Pet
ition
Are
a (S
ee F
igur
e 19
of
the
EIS
). M
itiga
tive
mea
sure
s fo
r roc
kfal
l haz
ards
may
incl
ude
one
or a
com
bina
tion
of th
e fo
llow
ing:
1) s
ecur
ing
exis
ting
boul
ders
usi
ng n
ettin
g or
cha
inin
g; 2
) re
mov
al o
f the
bou
lder
s; 3
) ins
talla
tion
of fe
ncin
g up
hill
from
pro
pose
d im
prov
emen
ts; a
nd 4
) con
stru
ctin
g a
buffe
r zon
e be
twee
n th
e ro
ckfa
ll ha
zard
sou
rce
and
the
prop
osed
impr
ovem
ent.
The
cho
ice
of m
itiga
tive
mea
sure
will
depe
nd o
n th
e sp
ecifi
c si
te c
ondi
tions
.
Ms.
Jea
nnin
e Jo
hnso
n H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
4
5. T
here
are
als
o m
any
hist
oric
site
s, in
clud
ing
thre
e he
iau,
con
tain
ed w
ithin
an
d ar
ound
the
prop
osed
dev
elop
men
t. A
ccor
ding
to a
rche
olog
ists
P
atric
ia P
rice-
Beg
gerly
and
J.R
. McN
eill,
the
who
lesa
le lo
ss o
f cul
tura
l re
sour
ces
tend
s to
acc
entu
ate
the
valu
e of
the
few
rem
aini
ng s
ites
in a
n ar
ea im
porta
nt to
Haw
aiia
n cu
lture
as
refle
cted
in it
s tra
ditio
ns a
nd h
isto
ry.
This
mak
es it
eve
n m
ore
impo
rtant
that
the
cultu
ral r
esou
rces
whi
ch a
re
left
be re
cove
red
or p
rese
rved
. R
espo
nse:
We
are
not a
war
e of
thre
e H
eiau
with
in o
r nea
r the
Pet
ition
A
rea.
At t
his
time,
Kaw
aew
ae
Hei
au is
the
only
kno
wn
heia
u in
the
area
. W
e be
lieve
Site
s 69
30 a
nd 6
931
are
cere
mon
ial b
ut h
ave
no d
efin
itive
ev
iden
ce th
ey w
ere
heia
u. A
s no
ted
in th
e D
raft
EIS
, the
Pet
ition
er w
ill
follo
w a
ll m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s as
reco
mm
ende
d by
bot
h th
e A
rcha
eolo
gica
l Inv
ento
ry S
urve
y an
d th
e C
ultu
ral I
mpa
ct A
sses
smen
t to
addr
ess
pote
ntia
l adv
erse
impa
cts
on H
awai
ian
cultu
ral b
elie
fs, p
ract
ices
, an
d re
sour
ces.
Thi
s in
clud
es re
cogn
ition
that
the
Kaw
aew
ae
Hei
au is
pa
rt of
a c
ompl
ex o
f cul
tura
l site
s, n
ot a
dis
cret
e si
te.
In th
is c
onte
xt, H
MP
w
ill al
so m
odify
the
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
am b
y es
tabl
ishi
ng a
9.4
-acr
e cu
ltura
l pre
serv
e ea
st o
f Kaw
aew
ae
Hei
au.
This
cul
tura
l pre
serv
e w
ill al
so in
clud
e si
gnifi
cant
are
as w
here
the
laua
e fe
rn is
foun
d, to
pro
vide
fu
ture
sup
ply
for t
hose
who
gat
her t
his
plan
t. T
his
pres
erve
are
a w
ill be
de
sign
ed in
car
eful
con
side
ratio
n of
site
bou
ndar
ies
and
in re
latio
nshi
p to
co
ntig
uous
site
s.
6. I
opp
ose
your
app
licat
ion.
Res
pons
e: W
e no
te y
our o
ppos
ition
to th
e P
ropo
sed
Act
ion.
-
Ms.
Jea
nnin
e Jo
hnso
n H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
5 W
e ap
prec
iate
you
r par
ticip
atio
n in
this
revi
ew p
roce
ss.
You
r let
ter a
nd th
is
resp
onse
will
be a
ppen
ded
to th
e Fi
nal E
IS.
Sin
cere
ly,
HE
LBE
R H
AS
TER
T &
FE
E, P
lann
ers
S
cott
Eze
r P
rinci
pal
cc:
Jay
Mor
ford
, Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial L
ife P
lan,
Ltd
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e G
reen
, Cla
rk &
Gre
en A
ssoc
iate
s
Orla
ndo
Dan
Dav
idso
n, L
and
Use
Com
mis
sion
Offi
ce o
f Env
ironm
enta
l Qua
lity
Con
trol
S
enat
or J
ill T
okud
a
R
epre
sent
ativ
e P
ono
Cho
ng
M
ayor
Muf
i Han
nem
ann
C
ounc
ilmem
ber B
arba
ra M
arsh
all
H
enry
Eng
, Dep
artm
ent o
f Pla
nnin
g an
d P
erm
ittin
g
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fic
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rdia
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olul
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er K
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hang
D
epar
tmen
t of P
arks
and
Rec
reat
ion
City
and
Cou
nty
of H
onol
ulu
Kap
olei
Hal
e 10
00 U
luoh
ia S
tree
t Sui
te 3
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olei
, HI 9
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r M
r. C
hang
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ft En
viro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
tH
awai
ian
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oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
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nsio
n TM
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eoh
e, O
ahu
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aii
T
hank
you
for
your
lette
r da
ted
June
13,
200
8 pr
ovid
ing
com
men
ts o
n th
e D
raft
Env
ironm
enta
l Im
pact
Sta
tem
ent (
EIS
) fo
r th
e ab
ove-
refe
renc
ed p
roje
ct.
