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Posted on: Thursday, November 30, 2006

Panel to advise on waterfront

By Andrew Gomes
Advertiser Staff Writer

Hughes Development is modifying the project’s design to divide the complex into several buildings with varied roof heights to reduce obstruction of trade winds and views. The design could change further based on public input and other considerations.

Hughes Development LP rendering

ELEMENTS OF THE PACIFIC QUAY PROJECT

300 leasehold residential condominiums

85,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space

900 parking stalls, about 500 of which would help eliminate a shortage at the Aloha Tower Marketplace

Public pedestrian promenade around the water's edge

Building heights up to 130 feet with six stories of condos above two levels of parking, retail and restaurants.

Interisland ferry dock

Some condos may be for hotel use, with other units sold as upscale time-shares and residences

Entire project is on land to be leased from the state for 65 years

SPEAK OUT

What: Public hearing on piers 5 and 6 project

When: Dec. 12 at 11:30 a.m.

Where: Room 410 of the No. 1 Capitol District Building at 250 S. Hotel St.

What to bring: People wishing to testify may sign up at the hearing, and are asked to submit 20 copies of a written statement.

More information: A notice of the hearing is posted at http://alohatower.org or call the Aloha Tower Development Corp. at 586-2530.

Joe Farrell

Peter Apo

Andrew Friedlander

A state agency pursuing redevelopment of public waterfront land diamondhead of Aloha Tower has named a community advisory group to help shape a private plan that includes building 300 condominiums at piers 5 and 6.

The Aloha Tower Development Corp., the agency charged to improve state waterfront property from piers 5 to 14 at Honolulu Harbor, has been working with Texas developer Ken Hughes of Hughes Development LP on the evolving plan.

Hughes in July received tentative approval for the project from the agency's board at a public meeting that drew mostly positive comments from a handful of residents.

Financial terms and other details would still need to be approved by the agency for the project to proceed.

The agency, which has been working with Hughes since 2002 when it selected his conceptual plan, decided to solicit outside input in part to avoid any surprise community reaction similar to one earlier this year that killed a project by another state agency to redevelop part of the Kaka'ako waterfront.

Piers 5 and 6 advisory group members

Joe Farrell, principal of Architects Hawaii

Mark H. Higa, vice president and design principal of WCIT Architecture

Peter Apo, culture and education director of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association

Doug Won, general manager of tug and barge operator Sause Bros.

Kraig Kennedy, executive vice president of stevedore firm McCabe Hamilton & Renny Co.

Andrew Friedlander, principal broker of commercial real estate firm Colliers Monroe Friedlander

Kyle T. Sakumoto, attorney with Bendet Fidell Sakai & Lee specializing in commercial real estate

Andrew R. Voikos, construction consultant

Ed Bybee, Harbor Square resident and attorney

Gary North, Harbor Court resident and Matson Navigation Co. vice president

Curt Nakamura, Topa Building property manager

Erik M. Takeshita, business director of The Arts at Marks Garage

Tom Papandrew, landscape architect

Michael S. Chu, landscape architect

Michelle Matson, concerned citizen

Amy Anderson, associate professor at the University of Hawai'i School of Architecture

The group is expected to hold meetings once a month and report to the Aloha Tower Development Corp. board, which will consider the committee's input.

Reach Andrew Gomes at agomes@honoluluadvertiser.com.

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