Environmental Notice

Here is the initial notice about our new home that got some people nervous... they didn't understand. They didn't do their homework. That said, the new house to be built is different from the one described here and in a different location on the property:

(4) Utyro & Hauler SFR (HRS 343-5(c) DEA)
District: Puna
TMK: (3) 1-3-02:71
Applicant: Edward Utyro & Gary Hauler‚ 1870 Wyoming Avenue, NW, Apt 402‚ Washington, District of Columbia 20009
Approving
Agency: Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands‚ Department of Land and Natural Resources‚ P.O. Box 621‚ Honolulu,
HI 96809.
Consultant: Carlsmith Ball LLP‚ 121 Wai‘anuenue Avenue‚ Hilo, HI 96720.
Public Comment
Deadline: September 7‚ 2008
Status: Draft environmental assessment (DEA) notice pending 30-day public comment. Address comments to the applicant with
copies to the approving agency, consultant and OEQC.
Permits
Required: Conservation District Use Permit‚ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit ‚ Building Permit
The applicants propose to build a 4991 square foot single family residence. The 2-story building will contain three bedrooms, three
bathrooms, a swimming pool, spa, outdoor shower, and an “on-grade” terrace. A circular driveway with gates at each entry will connect the
residence to the main road.
The parcel is on the Kapoho-Kalapana Road, southwest of ‘Opihikao. The land is part of the Kau‘eleau lava flow. The makai boundary
of the property follows along the top of a pali. A state-owned parcel separates this parcel from the shoreline.
The flora is dominated by a relatively intact hala and ‘ohi‘a lehua forest mixed with a few introduced and invasive species. Approximately
1.5 acres of the site has been previously graded and landscaped. The landscaped area is dominated by introduced decorative species.
The project will involve the removal of approximately 39 hala, 6 ‘ohi‘a, and 4 ironwood trees. New grading and contouring will involve
11,000 square feet.
There are no known archaeological features on the property. The Pua‘akanu Cemetery lies immediately north of the parcel.
The project is setback 25 feet from the makai property line. Lateral access to the shoreline in the area is provided by a twenty-foot wide
public easement along the property’s eastern boundary.