For
yo
ur e
ase
of r
efer
ence
, we
have
incl
uded
you
r co
mm
ents
in th
e or
der
they
ap
pear
in y
our
lette
r, fo
llow
ed b
y ou
r re
spon
se:
1.
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f Par
ks a
nd R
ecre
atio
n re
ques
ted
that
the
Dra
ft E
IS
incl
ude
a de
scrip
tion
as to
how
the
Par
k D
edic
atio
n O
rdin
ance
re
quire
men
ts fo
r th
e pr
opos
ed 2
0 re
side
ntia
l uni
ts w
ould
be
met
. T
he
Dra
ft E
IS in
clud
es a
cal
cula
tion
of th
e de
dica
tion
requ
irem
ents
, but
do
esn
t inc
lude
a d
escr
iptio
n as
to w
heth
er th
e re
quire
men
t will
be
met
w
ith d
edic
atio
n of
par
k la
nd o
r pa
ymen
t of f
ee e
qual
to th
e va
lue
of th
e la
nd w
hich
wou
ld o
ther
wis
e be
pro
vide
d. R
ecom
men
d m
eetin
g th
e re
quire
men
t by
payi
ng th
e C
ity th
e fe
e in
stea
d of
ded
icat
ion
7,00
0 s.
f. of
of
f-si
te p
ark
land
.
Res
pons
e: W
e ac
know
ledg
e th
e re
quire
men
t to
mee
t the
par
k de
dica
tion
requ
irem
ents
for
resi
dent
ial p
roje
cts.
We
wou
ld li
ke to
not
ify y
ou th
at th
e re
side
ntia
l por
tion
of th
e P
ropo
sed
Act
ion
will
not
be
built
, as
the
Pet
ition
er
has
conc
lude
d th
roug
h th
e E
IS a
naly
sis
that
Alte
rnat
ive
III,
Cem
eter
y O
nly
, is
the
pref
erre
d al
tern
ativ
e an
d w
ill b
ecom
e th
e P
ropo
sed
Act
ion.
T
here
fore
the
proj
ect w
ill n
o lo
nger
nee
d to
mee
t the
par
k de
dica
tion
requ
irem
ents
.
Hel
ber
Has
tert
& F
ee
Plan
ners
, Inc
. M
r. L
este
r K
. C. C
hang
H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
2
We
appr
ecia
te y
our
part
icip
atio
n in
this
rev
iew
pro
cess
. Y
our
lette
r an
d th
is
resp
onse
will
be
appe
nded
to th
e F
inal
EIS
.
Sin
cere
ly,
HE
LBE
R H
AS
TE
RT
& F
EE
, Pla
nner
s
Sco
tt E
zer
Prin
cipa
l
cc:
Jay
Mor
ford
, Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial L
ife P
lan,
Ltd
M
ike
Gre
en, C
lark
& G
reen
Ass
ocia
tes
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rland
o D
an
Dav
idso
n, L
and
Use
Com
mis
sion
Offi
ce o
f Env
ironm
enta
l Qua
lity
Con
trol
Rob
ert S
umito
mo,
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pla
nnin
g an
d P
erm
ittin
g
Mr.
Mar
io S
iu-L
i, D
epar
tmen
t of P
lann
ing
and
Per
mitt
ing
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fic
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rdia
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neth
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ilva
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Chi
efC
ity a
nd C
ount
y of
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olul
u H
onol
ulu
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Dep
artm
ent
636
Sou
th S
tree
t H
onol
ulu,
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7
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r C
hief
Silv
a:
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ft En
viro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
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awai
ian
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oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
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nsio
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eoh
e, O
ahu
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aii
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hank
you
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your
lette
r da
ted
July
14,
200
8 re
gard
ing
the
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal
Impa
ct S
tate
men
t (E
IS)
for
the
abov
e-re
fere
nced
pro
ject
. W
e no
te th
at y
ou h
ave
no a
dditi
onal
com
men
ts o
ther
than
wha
t you
pro
vide
d in
you
r F
ebru
ary
1, 2
008
corr
espo
nden
ce.
We
appr
ecia
te y
our
part
icip
atio
n in
this
rev
iew
pro
cess
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our
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r an
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is
resp
onse
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inal
EIS
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cere
ly,
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LBE
R H
AS
TE
RT
& F
EE
, Pla
nner
s
Sco
tt E
zer
Prin
cipa
l
cc:
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Mor
ford
, Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial L
ife P
lan,
Ltd
M
ike
Gre
en, C
lark
& G
reen
Ass
ocia
tes
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rland
o D
an
Dav
idso
n, L
and
Use
Com
mis
sion
Offi
ce o
f Env
ironm
enta
l Qua
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Con
trol
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ber
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rdia
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abet
h C
orbi
n A
ctin
g A
dmin
istr
ator
S
trat
egic
Indu
strie
s D
ivis
ion
Dep
artm
ent o
f Bus
ines
s, E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t & T
ouris
m
PO
Box
235
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onol
ulu,
HI 9
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r M
s. C
orbi
n:
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ft En
viro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
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awai
ian
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oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
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nsio
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eoh
e, O
ahu
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aii
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hank
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ted
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17,
200
8 pr
ovid
ing
com
men
ts o
n th
e D
raft
Env
ironm
enta
l Im
pact
Sta
tem
ent (
EIS
) fo
r th
e ab
ove-
refe
renc
ed p
roje
ct.
