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Correspondence: OA 18-170 AHCMP-EISPN

Scott Glenn, Director Office of Environmental Quality Control

Suzanne Case, Chairperson ~ Board of Land & Natural Resources

MAR - 6 2018

Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice for the Adventist Health Castle Master Plan- Hawai'i Loa Campus District of Ko'olau Poko, Island of O'ahu, TMK (1) 4-5-035:10

The Department of Land and Natural Resources hereby transmits the Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN) for the Adventist Health Castle M~er Plan -Hawai'i Loa Campus for publication in the March 23, 2018 issue of ~Office, of Environmental Quality Control's periodic bulletin, The Environmental Notice. ~~ 00 ::0

Publication of the EISPN will initiate a 30-day public comment period for p~is totak~ written comments and to request to become a consulted party. !}2,' ck r-r,

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Enclosed please find a completed OEQC publication form and four copi~'~ th~ISP,{ document: one hard and three compact discs with one disc containing an electroni~opy O.b the publication form in MS Word format.

If there are any questions, please contact Tiger Mills of our Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands at (808)587-0382.

c: G70, Attn: Christine Ruotola

Enclosures: 1 CD w /OEQC publication form in MS Word and the EISPN PDF file OEQC Publication Form (hard copy) 1 hard copy and 2 CDs w /PDF file of the EISPN

Office of Environmental Quality Control February 2016 Revision

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Project Name: Project Short Name: HRS §343-5 Trigger(s): lsland{s): Judicial District(s): TMK(s): Permit(s)/Approval(s):

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Ko'olau Poke ,..,. ... , -r n:- I • !'l\) ,?. (1) 4-5-035:10 ,H~~-i'P~I- ~~~;OUP.Cr.::i STATE: Rule amendment to change the existing Special subjQt.ieft o:thi\ ·csen~'ral subzone of the Conservation District; Conservation District Use Permit; HRS Chapter 6E Review; Stream Channel Alteration Permit; Section 401 Water Quality Certification; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems Permit {General); Highways Review and Traffi Signal Warrant Study. COUNTY: Site Development Permits. FEDERAL: Section 404 Permit. Board of Land and Natural Resources Kimberly (Tiger) Mills Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 131 Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96813 {808) 587-0382; [email protected] Adventist Health Castle Travis Clegg, Vice President Operations Adventist Health Castle 640 Ulukahiki St. Kailua, HI 96734 (808) 263-5142; [email protected]

G70 Christine Mendes Ruotola, AICP, LEED AP G70 925 Bethel Street, 5th Floor Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813

{808) 523-5866; AdvHealthCastle®e:70.desie:n

Submittal Requirements Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the DEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the DEA; a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.

Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the FEA; no comment period follows from publication in the Notice.

Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the FEA; a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.

Submit 1) the approving agency notice of determination letter on agency letterhead and 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file; no EA is required and a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.

Submit 1) a transmittal letter to the OEQC and to the approving agency, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the DEIS, 4) a searchable PDF of the DEIS, and 5) a searchable PDF of the distribution list; a 45-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice.

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Office of Environmental Quality Control Applicant Publication Form February 2016 Revision

FEIS Submit 1) a transmittal letter to the OEQC and to the approving agency, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEIS, 4) a searchable PDF of the FEIS, and S) a searchable PDF of the distribution list; no comment period follows from publication in the Notice.

__ FEIS Acceptance Determination

__ FEIS Statutory Acceptance

__ Supplemental EIS Determination

Withdrawal

Other

Project Summary

The approving agency simultaneously transmits to both the OEQC and the applicant a letter of its determination of acceptance or nonacceptance (pursuant to Section 11-200-23, HAR) of the FEIS; no comment period ensues upon publication in the Notice.

The approving agency simultaneously transmits to both the OEQC and the applicant a notice that it did not make a timely determination on the acceptance or nonacceptance of the applicant's FEIS under Section 343-S(c), HRS, and therefore the applicant's FEIS is deemed accepted as a matter of law.

The approving agency simultaneously transmits its notice to both the applicant and the OEQC that it has reviewed (pursuant to Section 11-200-27, HAR) the previously accepted FEIS and determines that a supplemental EIS is or is not required; no EA is required and no comment period ensues upon publication in the Notice.

Identify the specific document(s) to withdraw and explain in the project summary section.

Contact the OEQC if your action is not one of the above items.

Provide a description of the proposed action and purpose and need in 200 words or less.

Adventist Health Castle (AHC) has been caring for the Windward O'ahu community since Castle Memorial Hospital first opened its doors in 1963, and serves a population of more than 130,000 residents within its primary service area. The Castle Medical Center currently provides 160 hospital beds supported by more than 1,000 associates, 330 medical staff and 140 volunteers. AHC's patientcentered health care extends well beyond hospital and clinical walls through the many programs serving the health and medical needs of the community. To best provide for health care into the future, AHC has determined it needs to create a new and improved inpatient care facility, provide treatments not currently offered in Windward O'ahu, expand outpatient facilities to meet the projected increased demand, and consolidate its services in a centralized, natural healing environment. AHC purchased the 132-acre Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU) campus in 2016, securing sufficient space to create a 21st Century health care campus to allow it to meet the community's current and future needs. The privately-owned parcel lies within the State Conservation District and was authorized for educational use as the Hawaii Loa College Special Subzone under HAR §13-5, Conservation District.

