DATE:       October 23, 2026         

TIME:        9:00 a.m.

PLACE:    DLNR Boardroom, Kalanimoku Bldg.
1151 Punchbowl Street, 1^st Floor / & Online via Zoom

Meeting ID:  874 6060 1596

ZOOM LINK:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87460601596

LIVE STREAM:  https://www.youtube.com/live/fE_mbAgzKGM

This agenda and the listed submittals will be provided in the Board Packet. This meeting will be held using interactive conference technology under section 92-3.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).  Board members, staff, applicants, testifiers, and the public can choose to participate in person, online via Zoom, or by telephone. The public may also view the live meeting via its live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/live/fE_mbAgzKGM

To Provide Written Testimony

We encourage interested persons to submit written testimony in advance of the meeting, which will be distributed to Board members prior to the meeting and allow a timely review. Please submit written testimony via email to: blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov. Written testimonies can also be mailed to: P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809. Written testimonies may be posted upon the Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting website; as a precaution, please be mindful with any personal information prior to submitting unless you intend it to be shared. Late written testimony will be retained as part of the record and distributed to Board members as soon as practicable, but we cannot ensure the Board will receive it in sufficient time to review, prior to decision-making.

To Provide In-Person Oral Testimony (masks are highly encouraged)

Members of the public may attend and provide oral testimony in person at: 1151 Punchbowl St. Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), Honolulu, Hawaii.

To Provide Testimony by Telephone

On the day of the meeting at the start of the agenda item you wish to testify on, dial 1-719-359-4580 (Zoom); input the meeting ID:  874 6060 1596 and follow the prompts.

To Provide Video/Zoom Testimony

You may testify using the Zoom Link provided on page one of this agenda. You may sign up in advance of the meeting by emailing blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov at least 24 hours before the meeting and including (1) your name or a pseudonym name, if you wish to remain anonymous; (2) email address; and (3) the agenda item you wish to testify on. Once your request has been received, you will receive a confirmation email with pertinent information. You may testify without signing up in advance.

We kindly ask that all oral/video testimony be limited to not more than two (2) minutes. We ask that you identify yourself and any affiliation before speaking, but you can choose not to do so.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact, BLNR Secretary, at 808.587.0404 or blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this agenda and other materials are available in alternate/accessible formats.

The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to section 92-5(a)(4), HRS, to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.

In some of the matters before the Board, a person may wish to request a contested case hearing. If such a request is made before the Board's decision, then the Board will consider the request first - before considering the merits of the item before it. A person who wants a contested case may also wait until the Board decides the issue, then request the contested case after the decision but before the close of the board meeting. It is up to you. Any request must also be made in writing within ten calendar days. If no request for contested case is made, the Board will make a decision. The Department will treat the decision as final and proceed accordingly.

Agenda Item Legend

A – Minutes

B – Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement

C – Division of Forestry and Wildlife

D – Land Division

E – Division of State Parks

F – Division of Aquatic Resources

G – Bureau of Conveyances

H – Administration

I – State Historic Preservation Division

J – Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation

K – Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands

L – Engineering Division

Agenda Items not listed in the agenda below are intentionally omitted and items may be taken out of the order in which they appear.

 

NOTE:  Agenda Items may be taken out of order.

A.        MINUTES

1.    Approval of the October 9, 2026 Meeting Minutes.

 

C.        DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE

1.    Recommendation to execute Memorandum of Agreement to Support the Statewide Biosecurity Framework, between the Department of Land and Natural Resources and other state governmental entities. The MOA is laying out the responsibilities of the undersigning agencies, including DLNR, and the contributions each agency will bring to implement the Biosecurity process for Hawaii. The undersigning State agencies are Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, University of Hawaii, Department of Education, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Defense, Department of the Attorney General, Department of Transportation to support the statewide Biosecurity framework.

 

D.        LAND DIVISION

1.    (1) Cancellation of Governor’s Executive Orders No. 3801 and 4584; (2) Withdrawal from Governor’s Executive Order No. 3380; and (3) Reset Aside to Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity for Agricultural Enterprise Program Purposes, Honouliuli, Ewa, Oahu, Tax Map Keys (1) 9-1-031:001, 025, and 026; and Puna, Hawaii, Tax Map Keys (3) 1-5-116:018 and 019.

2.    Grant of Term, Non-Exclusive Easement to James Michael Elhoff, Trustee of the Michael Elhoff Living Trust dated November 30, 2017, for Dock and Gangway Waterfront Improvements Purposes at Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 4-5-047: seaward of 051.

3.    Authorize the Amendment to Grant of Perpetual, Non-exclusive Easement, Land Office Deed No. S-27433, to Margaret F. Towler, and Deane B. Abben and Julia O. Abben; Wailua, Kawaihau (Puna), Kauai, Tax Map Key: (4) 4-1-010: Portion of 016.

