SERA Region 9 Pacific Southwest ¦^Wk 'mISSNL BROWNFIELDS T HNICAL orth King Street, Honolulu, HI Property Information Address 333/351 North King St Honolulu, HI 96817 County Honolulu Size 3.79 acres Technical Assistance Recipient State of Hawaii Dept. of Accounting & Generalization Services www.ags.hawaii.gov Contacts Chris Kinimaka State of Hawaii Dept. of Accounting & Generalization Services (808) 586-0526 chris.kinimaka@hawaii.gov Noemi Emeric-Pord U.S. EPA (213) 244-1821 emeric-ford.noemi@epa.gov October 2019 PROJECT SUMMARY Community Phe property, located in Honolulu, Hawaii at 333/351 King Street, is owned by the State of Hawaii and is identified as a key brownfield property. Phe property is located near the future site of the Iwilei light rail transit station. Phe United States Environmental Protec- tion Agency (EPA) prioritizes areas under-represented and disproportionately impacted. Property Information Phe property is irregular in shape and contains two occupied commercial structures. Phe remaining portions of the property contain parking lots, partially vegetated areas and concrete slab foundations of the former railway line and buildings. A railway ran through the property from 1889 to 1962. Pocomotives operating on the railway lines were fueled with coal, oil, diesel or gasoline. Technical Assistance EPA provides technical assistance to research historical property uses, conduct environ- mental sampling and identify cleanup options and costs. A hazardous building mate- rial survey identified asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint in the Oahu Railway and Pand Annex storage building, which is a State of Hawaii historical building. Soil testing identified arsenic, cobalt, diesel, motor oil and 1,2,3-trichloropropane at con- centrations above human health guidelines in at least one soil sample. Chloroform con- centrations exceeded human health guidelines at the former location of an underground storage tank. Recommendations Properly abate hazardous building materials prior to any building renovation or demo- lition work. Cap or remove contaminated soil to prevent further exposure or release. Install vapor barriers below future buildings to mitigate any potential vapor intrusion to indoor air. Future Use Phe State of Hawaii plans to redevelop the site as the Piliha Civic Center for state offices and programs to service the immediate community and State Capitol District. Phe Hono- lulu Rail Pransit has plans for a new rail to run along the civic center. EPA's Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program is a technical service to conduct environmental assessments on brownfield sites: www.epa.aov/browrifields ------- |