Kihei Downtown Center (Krausz)
Final Environmental Assessment Volume 1
Final Environmental Assessment Volume 2
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Krausz Companies, Inc. is seeking land use entitlement approvals for the proposed Downtown
Kihei project on approximately 27.44 acres located along Piikea Avenue. The proposed project will
provided spaces for business and medical offices, shops, a movie theater and restaurants and a 150-
room, four-story select-services hotel. Approximately 263,753 sq. ft. of gross leasable area will be
provided, including a 44,180 sq.ft. movie theater. Related improvements include grading, landscaping, underground utilities, drainage facilities, lighting, vehicle parking, and roadway improvements, including the reconstruction of Piikea Avenue.
Land use entitlements required for the proposed project include a Kihei-Makena Community Plan
Amendment (CPA) for an approximate 2.6-acre portion of Parcel 030 to Hotel and an amendment to
the Planning Standards to allow a height of 60 feet on Parcel 076 to accommodate the movie theater
building; a Change in Zoning for Parcels 030, 076, 080 and 158; and a Special Management Area
(SMA) Use Permit for the development of Parcels 030 (por.), 076 and 158. Parcel 080, an enhanced
wetland, will not be developed. The CPA and use of County lands (roadway improvements to Piʻikea
Avenue and Liloa Drive) are triggers for compliance with Chapter 343, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.
The Krausz Companies, Inc. is seeking land use entitlement approvals for the proposed Downtown
Kihei project on approximately 27.44 acres located along Piikea Avenue. The proposed project will
provided spaces for business and medical offices, shops, a movie theater and restaurants and a 150-
room, four-story select-services hotel. Approximately 263,753 sq. ft. of gross leasable area will be
provided, including a 44,180 sq.ft. movie theater. Related improvements include grading, landscaping, underground utilities, drainage facilities, lighting, vehicle parking, and roadway improvements, including the reconstruction of Piikea Avenue.
Land use entitlements required for the proposed project include a Kihei-Makena Community Plan
Amendment (CPA) for an approximate 2.6-acre portion of Parcel 030 to Hotel and an amendment to
the Planning Standards to allow a height of 60 feet on Parcel 076 to accommodate the movie theater
building; a Change in Zoning for Parcels 030, 076, 080 and 158; and a Special Management Area
(SMA) Use Permit for the development of Parcels 030 (por.), 076 and 158. Parcel 080, an enhanced
wetland, will not be developed. The CPA and use of County lands (roadway improvements to Piʻikea
Avenue and Liloa Drive) are triggers for compliance with Chapter 343, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.