For
yo
ur e
ase
of r
efer
ence
, we
have
incl
uded
you
r co
mm
ents
in th
e or
der
they
ap
pear
in y
our
lette
r, fo
llow
ed b
y ou
r re
spon
se:
1.
Sta
te e
nerg
y co
nser
vatio
n go
als:
Cha
pter
344
, HR
S a
nd C
hapt
er 2
26
man
date
con
side
ratio
n of
ene
rgy
cons
erva
tion
in a
ll pr
ojec
ts, i
nclu
ding
ve
ntila
tion
desi
gn, l
ands
capi
ng, a
nd in
stal
latio
n of
ene
rgy
savi
ng d
evic
es
incl
udin
g re
duce
d co
nsum
ptio
n lig
ht fi
xtur
es.
Res
pons
e: T
he p
ropo
sed
proj
ect w
ill in
clud
e re
vege
tatio
n w
ith
appr
opria
te a
dapt
ive
nativ
e an
d in
dige
nous
spe
cies
. S
ome
adap
tive
Pol
ynes
ian-
intr
oduc
ed p
lant
s m
ay b
e us
ed a
s w
ell,
all o
f whi
ch w
ill r
equi
re
little
or
no w
ater
ing
once
est
ablis
hed.
It s
houl
d be
not
ed th
at in
a ty
pica
l ye
ar, v
ery
little
sup
plem
enta
l irr
igat
ion
is r
equi
red
for
the
cem
eter
y la
ndsc
ape
area
s, e
spec
ially
afte
r pl
ant m
ater
ial a
nd tu
rf h
as b
een
esta
blis
hed.
For
the
wat
erin
g th
at w
ill b
e ne
eded
, the
cem
eter
ys
irrig
atio
n sy
stem
will
em
ploy
wea
ther
-bas
ed "
smar
t" e
vapo
tran
spira
tion
cont
rolle
rs.
The
turf
gra
ss c
lippi
ngs
are
mul
ched
in p
lace
, and
in a
dditi
on, H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k (H
MP
) co
mm
its to
sta
rtin
g a
com
post
pro
gram
to r
ecyc
le
all t
heir
gree
n w
aste
.T
he p
roje
ct w
ill in
corp
orat
e ex
filtr
atio
n sy
stem
s un
der
the
road
way
s to
max
imiz
e in
filtr
atio
n un
der
the
pave
men
t. U
se o
f en
ergy
effi
cien
t lig
htin
g w
ill b
e em
ploy
ed w
hene
ver
poss
ible
, but
the
Hel
ber
Has
tert
& F
ee
Plan
ners
, Inc
. M
s. E
lizab
eth
Cor
bin
Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial P
ark
Cem
eter
y E
xpan
sion
Pro
ject
D
raft
Env
ironm
enta
l Im
pact
Sta
tem
ent
Oct
ober
8, 2
008
Pag
e 2
proj
ect i
s no
t exp
ecte
d to
req
uire
muc
h lig
htin
g, e
ither
indo
or o
r ou
tdoo
r.T
he m
auso
leum
s w
ill b
e ou
tdoo
r st
ruct
ures
, and
the
prop
osed
res
troo
m
will
hav
e a
skyl
ight
so
that
no
elec
tric
al li
ghtin
g is
req
uire
d. S
ince
the
cem
eter
y cl
oses
at d
usk,
the
only
ligh
ting
nece
ssar
y w
ill b
e fo
r lim
ited
secu
rity
light
ing.
If u
tiliz
ed, t
he li
ghtin
g w
ill b
e sh
ield
ed to
con
trol
ligh
t spi
ll,
and
will
use
ene
rgy
effic
ient
ligh
t bul
bs.
2.
Ene
rgy
and
reso
urce
effi
cien
cy a
nd r
enew
able
ene
rgy
and
reso
urce
de
velo
pmen
t: d
o no
t not
e an
y pr
opos
ed c
oven
ants
to e
nhan
ce th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
of th
e de
velo
pmen
t, in
clud
ing
gree
n ar
chite
ctur
e, s
olar
wat
er
heat
ing,
and
pho
tovo
ltaic
ene
rgy
for
appl
ianc
es, s
hadi
ng o
f ext
erio
r lig
htin
g, a
nd w
ater
con
serv
atio
n m
easu
res.
Res
pons
e: H
MP
has
dec
ided
to m
odify
the
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
am b
y el
imin
atin
g th
e 20
-lot r
esid
entia
l sub
divi
sion
and
ado
ptin
g A
ltern
ativ
e III
, C
emet
ery
Onl
y a
s th
e pr
efer
red
alte
rnat
ive.
Con
sequ
ently
, the
re w
ill n
ot
be a
ny r
esid
entia
l lot
s de
velo
ped.
As
disc
usse
d in
Sec
tion
6.2
of th
e E
IS,
the
use
of n
on-p
otab
le w
ater
will
be
expl
ored
for
cem
eter
y irr
igat
ion.
