Koolauloa Neighborhood Board requests supplemental environmental impact statement

The proposed expansion of Turtle Bay resort is a statewide issue. Various groups feel that a supplementary Environmental Impact Statement is in order since the original one is now 20 years old. Some of these are the Environmental Council, The Office of Environmental Quality Control, The Republican Party of Hawaii, The Democratic Party of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Legislature, The Chair of the City Council, North Shore Neighborhood Board, Kahalu’u Neighborhood Board, Ko’olauloa Hawaiian Civic Club, Keep the County County Inc., Defend Oahu Collation, Punulu’u Community Association, Hau’ula Community Association, Sunset Beach Community Association, and Laie Point Community Association. As a result, the committee proposes the following motion for Board consideration, “The Koolauloa Neighborhood Board urges the City and County of Honolulu to require a submittal of a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement prior to permitting any expansion of the Turtle Bay Resort.”

Board Discussion: Kathryn Heath commented that she supports the motion. Zenobia Iese added that the Hau’ula Community Association is against the expansion and therefore she supports the motion.

The motion passed 7-2-1(Aye: Letts, Elkington, Heath, Iese, Kahana, Macy, Mattoon, Les Steward. Nay: Hurlbut, Soh.

Koolauloa Neighborhood Board members: John Elkington, Kathryn Heath, Donald Hurlbut, Zenobia Iese, Barbara Kahana, Dee Dee Letts, Patrick Macy, Creighton Mattoon, Warren Soh, Les Steward.