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ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE MASTER PLAN - HAWAI‘I LOA CAMPUS

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PREPARATION NOTICE

APPLICANT:

925 BETHEL STREET, 5TH FLOOR HONOLULU, HI 96815

MARCH 2018

PREPARED BY:

ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE MASTER PLAN - HAWAI‘I LOA CAMPUS

Kāne‘ohe, Island of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

TMK (1) 4-5-035:10

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PREPARATION NOTICE

Applicant:

Adventist Health Castle

640 Ulukahiki St. Kailua, HI 96734

Approving Agency:

Board of Land and Natural Resources Department of Land and Natural Resources

1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 131 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813

Prepared By:

925 Bethel Street, 5th Floor

Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813

This environmental document is prepared pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Chapter 343, Environmental Impact Statement Law and Chapter 200 of Title 11, Administrative Rules,

Department of Health, Environmental Impact Statement Rules.

March 2018

ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE MASTER PLAN - HAWAIʻI LOA CAMPUS

Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

Table of Contents ........................................................................................... i List of Figures ............................................................................................... ii List of Tables ................................................................................................ ii Abbreviations Used ......................................................................................... ii

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project Background ........................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Applicant and Approving Agency ......................................................... 1-1 1.3 Project Information Summary ............................................................ 1-2

2.0 PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES

2.1 Purpose and Need for the Project ....................................................... 2-1 2.2 Project Area Description ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Adventist Health Castle Master Plan Proposed Action ............................... 2-3 2.4 Alternatives Considered ................................................................... 2-5 2.5 Anticipated Project Schedule, Permits and Reviews .................................. 2-7

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

3.1 Natural Environment ....................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Human Environment ....................................................................... 3-2

4.0 IMPACTS ASSESSMENT AND POSSIBLE MITIGATIVE MEASURES

4.1 Short-Term Impacts ........................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Long-Term Impacts ......................................................................... 4-1 4.3 Secondary and Cumulative Impacts ...................................................... 4-1

5.0 LAND USE PLANS, POLICIES, AND CONTROLS

5.1 Federal / State of Hawai‘i / City and County of Honolulu .......................... 5-1

6.0 DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS

6.1 Significance Criteria ....................................................................... 6-1

7.0 AGENCIES AND PARTIES CONSULTED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE EIS

7.1 Early Consultation .......................................................................... 7-1



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LIST OF FIGURES PAGE

1-1 Project Location Map ........................................................................... 1-3

1-2 Tax Map Key (TMK) (1) 4-5-035:10 ............................................................ 1-4

1-3 State Land Use Districts ........................................................................ 1-5

1-4 State Land Use District - Conservation District Subzones .................................. 1-6

1-5 Ko‘olau Poko Sustainable Communities Plan (2016) ........................................ 1-7

1-6 City and County of Honolulu Zoning .......................................................... 1-8

2-1 Moku and Ahupua‘a Map ........................................................................ 2-3

2-2 Existing Conditions: Hawai‘i Loa Campus .................................................... 2-4

2-3 Proposed Conditions: Adventist Health Castle - Hawai‘i Loa Campus ................... 2-6

LIST OF TABLES PAGE

2-1 Anticipated Permits and Reviews ............................................................. 2-7

7-1 EISPN Distribution List .......................................................................... 7-1

ABBREVIATIONS USED

AHC Adventist Health Castle EIS Environmental Impact Statement BLNR Board of Land and Natural Resources EISPN EIS Preparation Notice BMP Best Management Practices GIS Geographic Information System BWS Board of Water Supply HAR Hawaiʻ i Administrative Rules CIA Cultural Impact Assessment HDOT-H Hawaiʻ i Dept. of Transportation - Highways CMC Castle Medical Center HPU Hawaiʻ i Pacific University CDUP Conservation District Use Permit HRS Hawaiʻ i Revised Statutes CWB Clean Water Branch KPSCP Ko‘olau Poko Sustainable Communities Plan DLNR Department of Land and Natural Resources LUO Land Use Ordinance DOH Department of Health MSL Mean Sea Level DPP Department of Planning and Permitting OCCL Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands TMK Tax Map Key



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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This document has been prepared in accordance with the Hawaiʻi Environmental Protection Act (HEPA), Chapter 343, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) as amended, and Title 11 Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR), Chapter 200 Environmental Impact Statement Rules (known as HAR §11-200). Under HRS §343-5, the project proposed triggers a need for environmental review, as it involves the use of lands classified in the Conservation District under HRS Chapter 205, Land Use Commission.