In
addi
tion,
pro
ject
ope
ratio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce p
roto
cols
alre
ady
invo
lve
mul
chin
g of
gre
en w
aste
. W
ater
con
serv
atio
n m
easu
res
will
be
expl
ored
, w
here
pos
sibl
e, s
uch
as th
e us
e of
wat
erle
ss u
rinal
s an
d ot
her
wat
er
redu
ctio
n te
chni
ques
. P
leas
e al
so r
efer
to Q
uest
ion
#1 a
bove
for
othe
r re
sour
ce-e
ffici
ent t
echn
ique
s to
be
empl
oyed
.
We
appr
ecia
te y
our
part
icip
atio
n in
this
rev
iew
pro
cess
. Y
our
lette
r an
d th
is
resp
onse
will
be
appe
nded
to th
e F
inal
EIS
.
Sin
cere
ly,
HE
LBE
R H
AS
TE
RT
& F
EE
, Pla
nner
s
Sco
tt E
zer
Prin
cipa
l
cc:
Jay
Mor
ford
, Haw
aiia
n M
emor
ial L
ife P
lan,
Ltd
M
ike
Gre
en, C
lark
& G
reen
Ass
ocia
tes
O
rland
o D
an
Dav
idso
n, L
and
Use
Com
mis
sion
Offi
ce o
f Env
ironm
enta
l Qua
lity
Con
trol
-
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fic
Gua
rdia
n C
ente
r
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hop
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et, S
uite
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olul
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awai
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arilla
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Heu
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enel
a S
treet
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aneo
he, H
I 967
44
Dea
r Mr.
Bar
illa a
nd M
s. V
an H
euke
lem
:
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on
TMK
(1) 4
-5-0
33:1
K
ne
ohe,
Oa
hu, H
awai
i
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r let
ter d
ated
Jun
e 20
, 200
8 pr
ovid
ing
com
men
ts o
n th
e D
raft
Env
ironm
enta
l Im
pact
Sta
tem
ent (
EIS
) for
the
abov
e-re
fere
nced
pro
ject
. Fo
r you
r ea
se o
f ref
eren
ce, w
e ha
ve in
clud
ed y
our c
omm
ents
in th
e or
der t
hey
appe
ar in
you
r le
tter,
follo
wed
by
our r
espo
nse:
1.
We
are
oppo
sed
to e
xpan
sion
of H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k an
d ad
ding
mor
e ho
mes
in th
e P
ikoi
loa
neig
hbor
hood
. W
e pu
rcha
sed
our f
irst h
ome
in
Kan
eohe
six
yea
rs a
go b
ecau
se o
f the
lush
land
scap
e, o
pen
spac
e, a
nd q
uiet
ar
ea.
We
are
avid
hik
ers
and
gard
ener
s w
ith a
n ap
prec
iatio
n fo
r nat
ive
plan
ts.
Ther
e ar
e be
autif
ul n
ativ
e pa
laa
fern
s an
d oh
ia le
hua
in b
loom
just
ab
ove
the
heia
u.
R
espo
nse:
We
note
you
r opp
ositi
on to
the
Pro
pose
d A
ctio
n. W
e w
ould
like
yo
u to
kno
w th
at th
e re
side
ntia
l por
tion
of th
e Pr
opos
ed A
ctio
n w
ill n
ot b
e bu
ilt, a
s th
e P
etiti
oner
has
con
clud
ed th
roug
h th
e E
IS a
naly
sis
that
Alte
rnat
ive
III,
Cem
eter
y O
nly
, is
the
pref
erre
d al
tern
ativ
e. T
he d
evel
opm
ent p
rogr
am
with
out t
he 2
0-lo
t res
iden
tial s
ubdi
visi
on w
ill be
the
plan
sub
mitt
ed to
the
Land
Use
Com
mis
sion
for c
onsi
dera
tion.
A
lthou
gh th
e ve
geta
tive
habi
tat t
hat d
omin
ates
the
Pet
ition
Are
a is
app
ealin
g,
the
area
is a
lmos
t com
plet
ely
devo
id o
f nat
ive
Haw
aiia
n pl
ants
. A
s di
scus
sed
in d
etai
l in
Sec
tion
4.7
of th
e E
IS, F
lora
, the
exi
stin
g ve
geta
tion
foun
d in
the
Pet
ition
Are
a is
cha
ract
eriz
ed b
y th
e al
tera
tion
of n
ativ
e pl
ant h
abita
t.
Acc
ordi
ng to
a s
yste
m o
f eco
-type
s to
des
crib
e lo
cal f
lora
, the
Pet
ition
Are
a is
a
high
ly d
istu
rbed
Sch
effle
ra/J
ava
Plu
m F
ores
t, w
hose
tree
s ar
e no
n-na
tive,
fa
st g
row
ing,
inva
sive
spe
cies
. O
f the
98
plan
t spe
cies
obs
erve
d du
ring
the
bota
nica
l res
ourc
es a
sses
smen
t for
the
proj
ect,
86%
are
alie
n or
intro
duce
d.
Onl
y si
x sp
ecie
s ar
e P
olyn
esia
n in
trodu
ctio
ns; s
ix s
peci
es a
re in
dige
nous
,
Hel
ber
Has
tert
& F
ee
Plan
ners
, Inc
.
-
Mr.
