Turtle BayKAHUKU, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) -
"Defend Oahu
Coalition" announced that it's withdrawing from discussions with resort
owners and will re-focus its efforts on educating the public and lawmakers.
The coalition claims "replay
resorts" has ignored the community's concerns that expansion beyond the
existing property would create a sprawling mega-resort that would irreparably
harm the North Shore corridor.
Resort owners recently released a draft of a
court-ordered "Supplemental Environmental Impact Study, which the
coalition calls, "inadequate."
"In reading the draft SEIS, it is clear
that they have twisted or manipulated various terms and concepts to suit their
purpose of pushing through a massive and unsustainable development plan,"
said Tim Vandeveer, Defend Oahu Coalition.
But the resort's CEO has said they've actually
downsized plans by reducing the expansion project from five hotels to two.
Turtle
Bay representatives also counter traffic congestion concerns by saying the
resort will spend $18 million on turn lanes, traffic signals, and bike paths on
Kamehameha Highway.
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