Haw. Code R. § 15-23-1 - General purposes
(a) The legislature
of the State of Hawaii, by chapter 206E, HRS, established the Kakaako community
development district (hereinafter "Kakaako district") - In so doing, the
legislature determined that there was a need for replanning, renewal, or
redevelopment of that area. The legislature found the following with respect to
the Kakaako district:
(1) The Kakaako
district is centrally located in Honolulu proper, in close proximity to the
central business district, the government center, commercial and market
facilities, major existing and contemplated transportation routes and
recreational and service areas;
(2)
The Kakaako district, because of its present function as a service and light
industrial area, is relatively underdeveloped and has, especially in view of
its proximity to the urban core where the pressure for all land uses is strong,
the potential for increased growth and development that can alleviate community
needs such as low- or moderate-income housing, parks and open space, and
commercial and industrial facilities;
(3) The Kakaako district, if not redeveloped
or renewed, has the potential to become a blighted and deteriorated area.
Because of its present economic importance to the State in terms of industry
and subsequent employment, there is a need to preserve and enhance its value
and potential; and
(4) Kakaako has
a potential, if properly developed and improved, to become a planned new
community in consonance with surrounding urban areas.
(b) The legislature declared further that
there exists within the State vast, unmet community development needs, such as:
(1) Suitable housing for persons of low or
moderate income;
(2) Sufficient
commercial and industrial facilities for rent;
(3) Residential areas which have facilities
necessary for basic livability, such as parks and open space; and
(4) Areas which are planned for mixed uses.
The legislature declared that existing laws and private and public mechanisms have either proven incapable or inadequate to meet these needs. The legislature called upon the Hawaii community development authority to provide a new, innovative form of development and regulation to meet these needs.
(c) The
legislature authorized and empowered the Hawaii community development authority
to develop a community development plan for the district. It noted that the
plan should include a mixed-use district whereby industrial, commercial,
residential, and public uses may coexist compatibly in a vertical as well as
horizontal mixture within a single development lot. The legislature further
directed that in planning for such mixed uses, the authority shall also respect
and support the present function of Kakaako as a major economic center,
providing significant employment in such areas as light industrial,
wholesaling, service, and commercial activities.
(d) The legislature further authorized and
empowered the authority to establish and adopt community development rules
under chapter
91, HRS, on health, safety, building,
planning, zoning, and land use which shall supersede all other inconsistent
ordinances and rules relating to the use, zoning, planning, and development of
land and construction thereon.
(e)
In accordance with the declarations of the legislature, the authority has
developed community development plans for the Kakaako district. As an integral
part of implementing these plans, and in compliance with the mandate of the
legislature, the authority has developed these innovative community development
rules for the Kakaako district.
(f)
It is the intent of the authority that these rules shall be established and
adopted to implement the purposes and intent of the legislature as set forth in
chapter 206E, HRS. It is the further intent of the authority that these rules
shall implement the policies and programs relating to the Kakaako district as
set forth in the provisions of the community development plan.
(g) So that Kakaako can be developed as an
attractive and desirable urban community, the authority shall interpret these
rules to encourage flexibility of design.
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