Bar
illa a
nd M
s. V
an H
euke
lem
H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
2
and
two
are
ende
mic
. Th
e B
otan
ical
Sur
vey
and
Sec
tion
4.7
of th
e EI
S,
Flor
a, d
escr
ibes
the
area
as
havi
ng p
ala
a. A
dditi
onal
ly, a
con
certe
d ef
fort
was
mad
e du
ring
the
Bot
anic
al S
urve
y to
find
any
ohi
a le
hua
with
in th
e P
etiti
on A
rea;
non
e w
as lo
cate
d. I
t is
poss
ible
that
the
ohi
a le
hua
you
have
se
en is
not
loca
ted
with
in th
e P
etiti
on A
rea,
esp
ecia
lly if
you
hav
e se
en it
nea
r th
e K
awa
ewa
e H
eiau
, whi
ch is
out
side
the
Petit
ion
Are
a.
2.
C
onst
ruct
ion
in a
nd a
roun
d th
e he
iau
com
plex
wou
ld d
esec
rate
this
re
gist
ered
Nat
iona
l His
toric
Site
and
des
troy
its c
ultu
ral a
nd h
isto
ric v
alue
fo
reve
r. R
espo
nse:
The
sta
tem
ents
abo
ut th
ese
site
s be
ing
part
of a
who
le c
ompl
ex
are
wel
l tak
en.
Thes
e si
tes
are
inde
ed a
com
pone
nt o
f the
pre
sent
la
ndsc
ape,
but
whe
ther
they
wer
e in
use
at t
he s
ame
time
in a
n in
tegr
ated
co
mm
unity
is y
et to
be
dete
rmin
ed a
nd w
ould
requ
ire e
xten
sive
furth
er s
tudy
in
add
ition
to th
at in
clud
ed in
the
scop
e fo
r the
inve
ntor
y su
rvey
. A
s no
ted
in th
e D
raft
EIS
, the
Pet
ition
er w
ill fo
llow
all
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res
as
reco
mm
ende
d by
bot
h th
e A
rcha
eolo
gica
l Inv
ento
ry S
urve
y an
d th
e C
ultu
ral
Impa
ct A
sses
smen
t to
addr
ess
pote
ntia
l adv
erse
impa
cts
on H
awai
ian
cultu
ral b
elie
fs, p
ract
ices
, and
reso
urce
s. T
his
incl
udes
reco
gniti
on th
at th
e K
awa
ewa
e H
eiau
is p
art o
f a c
ompl
ex o
f cul
tura
l site
s, n
ot a
dis
cret
e si
te.
In
this
con
text
, the
con
cept
pla
n fo
r the
pro
ject
has
bee
n re
vise
d to
est
ablis
h a
9.4-
acre
cul
tura
l pre
serv
e th
at e
ncom
pass
es fi
ve a
rcha
eolo
gica
l site
s w
ithin
th
e P
etiti
on A
rea
betw
een
the
Kaw
aew
ae
Hei
au a
nd S
ite 6
931.
Thi
s cu
ltura
l pr
eser
ve w
ill al
so in
clud
e si
gnifi
cant
are
as w
here
the
laua
e fe
rn is
foun
d, to
pr
ovid
e fu
ture
sup
ply
for t
hose
who
gat
her t
his
plan
t. T
his
pres
erve
will
be
desi
gned
in c
aref
ul c
onsi
dera
tion
of s
ite b
ound
arie
s an
d in
rela
tions
hip
to
cont
iguo
us s
ites.
A
dditi
onal
ly, s
ubse
quen
t to
land
use
app
rova
ls, t
he P
etiti
oner
is re
quire
d to
pr
epar
e an
Arc
haeo
logi
cal P
rese
rvat
ion
Plan
. A
ll of
the
issu
es re
late
d to
ac
cess
and
the
pres
erve
are
a w
ill b
e de
alt w
ith in
this
pla
n. T
he la
ndow
ner i
s co
mm
itted
to w
orki
ng w
ith c
ultu
ral g
roup
s in
the
regi
on to
det
erm
ine
the
elem
ents
of t
he P
rese
rvat
ion
Pla
n an
d ul
timat
ely,
the
Pre
serv
atio
n Pl
an m
ust
be a
ppro
ved
by S
tate
His
toric
Pre
serv
atio
n D
ivis
ion.
3.
Rez
onin
g w
ould
rem
ove
land
from
con
serv
atio
n
resu
lting
in le
ss la
nd to
su
ppor
t the
wat
er s
uppl
y, d
efor
esta
tion,
pos
sibl
e lo
ss o
f hab
itat f
or n
ativ
e ba
ts a
nd b
irds.
Res
pons
e: G
roun
dwat
er re
sour
ces
are
regu
late
d by
the
Com
mis
sion
on
Wat
er R
esou
rce
Man
agem
ent (
CW
RM
), w
hich
is a
dmin
istra
tivel
y as
sign
ed to
Mr.
Bar
illa a
nd M
s. V
an H
euke
lem
H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
3
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Lan
d an
d N
atur
al R
esou
rces
. Th
e C
WR
M e
stab
lishe
s su
stai
nabl
e yi
eld
amou
nts
for e
ach
aqui
fer s
yste
m.
