Management Plan Overview
Kamehameha Schools proposes to implement the Keauhou Bay Management Plan (KBMP) on approximately 29 acres at Keauhou Bay. The objective of the KBMP is to revitalize and transform the Keauhou Bay area into a place where culture and education are celebrated and integrated with viable commercial operations, essential for funding Kamehameha Schools’ cultural and educational programs.
The KBMP aims to reorient commercial activities away from culturally sensitive areas to reduce congestion and establish a new place-based cultural educational center. Existing commercial operations and parking areas will be relocated to new facilities in more suitable locations away from cultural resources.
The KBMP also proposes creating new low-impact lodging on the resort-zoned plateau mauka of the bay. This reconfiguration will emphasize place-based cultural stewardship, enhance bayfront access for kamaʻāina and kupaʻāina, and promote high-quality educational experiences for all.
The plan seeks to achieve the following:
- Establish and expand place-based cultural stewardship activities to cultivate a strong Native Hawaiian identity.
- Support engaging, high-quality, and meaningful educational experiences that include a strategic collaboration with other organizational partners
- Support nurturing a positive and enduring relationship with community members within the Keauhou Bay region that share similar values and a commitment to education,‘āina, and culture
- Optimize and invest in revenue opportunities that align to the betterment of our beneficiaries or the management of our assets and provide long-term economic returns
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Since the proposed KBMP is located within the shoreline area, as defined in Hawai‘i Revised Statutes section 205A-41, a County Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit is required. To obtain the permit, Kamehameha Schools must complete the State Environmental Review Process, starting with the preparation and review of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
An EIS is a disclosure document that evaluates the potential impacts a proposed action may have on the natural and built environment, encompassing socioeconomic factors as well as natural and cultural resources.
During the planning process, Kamehameha Schools has engaged in extensive community consultation, including community meetings throughout the development of the Plan and during the preparation of the Draft EIS (DEIS). The EIS Preparation Notice (EISPN) was submitted and finalized in March 23, 2022.
See EISPN Document
See DEIS Vol. I See DEIS Vol. II
The DEIS was published in the State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development’s bi-weekly publication, The Environmental Notice, on June 23, 2024.
Interested parties are welcomed to submit comments to the DEIS within 45 days of the publication date – click here to submit comments.
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