{"id":6766,"date":"2010-04-18T08:14:09","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=6766"},"modified":"2010-04-18T08:14:09","modified_gmt":"2010-04-18T16:44:09","slug":"barbers-point-closure-and-conversion-one-of-the-worst-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=6766","title":{"rendered":"Barbers Point closure and conversion &#8216;one of the worst examples&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The closure and redevelopment of Barbers Point Naval Air Station was one of the &#8220;worst examples of reusing a shuttered  military installation.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s almost as if someone wanted the base realignment to fail.\u00a0 A successful conversion would have generated momentum for the closure of more military bases.\u00a0\u00a0 All bases were closed in the San Francisco Bay Area. The converted sites have become engines for innovation and social entrepreneurship.\u00a0 The Presidio for example was converted into a sustainable center for many types of non-profit entities.\u00a0 Closed bases in the bay area have generated more jobs per acre than when the bases were active.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead of approaching the closure with a vision, Hawai&#8217;i carved up the former base like it was distributing portions of a freshly slaughtered pig.\u00a0\u00a0 Let&#8217;s see what comes of the new plans.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;&gt;&lt;&lt;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/article\/20100418\/NEWS01\/4180362\/After+years++plans+for+old+Navy+station+on+Oahu+taking+shape\">http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/article\/20100418\/NEWS01\/4180362\/After+years++plans+for+old+Navy+station+on+Oahu+taking+shape<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>Posted on: Sunday, April 18, 2010 <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>After years, plans for old Navy station on Oahu taking shape<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/span><span><strong>Proposal calls for 5 zones, requires $550M in upgrades<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"sharelinks\">\n<ul><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\tGEL.thepage.pageinfo.sn.pluck.commentCount = '15';\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n(function(){ \nGEL.thepage.initializer.addInitRoutine({ \n\tname: \"YahooBuzz\", \n\tnamespace: \"remoting\", \n\tcallback: loadcontent, \n\tpriority: 100\n}); \nGEL.thepage.initializer.addInitRoutine({ \n\tname: \"sharelinks\",\n\tnamespace: \"widget.ArticleTools\",\n\tcallback: initShareThis, \n\tpriority: 91\n});\nGEL.thepage.initializer.addInitRoutine({ \n\tname: \"fontsize\",\n\tnamespace: \"widget.ArticleTools\",\n\tcallback: initFontSize, \n\tpriority: 99\n}); \nfunction initShareThis(){ \n\tvar _w= \n\t\tGEL.thepage.shareThis= \n\t\t\tnew GEL.widget.ShareThis(\"sharelinks\"); \n\t_w.init(); \n}\nfunction initFontSize(){ \n\tvar _w= \n\t\tGEL.thepage.fontSize= \n\t\t\tnew GEL.widget.FontSizeWidget(\"sharelinks\"); \n\t_w.init(); \n}\nfunction loadcontent(){ \n\tvar _jscntr= GEL.ement(\"YahooBuzz\"), \n\t    _u= \"http:\/\/d.yimg.com\/ds\/badge2.js\";\n\twindow.yahooBuzzBadgeType= 'text';\n\t_jscntr.setContentUrl(_u);\n\t_jscntr.updateRemoteContent(); \n\treturn; \n}\n})();\n\/\/ ]]><\/script> <span>By <a href=\"mailto:agomes@honoluluadvertiser.com\">Andrew Gomes<\/a><br \/>\nAdvertiser  Staff Writer<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s taken eight drafts and more than four years, but the state is  close to finalizing zoning and infrastructure plans that will stimulate  and shape redevelopment of the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station at  Kalaeloa.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"adcontainer___gelement_adbanner_2\">\n<div id=\"__gelement_5\"><script id=\"__gelement_6\" src=\"http:\/\/gannett.gcion.com\/addyn\/3.0\/5111.1\/896191\/0\/0\/ADTECH;alias=hi-honolulu.honoluluadvertiser.com\/news\/article.htm_ArticleFlex_1;cookie=info;loc=100;target=_blank;grp=99268;misc=1271613387640;noperf=1;key=;kvcw=;kvtitle=After-years-plans-for-old-Navy-station-on-Oahu-taking-shape\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The sprawling 3,700-acre base was closed by the military in  1999 and largely turned over to the state. Plans in place since 2005  have envisioned up to 6,350 homes and 3 million square feet of  commercial space.<\/p>\n<p>But a major challenge has been how to arrange  and accommodate such development given that the Navy&#8217;s old electrical,  water, sewer and road systems require colossal upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>The  continued presence of a general-aviation airport and a Coast Guard  station at the former base, as well as the possibility that the city  might extend its planned rail transit line to Kalaeloa, further  complicates planning.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that seems certain is the old base  between Kapolei and &#8216;Ewa Beach won&#8217;t be transformed into anything  resembling other O&#8217;ahu communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The characteristics of this  district will be unique,&#8221; said Anthony Ching, executive director of the  Hawai&#8217;i Community Development Authority, the state agency devising the  area&#8217;s development rules. &#8220;It will not look like Kapolei.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The  latest draft of administrative rules directing development proposes five  zoning categories. One zone is open space that includes  a shoreline  with as much white-sand beach as Waik\u012bk\u012b.