KAHULUI – The state Department of Transportation (DOT) welcomes the general public and all interested parties to a public informational meeting regarding the Kahului Harbor Development Plan. This plan looks at possible improvements to Kahului Harbor to address near-term needs identified in the Kahului Commercial Harbor 2035 Master Plan. The meeting will be held on the following date and location:

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Alexa Higashi Meeting Room
One Cameron Way
Kahului, HI 96732
Open House at 5:30 p.m.
Formal Presentation at 6 p.m.
Free parking available

Proposed alternatives include creating space for Less-than-Container-Loads (LCL) cargo and Department of Agriculture inspections, adaptive re-use of the Old Railroad Building for the DOT Harbors Division Office and harbor user office space, demolishing the Old Kahului Store and acquisition of additional land area for increased cargo yard efficiency.

The primary purpose of this meeting is to inform the public of the Kahului Harbor Development Plan process, share the possible improvements and related alternatives, and to allow for public input.

The meeting will include a short formal presentation at 6 p.m. Interested persons are encouraged to arrive at the meeting by 5:30 p.m., prior to the formal presentation, to view the project displays and to provide comments to the project team.

For more information regarding the meeting, please contact Ms. Sandra Rossetter at the DOT Harbors Division at (808) 587-1886. If special accessibility or communication accommodations are required (e.g., sign language interpreter, accessible parking or materials in an alternate format) contact Sandra Rossetter by June 15. TTY users may use TRS to contact DOT.