1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND

Adventist Health Castle (AHC) has been serving Windward Oʻahu since Castle Memorial Hospital first opened its doors in 1963. The hospital was developed to meet an urgent need for medical care in the Koʻolau Poko region, where for years residents contended with part-time ambulance service and unpredictable travel times to Honolulu-area hospitals. In emergencies when medical care was critical, residents were often hampered by rockslides or inclement weather along the old Pali Road.

Today, AHC provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services. Guided by its mission, “E ola mau ke Aloha o ke Akua i ke olakino, i ka pono iho, a me ka manaʻolana”, “Living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope,” Castle Medical Center provides 160 hospital beds and is served by more than 1,000 associates, 330 medical staff and 140 volunteers. AHC’s patient-centered health care extends well beyond hospital and clinical walls through the many programs serving the health and medical needs of the community.

AHC has further invested in the Windward community with purchase of the 132-acre Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) campus in 2016. The privately-owned parcel lies within the State Conservation District and was authorized for educational use as a Special Subzone under HAR §13-5, Conservation District. In 2012, HPU was granted a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to authorize the significant expansion of its campus to increase its academic, residential, and support facilities. Since the CDUP was awarded, HPU decided instead to purchase another location and consolidate its facilities in Honolulu. With its purchase of the property, AHC has secured sufficient space to create a 21st Century medical campus to allow it to meet the community’s current and future medical needs.

1.2 APPLICANT AND APPROVING AGENCY

AHC is the landowner and applicant. The Board of Land and Natural Resources, supported by the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) within the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, will be the Approving Agency for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

HRS Chapter 343-5 (b) states:

“… if the agency determines, through its judgment and experience, that an environmental impact statement is likely to be required, the agency may choose not to prepare an environmental assessment and instead shall prepare an environmental impact statement that begins with the preparation of an environmental impact statement preparation notice as provided by rules”.



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So as to not overlook any potentially significant impacts to the natural and/or human environment, an EIS-level analysis will be undertaken for the project. The purpose of this EIS Preparation Notice (EISPN) is to inform interested parties of the project and to seek agency and public input on issues and resources of concern. Input relevant to the Proposed Action received in response to this EISPN will help define the evaluation to be documented in a forthcoming EIS.

1.3 PROJECT INFORMATION SUMMARY

Applicant: Adventist Health Castle 640 Ulukahiki Street Kailua, Hawaiʻi 96734 Contact: Travis Clegg, Vice President Operations Phone: (808) 263-5142 Approving Agency: Board of Land and Natural Resources Department of Land and Natural Resources 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 131 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813 Contact: Kimberly (Tiger) Mills Phone: (808) 587-0382

Name of Action: Adventist Health Castle Master Plan - Hawaiʻi Loa Campus

Planning & G70 Environmental Consultant: 925 Bethel Street, 5th Floor Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813 Contact: Christine Mendes Ruotola, AICP, LEED AP Phone: (808) 523-5866

Project Location: Kaeleuli, Kāneʻohe-Kailua (Figure 1-1) 45-045 Kamehameha Highway Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi 96744

Tax Map Key: (1) 4-5-035:10 (Figure 1-2)

Fee Owner: Adventist Health Castle (formerly Castle Medical Center)

Land Area: 132.46 acres

State Land Use District: Conservation District (Figure 1-3) Hawaiʻi Loa College Special Subzone (Figure 1-4)

City and County of Honolulu Koʻolau Poko Sustainable Communities Plan Development Plan: Institutional Use (Figure 1-5)

Zoning (Land Use Ordinance): P-1 Preservation (Restricted) (Figure 1-6)

Special Management Area (SMA): Outside SMA

Flood Hazard Assessment: Zone D (Unstudied area where flood hazard is undetermined, but flooding is possible.)

HRS 343 Trigger: Use of Lands in Conservation District



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Figure 1-1 Project Location Map

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Figure 1-6 City and County of Honolulu Zoning




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2.0 PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES

2.1 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PROJECT

Adventist Health Castle (AHC) provides care for a population of over 130,000 residents in its primary service area of Windward Oʻahu. AHC has been expanding its ambulatory network in the area while selectively investing in its main hospital campus – Castle Medical Center (CMC). AHC conducted an assessment for future outpatient and inpatient demands and identified that the inefficient, aging infrastructure of CMC is not positioned to service the Windward community long-term. To best provide for health care into the future, AHC has determined it needs to create a new and improved inpatient care facility, provide treatments not currently offered in Windward Oʻahu, expand outpatient facilities to meet the projected increased demand, and consolidate its services in a centralized, natural healing environment.