The purpose of amending the grant of easement document is to (1) allow the easement to be appurtenant to and inure to the benefit of the abutting private property identified as TMK (4) 4-1-010:010; (2) insert the updated insurance provisions to meet current requirements; and (3) remove the signature block for the grantee(s) in the standard amendment of grant of easement document.

4.    Authorize the Issuance of Right-of-Entry Permit to Adam Killerman and Kevin Killerman for Landscape and Maintenance Purposes, Hanapepe, Waimea, Kauai, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-9-010:033; and

Authorize the Issuance of Revocable Permit to Adam Killerman and Kevin Killerman for Landscape, Maintenance, Parking, and Storage Purposes,

Hanapepe, Waimea, Kauai, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-9-010:033.

5.    Approval of Annual Renewal of Revocable Permits for Maui District, See Exhibit 1 for List of Revocable Permits.

6.    Approval of Annual Renewal of Revocable Permits for Kauai District, See Exhibit 1 for List of Revocable Permits.

7.    Approval of Cancellation of Governor’s Executive Order No. 4636 to the County of Kauai, for Affordable Housing Purposes, Wailua, Kawaihau (Puna) and Hanapepe, Waimea (Kona), Kauai, Tax Map Keys: (4) 1-6-004:003, (4) 1-9-009:006, 007, 008 and 009, (4) 4-1-009: Portion of 054, (4) 4-1-011:016 and 020; and

Approval of Cancellation of Governor’s Executive Order No. 4647 to the County of Kauai, for Affordable Housing Purposes, Hanapepe, Waimea,

Kauai, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-8-012:032.

8.    Report on Status of Litigation in East Maui Irrigation Company, LLC, et al. v. BLNR, Civ. No.1CCV-26-0001325.

The Board may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.

 

E.        STATE PARKS

1.    Consent to Assign General Lease No. S-5308 from May L. Au, Trustee of the May L. Au Living Trust dated November 6, 2008, as Assignor, to May L. Au and Clayton K. T. K. Au, as Joint Tenants, as Assignees, Lot B-3, Ahupua’a ‘O Kahana Valley State Park, Kahana, Koʻolauloa, Oahu, Tax Map Key: (1) 5-2-002:041 (Portion)

 

F.         DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES

1.    INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

2.    Delegation of Authority to Board of Land and Natural Resources Chairperson to Approve Certain Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Permits if (1) Staff have Reviewed the Permit or Amendment Application, (2) Staff Recommend Approval of the Permit or Amendment, (3) The Permittee has Previously Been Approved for a Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Permit by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in the Past Five Years for Similar Activities, (4) the Requested Activities Have Not Changed or Increased Significantly in Scope Since Approval, and (5) the Permittee Demonstrates Compliance with Applicable State of Hawaiʻi and Federal Natural and Cultural Resource Laws

 

J.         DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION

1.    Approval of the Final Environmental Assessment for the United States Coast Guard Expansion of Station Maui Facilities; And

Authorization for the Chairperson to Issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Project Found on the Environmental Review Program (ERP) Website, Labeled Environmental Notice Dated November 8, 2024,

https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/erp/The_Environmental_Notice/2025-11-08-TEN.pdf; And

Authorize the Issuance of a 65-Year Direct Lease to the United States of America, Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, for Expansion of Station Maui Facilities, Situated at Māʻalaea Small Boat Harbor, Māʻalaea, Wailuku, Island of Maui, Hawaiʻi, Identified by Tax Map Key: (2) 3-8-014:027 (por.) (FKA: (2) 3-8-014:028 and (2) 3-8-014:030).

2.    Authorize a Ten-Year Extension of Harbor Lease No. H-83-2 to Kona Marine Holdings, LLC, Situated at Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor, Kealakehe, Kona, Island of Hawaiʻi, Tax Map Key: (3) 7-4-008:040-0000; And

Declare Project Exempt from Requirements of Preparation of an Environmental Assessment under Chapter 343, HRS and Title 11, Chapter 200.1, Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules.

3.    Authorize a Ten-Year Extension of Harbor Lease No. H-82-4 to GKM, Inc., Situated at Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor, Kealakehe, Kona, Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi, Tax Map Key: (3) 7-4-008:042-0000; And

Declare Project Exempt from Requirements of Preparation of an Environmental Assessment under Chapter 343, HRS and Title 11, Chapter 200.1, Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules.

 

K.        OFFICE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS

1.    Request for Authorization to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City and County of Honolulu (City) and the State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Land and Natural Resources to direct funding in the amount of $7,440,000 appropriated by Act 250, SLH 2025, as amended by Act 175, SLH 2026 (Green Fees) to the City to support a sand replenishment project at Ala Moana Regional Beach Park, Honolulu, Oahu, Tax Map Key (TMK) parcels (1) 2-3-037:001 and 025.