The
CW
RM
als
o re
gula
te
spec
ial a
reas
des
igna
ted
as w
ater
man
agem
ent a
reas
. An
y w
ithdr
awal
s in
w
ater
man
agem
ent a
reas
mus
t be
just
ified
to o
btai
n a
use
perm
it fro
m th
e C
WR
M, a
s st
ated
in
13-1
71-1
1, H
AR
. A
ccor
ding
to th
e co
mm
ent l
ette
r fro
m
CW
RM
for t
he D
raft
EIS
, CW
RM
doe
s n
ot a
ntic
ipat
e an
y im
pact
s to
the
quan
tity
of g
roun
d an
d su
rface
wat
er fl
ows.
A
s di
scus
sed
in S
ectio
n 4.
8 of
the
EIS
, Fau
na, t
he p
roje
ct is
not
exp
ecte
d to
si
gnifi
cant
ly im
pact
the
faun
a fo
und
on th
e P
etiti
on A
rea.
The
sec
ond-
grow
th
fore
st o
f the
Pet
ition
Are
a pr
ovid
es h
abita
t for
a v
arie
ty o
f alie
n bi
rds
and
mam
mal
s, n
one
of w
hich
are
thre
aten
ed o
r end
ange
red.
No
nativ
e la
nd b
irds
wer
e re
cord
ed d
urin
g th
e av
ifaun
a an
d fe
ral m
amm
al s
urve
y of
the
Pet
ition
A
rea.
Giv
en th
e lo
catio
n, e
leva
tion,
and
type
of h
abita
ts a
vaila
ble
at th
is s
ite,
the
abse
nce
of n
ativ
e la
nd b
irds
was
not
une
xpec
ted.
No
Fede
ral t
hrea
tene
d or
end
ange
red
spec
ies,
or s
peci
es o
f con
cern
wer
e ob
serv
ed o
n th
e P
etiti
on
Are
a. W
hile
the
clea
ring
of th
e ar
ea a
nd it
s su
bseq
uent
con
vers
ion
to la
wn
habi
tat w
ill re
duce
the
imm
edia
te, l
ocal
pop
ulat
ions
of a
lien
bird
s, th
is w
ill pr
ovid
e ne
w fo
ragi
ng s
pace
for t
he w
inte
ring
Kol
ea, w
ho fo
rage
in g
rass
y ar
eas
with
a g
ood
inse
ct s
uppl
y. T
he re
vege
tatio
n w
ith a
pla
nt p
alet
te
dom
inat
ed b
y na
tive
and
Pol
ynes
ian-
intro
duce
d pl
ants
cou
ld p
rovi
de h
abita
t fo
r a n
umbe
r of a
vian
spe
cies
incl
udin
g th
e O
ahu
Am
akih
i and
Pue
o. T
he
nativ
e H
awai
ian
Hoa
ry B
at w
as n
ot d
etec
ted
durin
g th
e su
rvey
, whi
ch w
as n
ot
unex
pect
ed g
iven
the
low
num
bers
of b
ats
repo
rted
to o
ccur
on
Oa
hu.
4.
G
radi
ng th
e hi
llsid
e w
ould
incr
ease
pro
blem
s w
ith fl
oodi
ng in
the
Kaw
a st
ream
whi
ch o
ur p
rope
rty a
buts
.
Res
pons
e: A
s di
scus
sed
in d
etai
l in
Sec
tion
4.3.
3 of
the
Dra
ft E
IS, t
empo
rary
an
d pe
rman
ent e
rosi
on c
ontro
l mea
sure
s w
ill be
impl
emen
ted
as B
est
Man
agem
ent P
ract
ices
dur
ing
grad
ing,
con
stru
ctio
n, a
nd o
pera
tion
of th
e ce
met
ery.
Pro
per g
radi
ng, p
avem
ent,
and
perm
anen
t gra
ssin
g an
d la
ndsc
apin
g of
all
open
are
as c
reat
ed b
y th
e gr
adin
g op
erat
ions
will
min
imiz
e so
il lo
ss fr
om th
e si
te to
acc
epta
ble
leve
ls.
The
City
and
Cou
nty
of H
onol
ulu
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pla
nnin
g an
d P
erm
ittin
g R
ules
(DP
P) re
latin
g to
Sto
rm D
rain
age
Sta
ndar
ds o
f Jan
uary
200
0 re
quire
th
at p
roje
cts
shal
l ret
ain
on-s
ite a
ny in
crea
se in
runo
ff cr
eate
d by
the
prop
osed
pro
ject
for t
he c
ount
y de
sign
sto
rm e
vent
(whi
ch is
the
10-y
ear 1
-ho
ur s
torm
).
Ret
entio
n ar
eas
are
incl
uded
in th
e pr
ojec
t Con
cept
Pla
n as
the
pref
erre
d m
etho
d to
con
trol s
torm
wat
er ru
noff.
The
rete
ntio
n ar
eas
will
hold
sto
rm
-
Mr.
Bar
illa a
nd M
s. V
an H
euke
lem
H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
4
wat
er a
nd a
llow
sed
imen
t to
settl
e be
fore
wat
er s
low
ly p
erco
late
s in
to th
e so
il or
eva
pora
tes.
The
rete
ntio
n ar
eas
will
be
scat
tere
d th
roug
hout
the
Pet
ition
A
rea
to p
rovi
de th
e re
quire
d am
ount
of s
tora
ge.