<\/p>\n<p>Another zone is devoted  largely to recreational, cultural and energy production uses. This zone  would allow for what Ching said could be five or more solar farms,  including two on land owned by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands,  two on HCDA land and one on private property.<\/p>\n<p>Urban development  would be confined to three other zones with different density limits for  mixed residential and commercial use.<\/p>\n<p>The HCDA calls the proposed  urban zoning &#8220;form-based&#8221; because it coordinates development by  building heights and the amount of housing units and commercial space \u2014  not by the type of use.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have great hopes for the form-based  rule,&#8221; Ching said.<\/p>\n<h3>finalizing plan<\/h3>\n<p>As proposed, the highest-density urban zoning would allow up to  60,000 square feet of commercial space or 60 residential units per acre  in buildings up to five stories. Mid-density urban zoning would be  limited to four-story buildings with up to 40,000 square feet of  commercial space or 40 residential units per acre. The low-density zone  would permit buildings no taller than three stories with up to 20,000  square feet of commercial space or 20 residential units per acre.<\/p>\n<p>The  latest draft of administrative rules follows a March summit attended by  80 individuals, including representatives of private landowners and  government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed rules will be discussed with  landowners and other stakeholders next month, and then scheduled for a  public hearing in June.<\/p>\n<p>Tweaking the plan is expected based on  feedback. After that, a final plan could be sent to Gov. Linda Lingle  for approval in August.<\/p>\n<p>If the timetable is realized, it would  give landowners and developers certainty on how they may use parcels for  redevelopment more than a decade after the Navy ceased operations as  part of a federal base realignment decision.<\/p>\n<p>Firm development  rules would spur more wholesale development at the old base that is  regarded by some as one of the worst examples of reusing a shuttered  military installation.<\/p>\n<p>While there has been some piecemeal  development at Kalaeloa over the years that has included industrial  businesses and plans for a new FBI headquarters, former bases on the  Mainland have blossomed with hotels, shopping centers, homes, offices,  universities and parks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been kicking the can down the road  and nothing much has happened in the last 10 years,&#8221; Ching said. &#8220;I do  think we&#8217;re now poised to do something here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>20-year process<\/h3>\n<p>Detailed zoning rules were slow in the making largely because  of challenges in determining how much new infrastructure would be needed  to handle certain levels of development.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the work over  the past two years involved figuring out how to supply the area with  upgraded power. A proposed power line layout has the endorsement from  Hawaiian Electric Co., Ching said.<\/p>\n<p>The HCDA estimates it will cost  $550 million to improve roads, electricity, sewer and water systems to  modern standards throughout the old base. Private landowners are  expected to pick up the cost for most of the work, though the state  anticipates being responsible for close to $200 million of  infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the HCDA had anticipated playing a  larger role in developing Kalaeloa as a landowner, but the Navy last  year conveyed 500 acres of land that was in limbo to private firm Ford  Island Development.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, redevelopment of Kalaeloa is expected  to occur over 20 or more years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- SHIRTTAIL --> <!-- Check for \"contributed\" --> <!-- Check for Mike Hughes --> <!-- TAGLINE --><em>Reach Andrew Gomes at <a href=\"mailto:agomes@honoluluadvertiser.com\">agomes@honoluluadvertiser.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- LIST NON-EMBEDDED ASSETS AT THE BOTTOM --> <!-- Get extension and store in variable --> <!-- Check for \"_b\" in the file name --> <!-- If it's a gif or jpg then show it -->\u2022\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/assets\/gif\/M1155906418.GIF\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.honoluluadvertiser.com\/assets\/gif\/M1155906418.GIF\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The closure and redevelopment of Barbers Point Naval Air Station was one of the &#8220;worst examples of reusing a shuttered military installation.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s almost as if someone wanted the base realignment to fail.\u00a0 A successful conversion would have generated momentum for the closure of more military bases.\u00a0\u00a0 All bases were closed in the San Francisco &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=6766\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Barbers Point closure and conversion &#8216;one of the worst examples&#8217;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oahu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6766"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6768,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6766\/revisions\/6768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}