HONOLULU HARBOR 2050 MASTER PLAN PAC MEETING #1 MEETING NOTES Project: Honolulu Harbor 2050 Master Plan (HHMP) Date/Time: Wednesday, September 25, 2019; 8:30 a.m. Location: Homer Maxey Conference Center 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813 Purpose: Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting #1 Attendees: See sign-in sheet Notes in [bracketed blue text] indicate supplemental information not explicitly discussed during the meeting. Brown italicized text indicates comments or questions by PAC participants Brown regular text indicates a comment or response from the Project Team. A. Welcome / Introductions 1. Opening remarks from Derek Chow a. Hawai‘i’s harbors are essential facilities for the well-being of our state. We rely on imported goods and services for our survival and almost everything imported comes in through the harbors. b. Our harbors are critical to our neighbors in other island communities throughout the Pacific as well. Honolulu Harbor is an essential piece of the Indo-United States Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) region. We must maintain our harbors so they can function properly to support the strategic role of the USINDOPACOM. c. The HHMP will help us to identify how we can best service the shipping industry and maritime community, and to ensure that Honolulu Harbor will continue to operate effectively and meet our needs into the future. d. As members of the maritime community, your input is particularly valuable to inform the HHMP about the function, needs and importance of the harbor. This is essentially your plan. We understand how valuable your time is and appreciate your participation in the planning process. 2. Group Introductions [Note: See presentation slides no. 2 through 4 and sign- in sheet.] B. Meeting Overview (presented by Linda Colburn, Where Talk Works) [Note: Refer to slides 6 through 9.] PAC #1 MEETING NOTES (SEPTEMBER 25, 2019) Page 1 HONOLULU HARBOR 2050 MASTER PLAN PAC MEETING #1 1. Meeting Purpose 2. PAC’s Role 3. Expected Outcomes for PAC #1 4. Agenda C. Master Plan Overview and Update (presented by Jim Niermann, RMTC) 1. Planning Process a. For the past year and a half, the Project Team has been collecting information through stakeholder interviews and meetings, and conducting studies about harbor operations, infrastructure and future needs. b. Through this process, the Project Team has compiled an extensive list of ideas for evaluation. The first step in this process was to sort all of the ideas into two groups: (i) non-Master Plan ideas that could be forwarded to the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division’s (DOT-H) Administration, Engineering Program and O‘ahu District for further consideration, and (ii) Master Plan ideas that should be evaluated for inclusion in the HHMP. (See discussion below regarding Master Plan Idea Vetting Process.) In today’s meeting we are focusing on the group of master plan ideas. c. We are now at the beginning of an iterative series of PAC and Public Information Meetings (PIM) to review and refine Master Plan ideas into coherent conceptual alternatives and eventual development of a preferred alternative. This process will take place during 2020 with the objective of being substantially complete by the end of 2020. 2. Planning Principles – the planning process is being guided by the following principles. There were no comments from the PAC participants on the planning principles. a. Transparent – Planning analysis, alternatives development, evaluation criteria used for decision-making, and the decision-making process will be documented and open to public review. b. Equitable – Project information and opportunities to participate in the planning process will be accessible to all interested stakeholders. In addition, equitable outcomes mean that selected Master Plan alternatives will provide a well-balanced variety of opportunities for harbor users to fairly compete and prosper, and that all stakeholders will be fairly and reasonably included in the Master Plan. c. Data-Driven – Alternatives development and recommendations will rely on unbiased, quantifiable outcomes-based data derived from a systematic assessment involving cargo capacity analysis, market PAC #1 MEETING NOTES (SEPTEMBER 25, 2019) Page 2 HONOLULU HARBOR 2050 MASTER PLAN PAC MEETING #1 forecast, demand projections and a technical assessment of harbor needs. d. Consultative – The planning process puts a strong emphasis on consultation with stakeholders who have experience and knowledge about Honolulu Harbor’s history, facilities, operations and needs. 3. Mission Statement a. The Master Plan priority is on the maritime users: cargo, fishing, passenger and maritime support services, as guided by DOT-H’s Mission Statement: To effectively improve and manage a commercial harbors system that facilitates safe and efficient operations of commercial cargo, passenger, fishing, and other commercial maritime-related services and support activities within the State of Hawai‘i and which serves to sustain and enhance the State’s economic prosperity and quality of life. b. DOT-H’s mandate the emphasis on the needs of the maritime community is at the front of our thinking as we work on the HHMP. 4. Purpose of the Master Plan – the HHMP is being prepared to ensure that the harbor facilities are prepared to handle projected cargo throughput and other operational needs in 2050. [Note: Refer to slide 14.] 