KIRK CALDWELL MAYOR

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING

C ITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU 650 SOUTH KING STREET, 7Tt1 FLOOR • HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813

PHONE: (808) 768-8000 • FAX: (808) 768-6041 DEPT. WEB SITE: www.honoluludpp.org • CITY WEB SITE: www.honolulu .gov

January 27, 2020

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KATHY K. SOKUGAWA ACTING DIRECTOR

TIMOTHY F. T. HIU DEPUTY DIRECTOR

EUGENE H. TAKAHASHI DEPUTY DIRECTOR

2019/ED-S(FK)

Mr. Keith Kawaoka, Acting Director Office of Environmental Quality Control Department of Health, State of Hawaii 235 South Beretania Street, Room 702 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Dear Mr. Kawaoka:

SUBJECT: Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)

Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Acceptance PVT Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility Relocation PVT Land Company, Ltd. Applicant:

Agent: Hart Crowser, Inc. Location: 87-2020 Farrington Highway, Waianae District, Oahu, Hawaii

8-7-009: 007 Tax Map Key:

The Department of Planning and Permitting (OPP) is notifying you of our ACCEPTANCE of the FEIS for the subject project, as satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements of Chapter 343, HRS.

A. Proposed Action: The key components of the Proposed Action include: (1) Relocation of construction and demolition (C&D) waste receiving, materials sorting/recycling, and C&D disposal operations; (2) Relocation from the west side of Lualualei Naval Road to the east side of Lualualei Naval Road, modernization, and enhancement of recycling operations (e.g., installation of two materials recovery and diversion process lines); and (3) Installation of renewable energy facilities to power PVT operations (i.e., enclosed gasification unit and photovoltaic panels).

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B. Procedure:

1. On January 23, 2019, an Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN) for the proposed project was published by the Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) in The Environmental Notice. The EISPN was distributed to various City, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and individuals listed in Appendix J of the FEIS.

2. The 30-day consultation period for EISPN comments, and requests to be a consulted party, ended on February 22, 2019. The Applicant received 21 comment letters. The comment letters and the Applicant's responses are reproduced in Section 9 of the FEIS.

3. On July 23, 2019, notice of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was published by the OEQC in The Environmental Notice. The DEIS was distributed to various City, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and individuals listed in Appendix K of the FEIS.

4. The 45-day DEIS public review period ended on September 6, 2019. The Applicant received 184 comment letters. The comment letters and the Applicant's responses are reproduced in Section 1 O of the FEIS.

C. Environmental Impact Statement Content: The FEIS complies with the content requirements set forth in Section 11-200-18, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR).

D. Responses to Comments: The Applicant responded to substantial environmental comments that were raised during the public review and consultation process. The comment letters and Applicant responses are found in Section 9 and 10 of the FEIS. Revisions were appropriately made throughout the text of the FEIS.

E. Major Permits Required: The project is subject to obtaining a Special Use Permit and a Conditional Use Permit-Major.

F. Determination: The OPP has determined this FEIS to be acceptable under the procedures established in Chapter 343, HRS.

Mr. Keith Kawaoka January 27, 2020 Page 3

Pursuant to HAR Section 11-200-23, we request that the OEQC publish our determination regarding the subject FEIS in its next edition of The Environmental Notice on February 8, 2020. The following items are also enclosed.

• One hard copy and one electronic copy of the completed Publication Form and Project Summary.

Should you have any questions, please contact Franz Kraintz, AICP, of our staff, at 768-8046.

Very truly yours,

a Acting Director

KKS:ah

Enclosures

cc: Stephen Joseph, PVT Land Company, Ltd. Karl Bromwell, Hart Crowser, Inc.

Office of Environmental Quality Control February 2016 Revision

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APPLICANT PUBLICATION FORM

Project Name: PVT Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility (ISWMF) Relocation Project Short Name: PVT ISWMF Relocation HRS §343-5 Trigger(s): Propose landfill; HRS §343-5(a)(9)(C) Island(s): Oahu Judicial District(s): Waianae TMK(s): 8-7-009: 007 Permit(s)/Approval(s): • State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch, Solid Waste

Management Permit Modification • State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Clean Water Branch, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activity NOI B Modification • State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Clean Air Branch, Noncovered Source Permit • State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Wastewater Branch, Individual Wastewater System Permit • State of Hawaii, Land Use Commission, Special Use Permit • City and County of Honolulu, Planning Commission, Special Use Permit • City and County of Honolulu, Department of Planning and Permitting, Conditional Use Permit Major

Approving Agency: Department of Planning and Permitting, City and County of Honolulu

Contact Name, Email, Telephone, Address

Franz P. Kraintz, AICP Email: fkraintz@honolulu.gov Tel: (808) 768-8046 7th Floor, 650 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96813

Applicant: PVT Land Company, Ltd Contact Name, Email,

Telephone, Address Stephen E. Joseph, Vice-President Email: Steve@pvtland.com Tel: (808) 668-4561 87-2020 Farrington Highway Waianae, Hawaii 96792

Consultant: Hart Crowser, Inc. Contact Name, Email,

Telephone, Address Karl Bromwell Email: karl.bromwell@hartcrowser.com Tel: (808) 587-7747 7 Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste. 7-240 Honolulu, HI 96813

Status (select one) Submittal Requirements ____ DEA-AFNSI 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.

____ FEA-FONSI 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.

____ FEA-EISPN 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.

Office of Environmental Quality Control Applicant Publication Form February 2016 Revision

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____ Act 172-12 EISPN (“Direct to EIS”)

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.

____ DEIS 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.

____ 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 5) a searchable PDF of the distribution list; no comment period follows from publication in the Notice.

_X FEIS Acceptance Determination

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.

____ FEIS Statutory Acceptance

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 343-5(c), HRS, and therefore the applicant’s FEIS is deemed accepted as a matter of law.

____ Supplemental EIS Determination

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.

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

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

Project Summary PVT owns and operates the only publicly-available, commercial construction and demolition (C&D) debris management facility on Oahu, Tax Map Keys 8-7-009: 025 and 8-7-021: 026. Its facility is part of the City and County of Honolulu’s solid waste management plan and provides a critical service to the construction industry and the City’s disaster response efforts. PVT’s materials recovery facility reuses or recycles 80% of the C&D debris received. While this has extended the life of the landfill, the construction boom on Oahu has generated more C&D debris than anticipated. PVT is initiating landfill closure activities in accordance with its permit. The PVT facility closure would leave Oahu without a C&D landfill and materials recovery facility. PVT proposes to (1) relocate its existing C&D debris receiving, recycling, and disposal operation to a parcel, owned by a PVT-affiliate, on the opposite (eastern) side of Lualualei Naval Road from its current location, (2) upgrade its recycling operations by installing two materials recovery and processing lines, and (3) install renewable energy facilities (a gasification unit or anaerobic digestion system and photovoltaic panels) to power its operations. The relocation will allow uninterrupted C&D debris management, focusing on the diversion of 80% of construction debris from the landfill through reuse and recycling.