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WARD NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN

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.

Ward Master Plan illustration 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.

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Master Plan Application Review Process

A public hearing on GGP's proposed Master Plan will be scheduled. The HCDA staff report on the Master Plan will be made available before the public hearing.

HCDA staff will review the Master Plan application to determine if the application is complete. Upon receipt of a complete application, the Master Plan shall be deemed to be approved if no decisions are made granting or denying the permit within 200 days.