General Growth Properties (GGP) is seeking approval from the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) for a proposed Ward Neighborhood Master Plan for its lands in the Kaka‘ako District. The Kaka‘ako District Mauka Area rules contain provisions for "master plans" to encourage timely development, reduce the economic cost of development, allow for the orderly planning and implementation of public and private development projects, and provide a reasonable degree of certainty in the development approval process." Further intended benefits include the derivation of public benefits which would not otherwise be required from private developers and greater flexibility in the development of lots.
GGP's Kaka‘ako lands are centrally located in the south-eastern portion of the Kaka‘ako District and the Master Plan area includes approximately 60 acres of land. The Master Plan area, called the Ward Neighborhood, will be a large, mixed-use development with an emphasis on retail, office and residential uses with supportive services. The proposed Plan's major design objectives include provision of connected public spaces, redesign of Auahi Street as a pedestrian promenade, preservation of Mauka-Makai view corridors and an enhanced roadway network with canopy trees and pedestrian amenities. Existing uses in the Master Plan area currently comprises 1.2 million square feet of floor area. At full build-out, the Master Plan proposes to construct a total of 9.2 million square feet of floor area.
HCDA is seeking feedback from the community on the Ward Neighborhood Master Plan application. A public hearing on the Plan is scheduled for October 15, 2008, starting at 5:30 p.m., at the Honolulu Design Center, Cupola Theatre, 1250 Kapi‘olani Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96814. An addendum to the Plan as well as HCDA's Findings Report on the Ward Neighborhood Master Plan can be found on the Ward Neighborhood Master Plan page as under "Supporting Documents." HCDA would like to continue to hear your comments on the Master Plan and addendum. Comments received prior to and during the public hearing will be addressed in a subsequent HCDA report that will be made available to the public prior to HCDA action on the Master Plan application.
Please click on the link below to access the online interactive comment version of the Ward Neighborhood Master Plan. To be able to comment on the online Ward Neighborhood Master Plan you must register/login. Please note that the online version may not include all of the graphics shown in the original Ward Neighborhood Master Plan. To view the Ward Neighborhood Master Plan in its entire form please visit: http://hcdaweb.org/ward-neighborhood-master-plan-pdf-version