Speaking before the state of Hawaii’s Land Use Commission, land developer D.R. Horton has stated that they hope to build a new project to be named Ho’opili on the Ewa Plains. The project would contain a total of 11,750 homes, schools, shopping centers, medical facilities and two hotels. D.R. Horton has already received support from Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting as well as the state Department of Agriculture and the Department of Transportation and Office of Planning.
The Land Use Commission will now be hearing from those who oppose the project. Leading the opposition is the Sierra Club’s Hawaii Chapter, the Friends of Makakilo and state Senator Clayton Hee. Their primary objection is that the project sits on 1,554 acres of the most fertile and productive farm land on the island of Oahu.
In order to change the land zoning from agricultural to urban, D.R. Horton needs to have a total of six of the nine commission members vote in their favor.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 2-19-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
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