“These critical resources are priceless ancient cultural sites.”Ī common request from the testifiers was that the land be used instead for a native Hawaiian cultural center.ĭevelopers expressed interest in including a cultural aspect in the project alongside a hotel. “It’s about the correct and rightful use of the land,” said Fern Anuenue Holland, an environmental activist and county council candidate, who also filmed most of the meeting. Among those who testified were members of a group that has been living on the property since 2017.Įleven people submitted testimony in favor of the project. Opponents cited the cultural significance of the site as an ancient burial ground, along with the environmental impact and the effect on traffic from a new hotel. Tico was one of more than 120 voices criticizing the project, including more than a dozen live testifiers. “We have found no substantial progress on this project in the first two years since the issuance of the permits in 2015,” said Tico. Lawyer Teresa Tico, acting on behalf of several community organizations, announced that she had filed a petition asking the Planning Commission to find that, because of the lack of progress on the project, the permits issued in 2015 should no longer be valid. Planning commission members clarified that the permits themselves were not up for action.
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The project was revisited at Planning Commission Tuesday, which examined the status update submitted by developers. The site was purchased as-is, at an auction in July 2021. The reason for the failure, according to Parker Enloe, who represents one of the investors in the project, was a lack of “capitalization,” as developers failed to secure the necessary money to bring the project to fruition. “Many of the leaders at the time thought it would move forward.” “We were fooled,” said Council Vice Chair Mason Chock, in testimony at Planning Commission Tuesday. In the latest, permits were issued in 2015 to the Honolulu-based Coco Palms Hui, LLC, which, after failing to make significant progress on the site, began a foreclosure proceeding in 2019 which concluded earlier this year. Several efforts to rehab the property have ended in failure. The iconic hotel, known for its use in Elvis Pressley’s “Blue Hawai‘i,” is yet to have recovered from Hurricane ‘Iniki in 1992, which left it in a state of disrepair. LIHU‘E - A year after the remains of the famed Coco Palms Hotel was purchased at auction for $22 million, a legal challenge has been filed contesting the developer’s permits.
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