AHC has elected to adopt an emerging standard that utilizes single-occupancy rooms for inpatient care. Single-occupancy rooms provide a continuum of care at all levels of acuity and eliminate the need for transferring patients due to a change in status (e.g. acute to intensive care) and has benefits for immunocompromised patients and provides isolation for those with communicable diseases. An increased number of bedside treatments can occur in single-occupancy rooms, which reduces transport of patients to procedure rooms. Slightly larger rooms can include family amenities such as reclining areas for overnight stays. The presence of family members can have a beneficial effect for both patients and for the demands on staff. Finally, single-occupancy can increase room utilization to a theoretical 100 percent, from the typical 75 to 85 percent average occupancy, as it eliminates incompatibility of patients based on sex, diagnoses, and disease communicability. The current CMC campus is space constrained and cannot accommodate its 160 beds as single-occupancy, so the change to the 21st Century care model requires a completely reconfigured hospital in a new location.

A link to nature and the opportunity to see and feel fresh air and sunshine are important elements of a holistic healing environment. Gardens and views of nature have been scientifically proven to reduce stress, anxiety and pain, and to induce relaxation which, in turn, can boost human immune systems and allow the body and other treatments to help with healing. Benefits of nature are not limited to patients and can be reaped by visitors and staff also dealing with the stress induced by care and support of patients. Current medical emphasis on promoting wellness and staving off disease through diet and exercise has been embraced by AHC in its Wellness and Lifestyle Medicine Center. Expanded outdoor space is needed to provide comprehensive services in the form of walking paths, recreational therapy through gardening, and opportunities for physical therapy.

Non-urgent outpatient cases are expected to increase by more than 20 percent over the next 10 years and can be met through ambulatory care facilities. In the assessment conducted, an additional 100,000 square feet is required for ambulatory care beyond that currently offered at CMC. The initial priority for outpatient care for Windward Oʻahu is the creation of a Cancer Center to provide the typically long-term intensive daily or weekly patient treatment. Radiation treatment therapy is not currently offered in the Koʻolau Poko region and would be a key component of an AHC Cancer Center, which would include infusion therapy with a visual connection to nature and on-site oncology specialists. A multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center would allow patients to return home following procedures for cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, bariatric surgery, nephrology, and neurology issues.



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AHC envisions a conveniently located modern healthcare campus with improved inpatient facilities, state-of-the-art cancer center and ambulatory care within accessible landscaped spaces to advance healing in order to provide a full continuum of care.

2.2 PROJECT AREA DESCRIPTION

The AHC Hawaiʻi Loa campus is in the ahupuaʻa of Kāneʻohe at the boundary of the Kailua ahupuaʻa (Figure 2-1). Identified as Tax Map Key (TMK) 4-5-035:10, the parcel totals 132.46 acres (Figure 1-2). The City and County Pali Golf Course is located across Kamehameha Highway from the site.

The site is currently utilized by Hawaiʻi Pacific University and is composed of 11 buildings constructed since 1969. The various facilities include an Academic Center, dining commons, six residence halls, two modular buildings containing faculty and administrative offices, a maintenance building, and surface parking for approximately 500 vehicles located down-slope from the buildings. The site is landscaped with a multitude of shrubs and mature trees; a baseball diamond and soccer field complete the campus facilities (Figure 2-2).

The campus has only one ingress and egress point to/from Kamehameha Highway located directly across from the Pali Municipal Golf Course.

Hawaiʻi Pacific University holds a lease from AHC through the year 2020 for continued use of the existing campus.

2.3 ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE MASTER PLAN PROPOSED ACTION

AHC will create a state-of-the-art medical campus utilizing future trends in comprehensive medical care to meet the changing healthcare needs of windward Oʻahu residents. The Adventist Health Castle Conceptual Master Plan Hawaiʻi Loa Campus guides the phased development through a period of roughly 15 to 20 years. Transformation of the existing Hawaiʻi Pacific University use of the Hawaiʻi Loa campus from education to medical requires approval from the Department of Land and Natural Resources as a Conservation District subzone use change within HAR §13-5.

Phases 1 and 2 of the AHC Master Plan are envisioned for completion in project years 2 through 10. The existing HPU structures are transformed or removed with new structures constructed to provide a cancer center, outpatient services, and physicians’ office buildings. In the third project phase (project years 10 to 15), a 160-bed hospital will be constructed. Space within the hospital building will provide for associated services to include a chapel, cafeteria, pharmacy, and gift shop.

Phase 1 will naturalize the entry to the campus and transform the current HPU Academic Center to a Cancer Center with a serene outlook for infusion therapy. The existing building will be remodeled both functionally and architecturally, with an added 4,000-square foot radiation treatment space to be constructed within earthen berms adjacent and north of the existing building. The entry to the site from Kamehameha Highway will be visually minimized with a naturalized planting scheme and removal of the existing parking lots parallel to the highway. On-grade parking for 125 vehicles will be added southwest of the Cancer Center.



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Phase 2 will bring additional services to the site for ambulatory and outpatient procedures. Two buildings will be constructed in the current soccer field area and will each be four stories tall. The larger (footprint of approximately 19,000 square feet) will provide primary care and wellness services, imaging services including gastro-intestinal and endoscopy, and outpatient surgical and minor procedures. Supporting café and patient- and visitor-oriented retail are included in the ambulatory building.

