For the purposes of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), Turtle Bay Resort (TBR) will evaluate the following alternatives to the Proposed Action in detail. The following alternatives will be carefully evaluated and analyzed in the course of preparing the Draft SEIS.
Alternative No. 1 – Reduced Density (Preferred) Alternative
Responding to community sensitivities and concerns, and reflecting its own preference for a development plan sensitive to its physical environment, TBR has prepared a Revised Master Plan for the SEIS Lands that significantly reduces the total density of development on the SEIS lands. This plan has 1375 units in total, of which 160 are community housing units. This “Reduced Density Alternative” is TBR’s preferred alternative and the Proposed Action. The Draft SEIS will evaluate in detail the merits and disadvantages of implementing this particular alternative.
Alternative No. 2 – Full Build Out Alternative
If Turtle Bay Resort were to proceed with development of the SEIS lands maximizing development to the extent allowed under current land use entitlements and approvals, TBR would be permitted to construct five new hotels including 2,500 units along with 1,000 new condominium units on the SEIS lands.
Alternative No. 3 – Resort Residential Only Alternative
Based on ongoing dialogue with community stakeholders, TBR has determined that some community members are particularly concerned and sensitive with respect to incremental hotel development in the area. Although this concern does not reflect a consensus, for the purposes of the SEIS, TBR will also include an alternate strategy for the redevelopment of the SEIS lands as an exclusive resort residential community. This alternative includes no new hotel developments and under zoning rules, would include the construction of 500 residential units, of which 46 would be community housing.
Alternative No. 4 – Kawela Conservation Alternative
There is considerable community focus on the scale and proximity of any development around Kawela Bay. The Proposed Action responds to those concerns with increased setbacks and a significant reduction in density when compared to the Full Build Out Alternative.
As a final development alternative to be studied in the Draft SEIS, TBR will review a variation of the Reduced Density Alternative development plan that includes the creation of a 20-acre conservation easement around Kawela Bay.
Alternative No. 5 – No Action (No Further Development) Alternative
If Turtle Bay Resort decides to take no action and pursues no further development of the SEIS lands, that strategic decision would constitute as the “No Action Alternative”. Essentially, this would constitute the on-going operation of Turtle Bay Resort as it exists today.
Comparison of Alternatives