Section 19-170-51 - General purposes(a) The legislature of the State of Hawaii, by chapter 206J, HRS, established the Aloha Tower complex area. In so doing, the legislature found the following respecting the Aloha Tower complex: (1) The area in downtown Honolulu on the waterfront, including the Hale Awa Ku Moku Building and Irwin Memorial Park, is one of the most valuable properties in downtown Honolulu and certain portions of this area should be redeveloped, renovated, or improved to better serve the economic, maritime, and recreational needs of the people of Hawaii; and(2) The Aloha Tower complex still serves a vital maritime function that must be maintained to insure adequacy and viability for existing and future maritime activities.(b) The legislature authorized and empowered the Aloha Tower development corporation to undertake the redevelopment of the Aloha Tower complex to strengthen the international economic base of the community in trade activities, to enhance the beautification of the waterfront, and in conjunction with the department of transportation, to better serve modern maritime uses, and to provide for public access and use of the waterfront property.(c) The legislature further authorized and empowered the authority to establish and adopt development rules under chapter 91, HRS, on health, safety, building, planning, zoning, and land use which shall supersede all other inconsistent ordinances and rules relating to the use, zoning, planning, and development of land and construction thereon.(d) With the support of the legislature, the Governor's office of state planning prepared the Honolulu waterfront master plan which reconfirmed that the Aloha Tower complex should further serve as a stimulant to the commercial activities of the downtown business community and help transform the waterfront into a "people place."(e) In accordance with its rules of practice and procedure, the corporation selected a developer for the Aloha Tower project area and entered into lease negotiations with said developer.(f) In accordance with the declarations of the legislature, the corporation has caused to be prepared a development plan for the Aloha Tower project area. As an integral part of implementing this plan, and in compliance with the mandate of the legislature, the authority has developed these development rules for the Aloha Tower project area.(g) It is the intent of the authority that these rules shall be established and adopted to implement the purposes and intent of the legislature as set forth in chapter 206J, HRS. It is the further intent of the authority that these rules shall implement the policies and programs relating to the Aloha Tower project area as set forth in the provisions of the plan.(h) So that the Aloha Tower project area can be developed as an attractive and desirable urban waterfront project, the corporation shall interpret these rules to encourage flexibility of design.[Eff MAY 5 2013] (Auth: HRS §§ 206J-1, 206J-7, 206J-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 206J-2, 206J-7)