The existing campus soccer field receives storm water runoff from the pali (steep cliff areas) and the golf course east of the site. Runoff is conveyed via a large grass swale to the northwest corner of the property. With construction on the current soccer field area in Phase 2, storm water will be detained in detention basin before being routed via culverts to the existing swale.

Phase 3, estimated in 10 to 15 years, will bring a modern 160-bed hospital facility to the site. The hospital will occupy a footprint of approximately 92,650 square feet and rise four stories, with its tallest point lower than that of the Cancer Center (the existing Academic Center). The structure’s foundation will be at grade with the existing lower campus road, which will be slightly realigned. The grass swale below the on-site road will be realigned and the storm water conveyance capacity will be retained.

To facilitate emergency vehicle access, a second entry and exit point will be created along Kamehameha Highway north of the existing entry. The location is defined by a right-of-way deeded to the parcel by the State in 1969. If warranted, this improvement will include a signalized intersection along the highway. See Figure 2-3.

The site design places buildings in areas already developed, or in areas approved for development under the previously authorized expansion of the HPU campus facilities. All structures will be at or lower height than the existing Academic Center.

2.4 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

Alternatives to the proposed action will be further evaluated in the EIS. Those that do not meet the project purpose and need will not be advanced for analysis. The alternatives anticipated to be addressed in the EIS include:

1. No action; 2. Alternative configuration on Hawaiʻi Loa campus; 3. Secure an alternate Windward Oʻahu site of suitable size to implement Master Plan; and 4. Provide decentralized outpatient and wellness services across a myriad of available building

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2.5 ANTICIPATED PROJECT SCHEDULE, PERMITS AND REVIEWS

Following acceptance of the EIS, the permitting phase is expected to take one to two years. Phases 1 and 2 will be undertaken in project years 2 through 10, and Phase 3 is estimated to occur in project years 10 through 15.

Table 2-1 Anticipated Permits and Reviews

Land Use Permits and Reviews Agency

Change of Land Use Conservation Subzone

Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR)

Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL)

With BLNR

HRS Chapter 6E Historic Preservation Review

DLNR State Historic Preservation Division

EIS Acceptability Determination DLNR & BLNR

(Accepting Authority)

Site Development Building Permits Agency

Grading Permit City and County of Honolulu

Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP)

Grubbing Permit DPP

Trenching Permit DPP

Building Permit DPP: Civil Engineering Branch,

Wastewater Branch Board of Water Supply

Other Approvals Agency

NPDES Permit – General Permit Coverage Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH)

Clean Water Branch (CWB)

Highways Review and Traffic Signal Warrant Study

Hawai‘i State Department of Transportation Highways Division

Section 401 Water Quality Certification DOH - CWB

Section 404 Permit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Stream Channel Alteration Permit DLNR Commission on Water Resource Management



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3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

3.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Climate

The project area’s temperatures generally have small seasonal variations between the warmest months (August and September) and the coolest months (January and February). The average temperature in Kāneʻohe is in the 70s. Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 11 degrees Fahrenheit.

Soils and Topography

The site consists of four soil types: the higher elevations consist of Halemano Silty Clay with Alaeloa Silty Clay in the less steep sections. The Halemano series consists of very deep, well-drained soils on gulch sides with slopes of 30 percent to 90 percent. These soils are well-drained and exhibit rapid or very rapid runoff and moderately rapid permeability. Alaeloa soils are characterized as well-drained soils which are gently sloping to very steep, and exhibit moderate rapid permeability, medium runoff, and moderate erosion hazards.

The Hawaiʻi Loa campus lies between the base of Ulumawao Mountain and Kamehameha Highway. The highest point of the parcel is at approximately 693 feet above mean sea level (MSL); steep slopes drop to the vicinity of the existing campus roadway and level out parallel to Kamehameha Highway. This lower elevation swath slopes slightly northwest, from approximately 300 feet MSL in the southwest corner to approximately 235 feet MSL in the northwest corner.

The existing facilities range from 309 feet MSL at the entrance parking lot, to 336 feet MSL at the foundation of the Academic Center.

Surface Water and Drainage

Māmalahoa Stream is shown in the National Wetlands Inventory as parallel to Kamehameha Highway. The stream is considered intermittent and receives runoff from the Pali Golf Course through a series of culverts that convey the storm water under Kamehameha Highway to campus. The stream exits the parcel at the northwest corner and heads north/northwest towards Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden.

On campus, the stream appears as a grassed swale and only flows during periods of high storm water runoff. Flows generally begin from off-site at the south/southwest corner of campus from the Pali Golf Course and points mauka, which is conveyed via a 10-foot by 10-foot box culvert under Kamehameha Highway. Water draining from the northbound lane of Kamehameha Highway follows a concrete swale to a drain inlet that discharges at the soccer field. Additional runoff flows from Ulumawao Mountain, which forms the parcel’s highest elevations on the eastern boundary.



