Royal Hawaiian Hotel & Sheraton Waikiki Master Plan Improvements Final Environmental Assessment Prepared For: Hotels & Resorts, LP Prepared By: December 2007 Final Environmental Assessment Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Sheraton Waikiki Master Plan Improvements Prepared for: Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, LP 2255 Kalakaua Avenue, Floor 2 Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 Prepared by: Wilson Okamoto Corporation Engineers and Planners 1907 South Beretania Street, Suite 400 Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 December 2007 Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Sheraton Waikiki Improvements Final Environmental Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. SETTING AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION .........................................................................1-1 1.1. Project Background and Location..............................................................................1-1 1.2. Project Description ....................................................................................................1-1 1.3. Schedule, Phasing and Construction Costs ............................................................1-14 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT, PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES...................................................................................................2-1 2.1. Climate ......................................................................................................................2-1 2.2. Topography and Soils................................................................................................2-1 2.3. Hydrology ..................................................................................................................2-3 2.4. Flood Hazard.............................................................................................................2-4 2.5. Flora and Fauna ........................................................................................................2-4 2.6. Noise .........................................................................................................................2-8 2.7. Air Quality..................................................................................................................2-8 2.8. Archaeological, Historic, and Cultural Resources .....................................................2-9 2.8.1. Archaeological Resources .............................................................................2-9 2.8.2. Historic Resources.......................................................................................2-13 2.8.3. Cultural Resources ......................................................................................2-15 2.9. Views.......................................................................................................................2-17 2.10. Socio-Economic Characteristics..............................................................................2-17 2.11. Public Services........................................................................................................2-19 2.11.1 Police Services ............................................................................................2-19 2.11.2 Fire Services................................................................................................2-19 2.11.3 Medical Services..........................................................................................2-20 2.12. Public Educational Services ....................................................................................2-20 2.13. Recreation ...............................................................................................................2-20 2.14. Traffic.......................................................................................................................2-20 2.15. Utilities.....................................................................................................................2-21 3. RELATIONSHIP TO LAND USE PLANS, POLICIES AND CONTROLS ...........................3-1 3.1. State Land Use District..............................................................................................3-1 3.2. City and County of Honolulu......................................................................................3-1 3.2.1 Primary Urban Center Development Plan .....................................................3-1 3.2.2 Waikiki Livable Community Project................................................................3-2 3.2.3 Special Management Area ............................................................................3-4 3.2.4 Land Use Ordinance, Waikiki Special District..............................................3-11 3.2.5 Waikiki Special District Design Guidelines ..................................................3-11 3.2.6 Shoreline Setback Variance ........................................................................3-11 4. ANTICIPATED DETERMINATION OF FONSI ....................................................................4-1 5. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION ...............................................................5-1 5.1 No Action Alternative.................................................................................................5-1 5.2 Alternative Design .....................................................................................................5-1 6. PERMITS AND APPROVALS.............................................................................................6-1 6.1 State of Hawaii ..........................................................................................................6-1 6.2 City and County of Honolulu......................................................................................6-1 TOC-1 Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Sheraton Waikiki Improvements Final Environmental Assessment 7. CONSULTATION.................................................................................................................7-1 7.1 Parties Consulted During the Pre-EA Consultation Period........................................7-1 7.2 Parties Consulted During the Draft EA Review Period..............................................7-3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Location Map..........................................................................................................1-2 Figure 2 Tax Map Key 2-6-002: 005, 006 and 026...............................................................1-3 Figure 3 Surrounding Uses Map...........................................................................................1-4 Figure 4 Existing Site Plan ...................................................................................................1-5 Figure 5 Proposed Master Plan..........................................................................................1-11 Figure 6 Soils Map................................................................................................................2-2 Figure 7 Flood Hazard Map..................................................................................................2-6 Figure 8 State Land Use Map...............................................................................................3-3 Figure 9 Special Management Area .....................................................................................3-5 Figure 10 Zoning Map ..........................................................................................................3-13 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Project Phasing ...................................................................................................1-16 Table 2 Summary of Tree Survey ......................................................................................2-7 Table 3 Demographic Characteristics: 2000 ....................................................................2-18 LIST OF EXHIBITS AND APPENDICES EXHIBIT A List of Persons/Entities Comprising the Mark A. Robinson Trust, Tax Map Key 2-6-2:26 EXHIBIT B Correspondence with State Historic Preservation Division and the Oahu Island Burial Council EXHIBIT C Identified Re-interment Locations at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Coconut Grove, December 2007 EXHIBIT D Letter to the State Historic Preservation Division Regarding Recommendations for Treatment of Isolate Human Remains, November 19, 2007 Response Letter from the State Historic Preservation Division Regarding Recommendations for Treatment of Isolate Human Remains, December 12, 2007 APPENDIX A Sheraton / Royal Hawaiian Hotel Tree Survey, Prepared by Steve Nimz and Associates, LLC, February 18, 2007 Map of Tree Survey, Prepared by Walters Kimura Motoda Landscape Architect, March 14, 2007 Landscape Maintenance Program Plan, Prepared by Steve Nimz and Associates, LLC, December 17, 2007 TOC-2 Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Sheraton Waikiki Improvements Final Environmental Assessment APPENDIX B Archaeological Literature Review and Field Check for Improvements to the Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Hotels, Waikiki, Kona District, Oahu, TMK 1-2- 6-002:005, 006, 026, Prepared by Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc., April 2007 APPENDIX C Archaeological Inventory Survey Plan for Improvements to the Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Hotels, Waikiki, Kona District, Oahu, Prepared by Cultural Surveys Hawaii, May 2007 Archaeological Assessment Report for Improvements to the Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Hotels, Waikiki, Kona District, Oahu, Prepared by Cultural Surveys Hawaii, December 2007 APPENDIX D Archaeological Monitoring Plan for Improvement to the Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Hotels, Waikiki, Kona District, Oahu, Prepared by Cultural Surveys Hawaii, December 2007