The
prop
osed
rete
ntio
n sy
stem
has
bee
n de
velo
ped
to s
atis
fy th
e C
ity a
nd C
ount
y of
Hon
olul
us
desi
gn s
torm
eve
nt, a
nd w
ill ca
ptur
e al
l of t
he ru
noff
gene
rate
d by
the
daily
ra
infa
ll ev
ents
use
d to
gen
erat
e th
e K
w
Wat
ersh
ed T
otal
Max
imum
Dai
ly
Load
s. N
o on
e ha
s a
grea
ter v
este
d in
tere
st in
the
prop
er d
esig
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce o
f the
se re
tent
ion
area
s th
an H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k (H
MP
); bo
th fo
r app
eara
nce
and
wat
er q
ualit
y is
sues
, as
wel
l as
offs
ite li
abili
ty.
5.
La
rge
scal
e co
nstru
ctio
n w
ould
incr
ease
traf
fic, n
oise
, and
dus
t. R
espo
nse:
As
disc
usse
d in
det
ail i
n S
ectio
n 6.
1 of
the
EIS
, Tra
nspo
rtatio
n,
traffi
c co
nditi
ons
and
impa
cts
wer
e an
alyz
ed a
s pa
rt of
the
Traf
fic Im
pact
A
naly
sis
Stu
dy (i
nclu
ded
as A
ppen
dix
H).
Lev
el o
f Ser
vice
(LO
S) c
ondi
tions
, w
hich
are
rate
d fro
m A
to F
(bes
t to
wor
st),
wer
e co
mpu
ted
for a
ll in
ters
ectio
ns s
tudi
ed n
ear t
he P
etiti
on A
rea.
LO
S re
pres
ents
a q
ualit
ativ
e m
easu
re o
f tra
ffic
oper
atin
g co
nditi
ons,
and
con
side
rs s
peed
, tra
vel t
ime,
fre
edom
to m
aneu
ver,
type
s of
traf
fic c
ontro
ls, a
nd in
terru
ptio
ns a
s w
ell a
s dr
iver
com
fort
and
conv
enie
nce.
The
LO
S c
ondi
tions
for t
he in
ters
ectio
ns
stud
ied
near
the
Pet
ition
Are
a ar
e ex
pect
ed to
be
the
sam
e in
the
futu
re w
ith
or w
ithou
t the
pro
ject
. Th
ere
are
expe
cted
to b
e no
impa
cts
from
traf
fic
thro
ugh
your
imm
edia
te n
eigh
borh
ood,
as
the
Pet
ition
er h
as c
oncl
uded
th
roug
h th
e E
IS a
naly
sis
to e
limin
ate
the
20-lo
t res
iden
tial s
ubdi
visi
on fr
om
the
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
am, w
hich
incl
udes
elim
inat
ion
of th
e Li
palu
Stre
et
exte
nsio
n.
Impa
cts
from
dus
t will
be m
inim
ized
by
usin
g se
vera
l Bes
t Man
agem
ent
Pra
ctic
es s
uch
as w
ater
ing,
mul
chin
g, a
nd te
mpo
rary
veg
etat
ion.
A
noi
se re
view
for t
he P
ropo
sed
Act
ion
was
con
duct
ed in
Aug
ust 2
008
by
D.L
. Ada
ms
Ass
ocia
tes,
and
thei
r fin
ding
s ha
ve b
een
inco
rpor
ated
in S
ectio
n 4.
12 o
f the
Fin
al E
IS, a
nd s
umm
ariz
ed b
elow
. Th
eir f
indi
ngs
indi
cate
that
te
mpo
rary
sho
rt-te
rm c
onst
ruct
ion-
perio
d no
ise
impa
cts
are
expe
cted
due
to
the
oper
atio
n of
hea
vy e
quip
men
t and
truc
ks.
Dur
ing
cons
truct
ion,
co
ntra
ctor
s w
ill b
e re
quire
d to
com
ply
with
the
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
(D
OH
) noi
se re
gula
tions
to m
inim
ize
such
impa
cts.
Pot
entia
l noi
se im
pact
s to
ne
arby
resi
denc
es d
urin
g co
nstru
ctio
n w
ill b
e m
inim
ized
with
app
ropr
iate
m
easu
res,
suc
h as
app
ropr
iate
sch
edul
ing
of c
onst
ruct
ion
activ
ities
, ins
talli
ng
muf
flers
on
cons
truct
ion
equi
pmen
t and
veh
icle
s w
ith e
xhau
st s
yste
ms,
use
of
pro
perly
tune
d an
d ba
lanc
ed m
achi
nes,
tem
pora
ry n
oise
bar
riers
, and
/or
time
of d
ay u
sage
lim
its fo
r cer
tain
kin
ds o
f con
stru
ctio
n ac
tiviti
es.
Con
stru
ctio
n ac
tiviti
es th
at e
mit
nois
e in
exc
ess
of th
e m
axim
um p
erm
issi
ble
Mr.
Bar
illa a
nd M
s. V
an H
euke
lem
H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
5
soun
d le
vels
est
ablis
hed
by D
OH
mus
t obt
ain
a pe
rmit
from
DO
H.
No
blas
ting
will
occ
ur d
urin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he P
etiti
on A
rea.
Lo
ng te
rm n
oise
impa
cts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith th
e op
erat
ion
of th
e ce
met
ery
will
be
negl
igib
le, a
s tra
ffic
will
only
incr
ease
mar
gina
lly.