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Flood Hazard

Based on the geographic information system (GIS) available on the Department of Land and Natural Resources Flood Hazard Assessment Tool, the property is located in Zone D. This indicates that the property is in an unstudied area where flood hazards are undetermined, but flooding is still possible.

Flora and Fauna

The proposed project will occur within the existing developed portion of the campus. The area is typical of lowland Oʻahu environs: dominated by non-native plants, and providing no significant habitat for native or endangered species. During a 2009 biological survey, no protected species of plants were identified. While none are anticipated to occur in this area, another flora and fauna reconnaissance survey will be conducted specifically for the AHC proposed project. The findings will be described in the forthcoming EIS.

3.2 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

Archaeological and Cultural Resources

Kāneʻohe has long been viewed as a valuable ahupuaʻa (land division extending from the uplands to the sea) in terms of agricultural and fishery productivity. Archaeological inventory surveys conducted to the north of the Hawaiʻi Loa campus identified roughly a dozen historic properties. During the historic period (post-European contact), traditional dry and wetland cultigens were replaced with rice, sugar cane, and pineapple within the productive agricultural fields of Kāneʻohe. An early twentieth-century photograph shows most of the current project area under pineapple cultivation, suggesting any pre-contact surficial structures that may have existed were likely destroyed. A review of background research indicates land modification and development associated with pineapple cultivation, military infrastructure, and construction of the Hawaiʻi Loa Campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s have likely destroyed or severely impacted any previously existing historic properties within the current project area. Therefore, no historic properties are expected to be located within the current project area. However, additional archaeological site work will be conducted to evaluate the footprint of the proposed medical center use areas, which will confirm or update earlier findings.

Numerous wahi pana (storied places) of the moku (district) of Koʻolau Poko and the ahupuaʻa of Kāneʻohe place provide cultural context for the site. The mountainous section of Kāneʻohe ahupuaʻa, outside but near the Hawaiʻi Loa campus site, contains several wahi pana connected to the stunning landscape of the pali (cliffs), with towering puʻu (peaks) over the sheer cliff rock faces overlooking the mauka (upland, mountain) forests. A Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) will be conducted for the project and will document known stories, legends, sites, and uses of the region for cultural practices. From the CIA conducted for past proposed expansion of the HPU facility, marking ahupuaʻa throughout Koʻolau Poko and specifically near the site to recognize the Kailua and Kāneʻohe boundary with ʻahu (stacked stones) is a renewed practice. Community members previously consulted also request the previously proposed expansion of the HPU project not alter the natural and cultural landscape of the ridge behind the campus, as this is part of the traditional ahupuaʻa boundary.



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Access, Circulation, and Parking

Access to the Hawaiʻi Loa campus is through one ingress and egress point to/from Kamehameha Highway, directly across from the Pali Municipal Golf Course and near the intersection with Pali Highway. One bus stop on each side of Kamehameha Highway near the campus ingress point are serviced by the Honolulu City and County’s “The Bus” routes 55, 65 and 77, both north- and south- bound. Routes 56, 57, 57A, 87 and 89 are serviced both towards east- (Kailua) and west-bound (Honolulu) on the Pali Highway approximately 0.25 mile away. A walkway between the divided Kamehameha Highway facilitates pedestrians between the campus and the Pali Highway; pedestrians must utilize a crosswalk south of the campus access point.

Kamehameha Highway is a State highway under the jurisdiction of the State of Hawaiʻi - Department of Transportation Highways Division (HDOT-H). There are no public roads within the campus. Three internal roads are used for on-site vehicle flow. The primary drive from Kamehameha Highway leads to the Academic Center. A second drive is aligned between the student dormitories and the softball field. A third drive connects from the student dormitories to a fire access road above the existing buildings.

Parking is provided in asphalt surface parking lots and parallel parking stalls. Two large asphalt surface parking lots are sited near the property entrance off Kamehameha Highway. Parallel parking stalls are located along the private internal access ways, and several smaller asphalt lots are located near the dormitories and other structures.

Exiting the campus in a vehicle heading south to the Pali or Kalanianaole highways can be difficult due to the amount and speed of traffic traveling in both directions on Kamehameha Highway. A Traffic Impact Analysis Report will be prepared, and its findings and recommendations will be included in the forthcoming Draft EIS.

Infrastructure and Utilities

Currently, the site is utilized by the Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Hawaiʻi Loa campus. Eleven buildings have been constructed on site since 1969, including an Academic Center, dining commons, six residence halls, two modular buildings containing faculty and administrative offices, a maintenance building, and surface parking for approximately 500 vehicles located down-slope from the buildings. The site is landscaped with a multitude of shrubs and mature trees; a baseball diamond and soccer field complete the campus facilities (Figure 2-3).

