LIHU‘E — Someone warned us that Carl Tashima wasn’t going to easily give up on his dream of a multi-use project in Hanapepe even if the odds seem stacked against it. Despite the fact that his efforts to encourage state
LIHU‘E — Someone warned us that Carl Tashima wasn’t going to easily give up on his dream of a multi-use project in Hanapepe even if the odds seem stacked against it.
Despite the fact that his efforts to encourage state decision-makers from Gov. Linda Lingle on down to support his project and consider offering up long-term leases of state land for the project have been thus far unsuccessful, Tashima is pressing on, and wants to talk about the proposal to whomever might want to also talk.
He has a talk-story session planned for today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holy Cross Church hall along Kaumuali‘i Highway in Kalaheo.
There, he will explain the project and listen to comments and concerns, he said.
He is still seeking public support of the project, which will include thousands of single-family homes for Kauaians, a timeshare resort near the county Salt Pond Beach Park, and much more.
He is looking for an agreement from state officials to allow his hui to submit a master plan, financial plan and administrative plan for the project, he said during an interview at The Garden Island earlier this month.
Once an agreement is struck, he’ll have 12 months to 18 months to come up with a master plan, submit it to the state, and wait for the state response.
Once the first state response is received, he’ll have six months to revise the plan to comply with state-suggested revisions, he said.
After the second revision comes back with state suggestions, he’ll have three months to revise and comply, with a final revision giving him just one month to revise and respond.
If he receives the no-go sign from state officials at the one-month mark, then the project will be a no-go, and he’ll have to start the process all over again, he said.
For more information, call Tashima at 631-8188.
