Alan C. Hilton

The meeting focused on action items regarding airport and harbor land permits and leases. Airport items included the issuance of a revocable permit for ground service equipment parking at Kahului Airport, a permit for office and support facilities for Alaska Airlines at the same location, and a directly-negotiated facilities lease for the Hawaii Fire Department at Hilo International Airport. Harbor items covered the issuance of a revocable permit for office space at Kahului Harbor, a 10-year license for environmental data collection equipment at Nawiliwili Harbor, construction rights-of-entry at Kalaeloa Barbers Point and Honolulu Harbors, and a permit for container storage at Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor.

The meeting included several airport and harbor action items. Airport agenda items involved the issuance of a revocable permit for ground service equipment parking, a revocable permit for office and support facilities, and a directly negotiated facilities lease for a building and land. Harbors agenda items covered the issuance of a revocable permit for office space, a ten-year license for tide houses and weather equipment, the removal of stockpile material, a revocable permit for spill response gear storage, and the issuance of a construction right of entry for building and parking area access.

The public hearing discussed the designation of a traffic emergency zone for a section of the H2 highway to expedite bridge joint repairs. The discussion covered the technical repair plan, which includes removing and demolishing the existing failed joint seal, installing reinforced bars, using fast-setting concrete, and installing a new compression seal. Officials clarified that the construction work will involve single-lane closures throughout the weekend to ensure traffic flow is maintained.

The meeting addressed multiple land use and permit matters across various airports and harbors. Key action items included the issuance of various revocable permits for warehouse space, automobile parking, aircraft parking, and office space at Daniel K. Inouye International, Hilo International, Ellison Onizuka Kona International, and Kawaihapai Airfield. Additionally, the department authorized a right-of-entry for environmental investigations at Kalaeloa Airport and a cargo lease for Federal Express Corporation. Harbors-related agenda items involved authorizations for warehouse, storage, and office space permits, as well as construction rights-of-entry and support vessel moorage for the United States Coast Guard and Marine Spill Response Corporation at Honolulu, Kahului, Port Allen, Nawiliwili, and Hilo Harbors.

The agenda focuses on land matters including the issuance of revocable permits for terminal space, office, and support facilities for Aeko Kula, LLC and Alaska Airlines, Inc. at Kahului Airport, and a facility lease for the Hawaii Fire Department at Hilo International Airport. Harbors action items include permit issuances for Universal Protection Service, LP and Marine Spill Response Corporation, a 10-year license to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for equipment and tide houses, and construction rights-of-entry for Royal Contracting Co., Ltd. and Young Brothers, LLC.