HI HR72

Requests Kamehameha Schools to refrain from developing the 4.5-acre Great Lawn parcel in Hawaii Kai and preserve it in its natural state.

The Great Lawn is zoned as preservation land, bordered by Hawaii Kai Drive, Kalanianaole Highway, and Keahole Street across from Maunalua Bay.

Kamehameha Schools proposed in 2013 to develop the site into a shopping complex with Foodland as the anchor tenant, prompting community opposition with over 300 residents attending a March 21, 2013 town hall meeting.

Kamehameha Schools temporarily suspended development plans in response to community reaction, and the resolution identifies Kalama Village Shopping Center as an alternative location for the proposed commercial development.

Directs transmission of certified copies to the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Kamehameha Schools and the Chairperson of the Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board.