An update to the development at the top of Hao Street
WE DID IT! The Trust for Public Land coordinated with the City and the landowner to purchase the property. The purchase of the property closed on September 29, 2019. The City Council re-zoned the property from residential to preservation on March 1, 2020. The `Āina Haina Community worked from 1970 to prevent development of the property due to the unstable soil and the risk for slipping of structures and falling boulders
Background:
Surrounded by the City and County of Honolulu’s ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve and the State’s Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve lies a 9.5-acre privately owned property (“the Property”) that the City and County, The Trust for Public Land, the ‘Aina Haina community, and the State are working to protect and add to the ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve. The Property is the trailhead for the beloved Wailupe Valley Trail and allows people to connect with Wailupe Valley’s rich history and resources.
Expanding the ‘Āina Haina Nature Preserve
The utmost mauka portion of the Property is recognized critical habitat for the endangered O‘ahu ‘Elepaio – a species revered in Hawaiian culture as the ‘aumakua of canoe builders. The State has fenced approximately 9 acres further up the valley to protect O‘ahu ‘Elepaio and assist in native habitat restoration. Community members are involved in State O‘ahu ‘Elepaio habitat restoration efforts, advocacy for protection of the Property, and culturally appropriate care of the ancient cultural sites.
The Property provides the only access to the state designated Wailupe Valley hunting area and the community and broader public regularly use the Property to gain access to Wailupe Valley for hiking, gathering of traditional plants, recreation, worship, and bird-watching. Wailupe Stream, which runs through portions of the Property, is the only un-channelized stream in East Honolulu, and likely the only stream in East Honolulu that sustains endemic stream life including ‘opae kala‘ole (native shrimp variety), and ‘o‘opu (goby fish).
Surrounded by the City and County of Honolulu’s ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve and the State’s Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve lies a 9.5-acre privately owned property (“the Property”) that the City and County, The Trust for Public Land, the ‘Aina Haina community, and the State are working to protect and add to the ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve. The Property is the trailhead for the beloved Wailupe Valley Trail and allows people to connect with Wailupe Valley’s rich history and resources. See a Map
The City and County of Honolulu hopes to purchase the property to preserve public access to Wailupe Valley and to allow for public education and community involvement in caring for the forest.
Click here to see a 2 page fact sheet
WE DID IT! The Trust for Public Land coordinated with the City and the landowner to purchase the property. The purchase of the property closed on September 29, 2019. The City Council re-zoned the property from residential to preservation on March 1, 2020. The `Āina Haina Community worked from 1970 to prevent development of the property due to the unstable soil and the risk for slipping of structures and falling boulders
Background:
Surrounded by the City and County of Honolulu’s ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve and the State’s Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve lies a 9.5-acre privately owned property (“the Property”) that the City and County, The Trust for Public Land, the ‘Aina Haina community, and the State are working to protect and add to the ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve. The Property is the trailhead for the beloved Wailupe Valley Trail and allows people to connect with Wailupe Valley’s rich history and resources.
Expanding the ‘Āina Haina Nature Preserve
The utmost mauka portion of the Property is recognized critical habitat for the endangered O‘ahu ‘Elepaio – a species revered in Hawaiian culture as the ‘aumakua of canoe builders. The State has fenced approximately 9 acres further up the valley to protect O‘ahu ‘Elepaio and assist in native habitat restoration. Community members are involved in State O‘ahu ‘Elepaio habitat restoration efforts, advocacy for protection of the Property, and culturally appropriate care of the ancient cultural sites.
The Property provides the only access to the state designated Wailupe Valley hunting area and the community and broader public regularly use the Property to gain access to Wailupe Valley for hiking, gathering of traditional plants, recreation, worship, and bird-watching. Wailupe Stream, which runs through portions of the Property, is the only un-channelized stream in East Honolulu, and likely the only stream in East Honolulu that sustains endemic stream life including ‘opae kala‘ole (native shrimp variety), and ‘o‘opu (goby fish).
Surrounded by the City and County of Honolulu’s ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve and the State’s Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve lies a 9.5-acre privately owned property (“the Property”) that the City and County, The Trust for Public Land, the ‘Aina Haina community, and the State are working to protect and add to the ‘Aina Haina Nature Preserve. The Property is the trailhead for the beloved Wailupe Valley Trail and allows people to connect with Wailupe Valley’s rich history and resources. See a Map
The City and County of Honolulu hopes to purchase the property to preserve public access to Wailupe Valley and to allow for public education and community involvement in caring for the forest.
Click here to see a 2 page fact sheet
HISTORY:
Residences at Aina Haina LLC applies for permits at 1031 Hao St!
On October 2, 2012, Residences at Aina Haina LLC, owned by Jeff Stone, filed for permits to build two, two-story, single-family homes on the 9.5 acre parcel (TMK 36024001) located at 1031 Hao St. Although this is a significant downsizing from the original 2007 permits attempted for an 11-home subdivision, AHCA and residents throughout the community still share grave concerns about building on such steep slopes; the potential impact to homes below the site; the impacts of prolonged and complex construction on neighbors; and environmental impacts to surrounding preservation land where it is believed that such rare species as the Elepaio are making a comeback from the brink of extinction.
Please go to the news tab (above) on this web site and scroll down to the 2011 AHCA newsletter to read the history of this property and the community's many efforts to prevent potentially unsafe development on these slopes.
Please click the links below for copies of the most current permit application and the Request for Investigation and Service Report (RISR) filed by Councilman Stanley Chang's office with the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP). DPP's response to the RISR suggest that approval of the permits is imminent despite widespread community opposition to building on steep slopes where soil instability could cause dangerous slides and boulder falls. This poses a very real threat both to residents of the proposed dwellings, and to neighbors below the development.
Click here to view the: Residences at Aina Haina LLC October 1, 2012 Permit Applications
Clieck here to view: DPP response to RISR submitted by Councilman Stanley Chang on behalf of the AHCA Board of Directors
Residences at Aina Haina LLC applies for permits at 1031 Hao St!
On October 2, 2012, Residences at Aina Haina LLC, owned by Jeff Stone, filed for permits to build two, two-story, single-family homes on the 9.5 acre parcel (TMK 36024001) located at 1031 Hao St. Although this is a significant downsizing from the original 2007 permits attempted for an 11-home subdivision, AHCA and residents throughout the community still share grave concerns about building on such steep slopes; the potential impact to homes below the site; the impacts of prolonged and complex construction on neighbors; and environmental impacts to surrounding preservation land where it is believed that such rare species as the Elepaio are making a comeback from the brink of extinction.
Please go to the news tab (above) on this web site and scroll down to the 2011 AHCA newsletter to read the history of this property and the community's many efforts to prevent potentially unsafe development on these slopes.
Please click the links below for copies of the most current permit application and the Request for Investigation and Service Report (RISR) filed by Councilman Stanley Chang's office with the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP). DPP's response to the RISR suggest that approval of the permits is imminent despite widespread community opposition to building on steep slopes where soil instability could cause dangerous slides and boulder falls. This poses a very real threat both to residents of the proposed dwellings, and to neighbors below the development.
Click here to view the: Residences at Aina Haina LLC October 1, 2012 Permit Applications
Clieck here to view: DPP response to RISR submitted by Councilman Stanley Chang on behalf of the AHCA Board of Directors