The
traffi
c no
ise
alon
g th
e pr
imar
y ro
ads
of K
aneo
he B
ay D
rive
and
Kam
eham
eha
Hig
hway
are
like
ly to
ha
ve a
ver
y m
inim
al e
ffect
(app
roxi
mat
ely
less
than
a o
ne (1
) dec
ibel
in
crea
se in
noi
se le
vel)
due
to th
e pr
ojec
t. E
xist
ing
and
futu
re v
eget
atio
n an
d to
pogr
aphi
c fe
atur
es p
rovi
de a
dditi
onal
nat
ural
bar
riers
to fu
rther
abs
orb
and
scre
en p
ossi
ble
nois
e em
issi
ons.
6.
Exp
ansi
on o
f the
cem
eter
y w
ould
incr
ease
pro
perty
crim
e.
R
espo
nse:
We
do n
ot b
elie
ve th
at th
e pr
ojec
t will
incr
ease
crim
e. A
ccor
ding
to
Hon
olul
u P
olic
e D
epar
tmen
t Com
mun
ity A
ffairs
Div
isio
n, th
ere
is n
o co
rrela
tion
to a
n in
crea
se in
crim
e an
d ne
w d
evel
opm
ents
or r
oads
. O
vera
ll,
crim
e ha
s be
en d
ecre
asin
g in
the
last
10
year
s th
roug
hout
Oa
hu.
H
MP
is v
ery
conc
erne
d ab
out p
rope
r sec
urity
with
in th
e ce
met
ery
for i
ts
exis
ting
fam
ilies,
its
on-g
oing
bus
ines
s op
erat
ions
, and
nei
ghbo
rs.
HM
P w
ill al
way
s se
ek to
pro
tect
its
faci
litie
s as
nec
essa
ry a
nd a
ppro
pria
te th
roug
h a
varie
ty o
f sec
urity
mea
sure
s. A
s th
e de
velo
ped
cem
eter
y ex
pand
s, H
MP
will
be a
ble
to b
ette
r mon
itor i
ts p
rope
rty th
roug
h th
e ex
pand
ed a
cces
sibi
lity.
For
ad
ditio
nal s
ecur
ity, H
MP
has
two
secu
rity
guar
ds w
ho w
ork
in th
e ev
enin
g ho
urs.
7.
The
artis
tic re
nder
ing
show
s a
vast
par
t of t
he m
ount
ains
ide
that
will
be
deve
lope
d an
d vi
sibl
e fro
m a
ll ov
er K
ne
ohe
ruin
ing
view
s an
d de
crea
sing
pr
oper
ty v
alue
s.
R
espo
nse:
HM
P h
as a
ves
ted
inte
rest
in p
rovi
ding
a p
leas
ant a
nd a
ttrac
tive
appe
aran
ce fo
r the
exp
ansi
on a
rea.
The
impa
cts
on v
iew
pla
nes
from
the
Pro
pose
d A
ctio
n ar
e de
scrib
ed in
Sec
tion
4.10
, Sce
nic
and
Vis
ual R
esou
rces
of
the
EIS
and
dem
onst
rate
d in
sev
eral
gra
phic
figu
res.
Add
ition
al a
naly
sis
of
view
pla
nes
has
been
con
duct
ed fo
r the
Fin
al E
IS.
Incl
uded
in th
is a
naly
sis
is
a th
orou
gh re
view
of t
he C
emet
ery
Onl
y A
ltern
ativ
e w
hich
, as
desc
ribed
in
#1 a
bove
, is
now
the
Prop
osed
Act
ion.
For
the
Cem
eter
y O
nly
Alte
rnat
ive,
th
e P
etiti
on A
rea
will
be m
argi
nally
vis
ible
in s
ome
area
s, a
nd c
ompl
etel
y sh
ield
ed in
oth
ers.
Whe
re th
e pr
opos
ed n
ew c
emet
ery
area
is v
isib
le, i
t will
appe
ar a
s op
en la
ndsc
ape
with
sca
ttere
d tre
es o
f int
erm
edia
te h
eigh
t.
Ove
rall,
the
pred
omin
ant v
iew
plan
e w
ill co
ntin
ue to
be
one
of o
pen
spac
e an
d th
e lu
sh g
reen
of g
rass
and
tree
s.
-
Mr.
Bar
illa a
nd M
s. V
an H
euke
lem
H
awai
ian
Mem
oria
l Par
k C
emet
ery
Exp
ansi
on P
roje
ct
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t O
ctob
er 8
, 200
8 P
age
6
The
proj
ect i
s no
t exp
ecte
d to
affe
ct p
rope
rty v
alue
s in
the
surr
ound
ing
neig
hbor
hood
, prim
arily
bec
ause
the
cem
eter
y w
ill no
t be
visi
ble
in th
e su
rroun
ding
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d. C
emet
erie
s ar
e ex
celle
nt n
eigh
bors
due
to th
e ho
urs
of o
pera
tion
and
the
beau
tiful
qui
et s
ettin
g an
d na
ture
of t
he u
se.
Man
y ve
ry h
igh
valu
e re
side
ntia
l nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds a
re lo
cate
d ad
jace
nt to
cem
eter
ies
thro
ugho
ut th
e co
untry
, and
on
Oa
hu.
Ther
e ar
e nu
mer
ous
cem
eter
ies
thro
ugho
ut O
ahu
, with
man
y of
them
loca
ted
adjo
inin
g re
side
ntia
l ne
ighb
orho
ods,
with
hun
dred
s of
dw
ellin
g un
its a
djac
ent t
o th
em