The existing project site has water and electric services, sewer connections, and solid waste collection services. Water service for the campus comes off the Board of Water Supply (BWS) 12-inch water main located in the northbound lane of Kamehameha Highway. Four private fire hydrants and one BWS-owned hydrant are located on campus. Two of the newer, smaller buildings are equipped with fire sprinkler systems.

Electrical and telecom infrastructure is currently routed to the site. The campus central plant contains a HECO transformer connected via overhead line along the access drive, to the primary service lines along Kamehameha Highway. Hawaiian Telecom and Spectrum communication lines are currently routed as overhead lines along the driveway to Kamehameha Highway and to the dormitory and dining common buildings.



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Two sewer mains combine and gravity flow to the on-site pump station that moves wastewater through a 10-inch force main to the City and County of Honolulu-owned Halekou Sewage Pump Station.

Hazardous Materials

Handling of hazardous materials and potentially hazardous waste will be described in the forthcoming Draft EIS. Potentially hazardous building materials (e.g. asbestos) may be identified during demolition of the 1960- and 1970-era buildings and a qualified contractor will be contracted to remove and dispose of materials in keeping with applicable codes and regulations. Long-term hazardous waste generation associated with medical services will follow regulatory disposal guidelines and utilize a qualified waste handler.

Air Quality

Vehicle emissions are currently the most common type of pollution generated at the 133-acre project site. Air quality is very good since the highest number of cars entering and exiting the project site occurs only during morning and afternoon peak traffic hours and overall volumes are relatively low.

Noise

The primary source of noise is traffic on Kamehameha Highway. Except for the on-campus residential facilities, there are no other residences in the vicinity.

Visual

Views from Kamehameha Highway immediately after turning left from Pali Highway reveal dense shrubs and trees that completely shield the Hawaiʻi Loa campus. Approaching the entrance of the campus, trees give way to shrubs and bushes that allow views of the existing parking lot. From the access drive to the Pali Golf Course looking towards campus, only the guard shack at the parking entrance is readily visible due to trees and dense landscaping. Another vantage point is from the municipal Pali Golf Course clubhouse, which would be seen by golfers and clubhouse visitors. This view includes the rooftops of several structures at HPU, but most are hidden behind tall trees.

Approaching HPU from the direction of the H-3 Freeway, the shrubbery continues until a sign in the median is visible directing drivers to HPU, and the campus, again, is shielded from view by dense brush and trees.

Another prominent vantage point is from the Pali Lookout, accessed by a turn-off from Pali Highway. The lookout offers an expansive view of Windward Oʻahu, and the Hawaiʻi Loa campus is visible from this perspective. The light-colored Academic Center is the most prominent feature among the landscaped features of the campus and is surrounded by trees and shrubs.



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4.0 IMPACTS ASSESSMENT AND POSSIBLE MITIGATIVE MEASURES

The forthcoming EIS will include, as required by HAR §11-200, a description of the environment in the vicinity of the proposed action as it exists before the action’s commencement. Impacts to the natural and/or human environment for all phases of the action are to be considered, along with indirect and cumulative impacts. Technical assessments will describe existing conditions and provide an evaluation of potential impacts to the area’s flora and fauna, the archaeological and cultural resources within the area, traffic flow, and noise. Storm water drainage, infrastructure needs, and impacts to municipal services will also be analyzed in the forthcoming EIS. Impacts will be described as short-term, long-term, and cumulative.

4.1 SHORT-TERM IMPACTS

Short-term impacts would occur during the construction period. Noise from demolition and construction equipment, dust from demolition and grading, and erosion from grading and excavation are typical impacts. The ability to stage and store construction equipment and trucks on site will help to minimize traffic impacts stemming from construction.

Short-term economic benefits anticipated during construction would include direct, indirect, and induced employment opportunities and multiplier effects but not at a level that would generate significant state-wide economic expansion.

The EIS will more specifically assess the probable impacts. Construction-generated impacts will be minimized and mitigated through adherence to Best Management Practices (BMP), NPDES Construction permit requirements, and other relevant regulations. The types of BMPs and controls to be implemented during construction periods will be described in the forthcoming EIS.

4.2 LONG-TERM IMPACTS

Long-term impacts are those probable changes that would occur following implementation of the action. Each environmental and human resource described in the EIS will include a discussion of possible short- and long-term impacts. Minimization and mitigation measures can be implemented to ensure no significant impacts will occur as a result of the project. Specific resources currently identified as warranting analysis include surface water and drainage, visual impacts, traffic, community services, and economic benefits.

4.3 INDIRECT AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

Projects that exist or are planned in the region will be assessed for the potential to add to the direct and indirect (secondary) impacts identified for the AHC Master Plan at the Hawaiʻi Loa campus.



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5.0 LAND USE PLANS, POLICIES, AND CONTROLS

The EIS will identify relevant Federal, State, and City level land use plans, policies and controls applicable to the project. On the State level, the EIS will review the project’s compliance with the Hawaiʻi State Plan, 2050 Sustainability Plan, State Functional Plans, State Land Use, Conservation District Rules, historic preservation, the environmental review process, storm water management, and water quality regulations. On the County level, the EIS will evaluate the consistency of the project with the City and County of Honolulu General Plan and it's Koʻolau Poko Sustainable Communities Plan and relevant portions of the Land Use Ordinance.

