KAHULUI — The Draft Environmental Assessment/Anticipated Finding of No Significant Impact for the Kahului Civic Center Mixed-Use Complex is published in the Jan. 23, 2022 issue of “The Environmental Notice.”

Residents can review the document and learn how to submit testimony through the state Office of Planning and Sustainable Development’s Environmental Review Program website at https://planning.hawaii.gov/erp/.

The state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism’s Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHFDC) is proposing to undertake the Kahului Civic Center Mixed-Use Complex project at the intersection of West Ka’ahumanu Avenue and Kane Street.

The project is a collaborative effort between the HHFDC and state Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS). The site is owned by the state, which was set aside to the HHFDC via Executive Order No. 4590 (dated July 29, 2019), for the purpose of developing the project and the new Central Maui Transit Hub.

The Transit Hub is currently being constructed by the Maui County Department of Transportation (MDOT) on the southeast portion (0.85 acres) of the site along Vevau Street and is not within the scope of the project.

The project involves the construction of affordable and market-rate multi-family housing and a State Kahului Civic Center.

Approximately 300 multi-family dwelling units (mixture of one-, two- and three-bedroom units) with approximately 414 parking spaces will be developed.

More than 50 percent of the dwelling units will be affordable to households earning 140 percent or below the Area Median Family Income (MFI) as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 201H.

An approximately 66,000-square foot civic center with approximately 182 parking spaces will be developed. The center will include state office space; classroom and support space for the state Department of Education (DOE) McKinley Community School for Adults (MCSA)-Maui Campus; and space for a new Kahului Public Library.

Approximately 5,000 square feet of community-oriented commercial space may be included in either the multi-family housing building(s) or the civic center.

The project will also include new landscaping, site improvements, and off-site vehicular and pedestrian facilities improvements.

Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and partial removal of a stone wall, will be required to accommodate the project.