Haw. Code R. § 19-170-51 - General purposes
(a) The legislature
of the State of Hawaii, by chapter 206J, HRS, established the Aloha Tower
complex area. In so doing, the legislature found the following respecting the
Aloha Tower complex:
(1) The area in downtown
Honolulu on the waterfront, including the Hale Awa Ku Moku Building and Irwin
Memorial Park, is one of the most valuable properties in downtown Honolulu and
certain portions of this area should be redeveloped, renovated, or improved to
better serve the economic, maritime, and recreational needs of the people of
Hawaii; and
(2) The Aloha Tower
complex still serves a vital maritime function that must be maintained to
insure adequacy and viability for existing and future maritime
activities.
(b) The
legislature authorized and empowered the Aloha Tower development corporation to
undertake the redevelopment of the Aloha Tower complex to strengthen the
international economic base of the community in trade activities, to enhance
the beautification of the waterfront, and in conjunction with the department of
transportation, to better serve modern maritime uses, and to provide for public
access and use of the waterfront property.
(c) The legislature further authorized and
empowered the authority to establish and adopt 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.
(d) With the support of
the legislature, the Governor's office of state planning prepared the Honolulu
waterfront master plan which reconfirmed that the Aloha Tower complex should
further serve as a stimulant to the commercial activities of the downtown
business community and help transform the waterfront into a "people
place."
(e) In accordance with its
rules of practice and procedure, the corporation selected a developer for the
Aloha Tower project area and entered into lease negotiations with said
developer.
(f) In accordance with
the declarations of the legislature, the corporation has caused to be prepared
a development plan for the Aloha Tower project area. As an integral part of
implementing this plan, and in compliance with the mandate of the legislature,
the authority has developed these development rules for the Aloha Tower project
area.
(g) 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 206J, HRS. It is
the further intent of the authority that these rules shall implement the
policies and programs relating to the Aloha Tower project area as set forth in
the provisions of the plan.
(h) So
that the Aloha Tower project area can be developed as an attractive and
desirable urban waterfront project, the corporation shall interpret these rules
to encourage flexibility of design.
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