DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing to be held by the Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu under Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, Chapters 25 and 26, respectively the Special Management Area (SMA) Ordinance, and Shoreline Setbacks Ordinance, as amended, for the following application at the date and time specified or soon thereafter.
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DATE: Monday, February 10, 2025
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: In-person and Remote Meeting at Fasi Municipal Building, 6th Floor
Conference Room, 650 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i

FILE NOS.: 2024/SMA-132 and 2024/SV-3
PROJECT: Waikiki Aquarium Upgrades – Supply Water Intake System
LANDOWNER: State of Hawai’i
APPLICANT: University of Hawai’i, Office of Project Delivery
AGENT: Oceanit (Berna Senelly)
LOCATION: 2777 Kalakaua Avenue – Waikiki
TAX MAP KEY: 3-1-031: 006
ZONING: P-2 General Preservation District
RECEIVED: December 18, 2024
ACCEPTED: January 3, 2025

REQUEST: A Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to allow the renovation of the water intake system and associated equipment located within the SMA, and a Shoreline Setback Variance to allow the reconstruction and alterations of structures within the shoreline setback area (Project).
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The application materials showing the general location and boundaries of the area under consideration are available for review online at https://www.honolulu.gov/dpp (click Public Input and select the Project on the web map), or at the Department of Planning and Permitting, Data Access & Imaging Branch, First Floor, Fasi Municipal Building, 650 South King Street, 1st Floor, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For assistance, please call the Department’s Urban Design Branch at (808) 768-8025.

Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary to submit testimony. Written testimony may be EMAILED to dpp@honolulu.gov, faxed to (808) 768-6743, or mailed to 650 South King Street, 7th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Written testimony should be received by the close of the public hearing on Monday, February 10, 2025. Testimony to the Department prior to the hearing will be considered in the evaluation of the request.

The public may also join the public hearing and offer testimony from a computer, smartphone, or telephone. Visual presentations will be viewable: (1) On the screen situated inside the Conference Room, (2) At www.honolulu.gov/dpp/public-input.html (navigate using the map); or (3) via WebEx as follows:

Join the public hearing from a computer: (Please mute your devices except to testify)
https://globalpage-prod.webex.com/join
Meeting Number: 2487 608 4506.
Meeting Password: dpp1

Join the public hearing from the WebEx smartphone app: (Please mute your devices except to testify)
Meeting Number: 2487 608 4506.
Meeting Password: dpp1

Join the public hearing from a telephone (audio only): (Please mute your devices except to testify)
408-418-9388 (USA Toll)
Access Code: 2487 608 4506.
Numeric meeting password: 3771

Note: If you need an auxiliary aid and/or service or other accommodation due to a disability to participate in this event (i.e., sign language interpreter; interpreter
for language other than English, or wheelchair accessibility), please call (808)
768-8000, or email your detailed request to dpp@honolulu.gov, at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.

Dawn Takeuchi Apuna, Director
Department of Planning and Permitting
(SA1480213 1/17/25)