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CONSERVATION DISTRICT USEPERMIT APPLICATION
Thirty Meter Telescope Project
Island of Hawai‘i
 
Applicant:
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
 
 
 Table of Contents Conservation District Use Permit ApplicationTMT ObservatoryPage i
Table of Contents
Section PageList of Figures ............................................................................................................................ iii
 
List of Tables .............................................................................................................................. iv
 
Acronyms and Abbreviations .......................................................................................................v
 
CONSERVATION DISTRICT USE APPLICATION (CDUA) ...............................................1
 
Applicant ...................................................................................................................................1
 
Property Owner(s) ....................................................................................................................2
 
Agent 2
 
1
 
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED USE .................................................... 1-1
 
1.1
 
Background ...................................................................................................................... 1-1
 
1.2
 
Overview of the Proposed Use ........................................................................................ 1-5
 
1.3
 
Detailed Description of TMT Facilities ........................................................................... 1-6
 
1.3.1
 
TMT Observatory ...................................................................................................... 1-7
 
1.3.2
 
TMT Access Way .................................................................................................... 1-11
 
1.3.3
 
Batch Plant Staging Area ......................................................................................... 1-13
 
1.3.4
 
Electrical Upgrades .................................................................................................. 1-13
 
1.3.5
 
Construction Activities ............................................................................................ 1-14
 
1.3.6
 
Decommissioning Activities. ................................................................................... 1-14
 
1.4
 
Building Footprints ........................................................................................................ 1-14
 
1.5
 
Existing (before) and Proposed (after) Graphics ........................................................... 1-14
 
1.6
 
Related Uses Outside the Conservation District ............................................................ 1-14
 
1.7
 
Preliminary Architectural Renderings ........................................................................... 1-16
 
1.8
 
Project Schedule............................................................................................................ 1-18
 
1.9
 
Violations on Parcel ....................................................................................................... 1-20
 
1.9.1
 
HA 05-08 ................................................................................................................. 1-20
 
1.9.2
 
HA 09-53 ................................................................................................................. 1-20
 
2
 
CONSERVATION DISTRICT CONSISTENCY ......................................................... 2-1
 
2.1
 
Purpose of Conservation District ..................................................................................... 2-1
 
2.2
 
Objective of Subzone ....................................................................................................... 2-2
 
2.2.1
 
Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan ......................................................... 2-3
 
2.2.2
 
TMT Management Plan ............................................................................................. 2-3
 
2.3
 
Coastal Zone Management .............................................................................................. 2-4
 
2.3.1
 
Recreational Resources .............................................................................................. 2-4
 
2.3.2
 
Historic/Cultural Resources ....................................................................................... 2-4
 
2.3.3
 
Scenic and Open Space Resources ............................................................................ 2-5
 
2.3.4
 
Coastal Ecosystems .................................................................................................... 2-5
 
2.3.5
 
Economic Uses........................................................................................................... 2-5
 
2.3.6
 
Coastal Hazards ......................................................................................................... 2-6
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
Section Page
Table of Contents Conservation District Use Permit ApplicationTMT ObservatoryPage ii
2.3.7
 
Managing Development ............................................................................................. 2-6
 
2.4
 
Substantial Adverse Impact ............................................................................................. 2-6
 
2.5
 
Compatibility with Surroundings ................................................................................... 2-27
 
2.6
 
Preservation of Environment ......................................................................................... 2-27
 
2.7
 
Changes In Intensity of Land Use Due To Subdivision ................................................ 2-28
 
2.8
 
Public Health, Safety and Welfare ................................................................................. 2-28
 
2.8.1
 
Collection and Treatment of Sanitary Wastewater .................................................. 2-28
 
2.8.2
 
Collection, Handling, and Disposal of Solid Waste ................................................ 2-28
 
2.8.3
 
Handling and Transport of Hazardous Materials ..................................................... 2-29
 
2.8.4
 
Collection and Treatment of Mirror Washing Wastewater...................................... 2-31
 
2.8.5
 
Sound Levels ............................................................................................................ 2-31
 
3
 
EXISTING SITE INFORMATION ............................................................................... 3-1
 
3.1
 
Description of Existing Structures ................................................................................... 3-1
 
3.2
 
Description of Current Landscaping/Grading .................................................................. 3-1
 
3.3
 
Description of Existing Utilities ...................................................................................... 3-1
 
3.4
 
Existing Access (Roadways/Public Trails) ...................................................................... 3-4
 
3.4.1
 
Roadways ................................................................................................................... 3-4
 
3.4.2
 
Public Trails ............................................................................................................... 3-4
 
3.5
 
Flora and Fauna................................................................................................................ 3-5
 
3.5.1
 
Flora ........................................................................................................................... 3-5
 
3.5.2
 
Fauna .......................................................................................................................... 3-6
 
3.5.3
 
Threatened and Endangered Species ......................................................................... 3-7
 
3.6
 
Topography Description .................................................................................................. 3-8
 
3.7
 
Description of Existing Encumbrances ............................................................................ 3-8
 
4
 
CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................ 4-1
 
4.1
 
Description of Historic Properties and Traditional & Customary Practices .................... 4-1
 
4.1.1
 
Description of Historic Properties in the Vicinity of the TMT Observatory Site andthe Access Way .......................................................................................................... 4-1
 
4.1.2
 
Description of Historic Properties in the Vicinity of the Batch Plant Staging Area.. 4-3
 
4.1.3
 
Desc
ription of Historic Properties in the Vicinity of HELCO‟s Hale Pōhaku
Substation ................................................................................................................... 4-5
 
4.1.4
 
Cultural Practices Relevant to the Proposed Project.................................................. 4-5
 
4.2
 
Impact on Resources Used for Traditional and Customary Native Hawaiian Rights ...... 4-6
 
4.2.1
 
Impacts on Pilgrimage, Prayer, Shrine Construction and Offerings .......................... 4-7
 
4.2.2
 
Impacts on Collection of Water from Lake Waiau .................................................... 4-7
 
4.2.3
 
Impacts on Piko Deposition ....................................................................................... 4-8
 

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