5. Goals of the Master Plan – the goals of the Master Plan serve as a foundation for the HHMP ideas evaluation criteria and help ensure that Master Plan outcomes align with DOT-H’s mission. [Note: Refer to slide 15.] Discussion: There were no comments from the PAC participants on the Master Plan goals. 6. Evaluation Criteria – the following criteria were developed by the Project Team to evaluate ideas for consideration in the Master Plan. The PAC Meeting #1 participants were asked to recommend revisions or additions to the evaluation criteria. [Note: Refer to slides 16 through 20.] Discussion: There were no comments from the PAC participants on the HHMP evaluation criteria. 7. Master Plan Idea Vetting Process a. Potential HHMP ideas were collected through stakeholder input, Technical Advisory Sub-Committee (Sub-TAC) meetings, DOT-H O‘ahu District personnel and the DOT-H Administration. All of the collected ideas are listed in the meeting handout: Master Plan Idea Vetting Process. The complete list of compiled ideas was vetted through the following process: PAC #1 MEETING NOTES (SEPTEMBER 25, 2019) Page 3 HONOLULU HARBOR 2050 MASTER PLAN PAC MEETING #1 b. Sift #1: 1) Short-Term/Non-Master Plan Ideas – Ideas that are short-term in nature or not at a “Master Plan” scale were directed to one of DOT-H’s programs for evaluation: a) O‘ahu District – routine, day-to-day maintenance and repair projects. b) Special Maintenance Projects – engineering projects to maintain existing facilities that do not involve expansion. c) Capital Improvement Plan Projects – projects involving new construction, expansion or major renovation of existing facilities. d) Administrative Initiatives – ideas and projects involving policy. 2) Master Plan Ideas – Ideas involving a comprehensive perspective, that have a long-range time frame and require phased implementation, that anticipate outside influences on harbor facilities and operations, and that address future needs and opportunities were identified for further evaluation for inclusion in the HHMP. c. Sift #2: 1) Not Further Considered – Ideas that did not meet the HHMP evaluation criteria are not being further considered in the HHMP planning process. These ideas are identified in the handout: Master Plan Idea Vetting Process, along with a rationale for their exclusion. PAC participants were invited to comment and recommend reconsideration of these ideas. 2) For Consideration by the PAC and Project Team – Ideas that met the evaluation criteria are the focus of the PAC Meeting #1 presentation and discussion. [Note: In the handout, concepts in blue text are at a level of detail not appropriate for discussion at the first PAC. These concepts will be introduced back into the discussion once the big land use ideas have been decided and individual projects are considered for prioritization.] Discussion on the Master Plan Overview: There were no comments from the PAC participants on the ideas not being further considered in the Master Plan. How has risk management been considered (natural/man-made and cyber/kinetic) and when looking at the effects on the state as a whole? o The HHMP is focused on Honolulu Harbor. DOT is participating in the Regional Resiliency Assessment Program (RRAP) study, which will further evaluate the alternate port concept and the reversed hub-and-spoke model and its implications for the state. D. 2050 Annual Throughput/Estimated Capacity Needs (presented by Harold PAC #1 MEETING NOTES (SEPTEMBER 25, 2019) Page 4 HONOLULU HARBOR 2050 MASTER PLAN PAC MEETING #1 Westerman, Stantec) 1. Stantec’s Role a. Evaluate existing harbor capacity for five types of cargo: 3) Containers – Cargo that is shipped inside standardized shipping containers measured as “Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units” (TEU), which equates to one standard 20-foot long cargo container. 4) Automobiles (Autos) – Measured as individual units that are rolled-on and rolled-off (RO/RO) on vehicle transport vessels under their own power. 5) Break-Bulk – Loose cargo or anything not containerized, typically measured in tons. Break-Bulk cargo is also referred to as Less- than-Container Load (LCL) and Neo-Bulk. [Note: Neo-Bulk is cargo that is too large or too heavy to fit in a standardized shipping container.] 6) Liquid-Bulk – In Honolulu Harbor, this refers to petroleum products, primarily jet fuel, but also diesel, gasoline, and other refined petroleum products. 7) Aggregates – In Honolulu Harbor, this refers to sand and gravel products. Also referred to as Dry-Bulk. [Note: Dry-Bulk also includes coal and cement products, which are handled at Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor, not at Honolulu Harbor.] b. Determine future capacity demand based on 2050 throughput projections by SMS Hawaii (SMS).