The forthcoming EIS will include an expanded discussion on the project’s conformance with the following land use plans, policies and controls initially identified as relevant for the proposed action. The list may be refined with input to this EIS Preparation Notice.

Federal

Coastal Zone Management Act

Title III of the Americans with Disability Act

State of Hawaiʻi

Environmental Impact Statements, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 343

Hawaiʻi State Plan (HRS Chapter 226)

Hawaiʻi State Functional Plans

Hawaiʻi 2050 Sustainability Plan

State Land Use Law (HRS Chapter 205)

Conservation District

Coastal Zone Management, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 205A

City and County of Honolulu

City and County of Honolulu General Plan

Ko‘olau Poko Sustainable Communities Plan (KPSCP)

City and County of Honolulu Land Use Ordinance (LUO)



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6.0 DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS

6.1 SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA

Under the Hawaiʻi Environmental Law (HRS 343) and its implementing rules HAR §11-200, a project proponent (“applicant”) is to determine, through an environmental assessment, whether an action may have a significant effect on the environment. The analysis includes the project’s direct and secondary effects, as well as probable cumulative effects, over both the short- and long-term. In most instances, an action shall be determined to have a significant effect on the environment if it meets any of the 13 criteria specified in HAR §11-200-12:

1. Involves an irrevocable commitment to loss or destruction of any natural or cultural resource;

2. Curtails the range of beneficial uses of the environment; 3. Conflicts with the state's long-term environmental policies or goals and guidelines as

expressed in chapter 344, HRS, and any revisions thereof and amendments thereto, court decisions, or executive orders;

4. Substantially affects the economic or social welfare of the community or State; 5. Substantially affects public health; 6. Involves substantial secondary impacts, such as population changes or effects on public

facilities; 7. Involves a substantial degradation of environmental quality; 8. Is individually limited but cumulatively has considerable effect upon the environment or

involves a commitment for larger actions; 9. Substantially affects a rare, threatened, or endangered species, or its habitat; 10. Detrimentally affects air or water quality or ambient noise levels; 11. Affects or is likely to suffer damage by being located in an environmentally sensitive area

such as a flood plain, tsunami zone, beach, erosion-prone area, geologically hazardous land, estuary, fresh water, or coastal waters;

12. Substantially affects scenic vistas and viewplanes identified in county or state plans 13. Requires substantial energy consumption.

As noted in Section 1.1 of this EISPN, so as to not overlook any potentially significant impacts to the natural and/or human environment, an EIS-level analysis will be undertaken for the project.



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7.0 AGENCIES AND PARTIES CONSULTED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE EISPN

Consultation is required under HAR §11-200-15 and has begun with identified stakeholders for the proposed Adventist Health Castle – Hawaiʻi Loa campus. The consultation process will be ongoing throughout the preparation of the Draft EIS; distribution of this EIS Preparation Notice (EISPN) provides the broader public an opportunity to provide input and to become a consulted party. Input from these consultations will help shape the analysis of the forthcoming EIS by identifying important issues, potential impacts and refining the scope of technical studies.

Below is a list of agencies, organizations, and individuals contacted during the preparation of the EISPN, or identified as recipients of the EISPN. This list will be updated to include those parties that provide written comments to the EISPN and will be further refined upon in consultation with the State Office of Environmental Quality and Control prior to publication of the Draft EIS.

Table 7-1 EISPN Distribution List

Federal Agencies

US Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Geological Survey, Pacific Islands Water Science Center

Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division

State of Hawai‘i Agencies

Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) Office of Planning

Department of Defense

Department of Education

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Department of Health (DOH) Environmental Planning Office

Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Historic Preservation Division Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands

Department of Transportation (DOT) Highways Division



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Land Use Commission

Office of Environmental Quality Control

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

University of Hawai‘i, Water Resources Research Center / Environmental Center

City and County of Honolulu Departments

Board of Water Supply

Department of Transportation Services

Department of Planning and Permitting

Honolulu Fire Department

Honolulu Police Department

Kāne‘ohe Neighborhood Board, No. 30

Kailua Neighborhood Board, No. 31

Elected Officials

Honolulu City Council Councilmember Ikaika Anderson, District 3

State Senator Jill N. Tokuda, District 24

State Senator Laura H. Thielen, District 25

State House Representative Ken Ito, District 49

State House Representative Cynthia Thielen, District 50

State House Representative Chris Lee, District 51

Community Interest Groups and Organizations

‘Ahahui Mālama i ka Lōkahi

Blue Zones

Harold K.L. Castle Foundation

Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club



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Other Public Notification Venues

Media

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Libraries

Kailua Public Library

Kāne‘ohe Public Library

State Main Library

Legislative Reference Bureau

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