Makena B. White

Makena B. White

Mr. Makena White has been with Planning Solutions, Inc. since 2000 and is the Senior Planner and GIS Specialist. He has worked on a wide range of projects including environmental planning and impact analysis at the state and federal levels, alternative energy development, water resource management, habitat conservation planning, park and wilderness area master planning, and environmental permitting. Through these efforts he has developed familiarity with HRS Chapter 343 and National Environmental Policy Act processes and requirements. By consistently creating carefully researched and presented work products, Mr. White has worked successfully on behalf of our clients to obtain necessary permits and approvals, building relationships with County, State, and Federal regulators and agencies along the way.

He is affiliated with:

  • the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)

  • the American Planning Association

  • the Psi Chi (ΨΧ) International Honor Society in Psychology

 His professional expertise includes: 

  • Conservation Planning

  • Geographic Information Systems 

  • Land Use Permit Applications  

  • Environmental Impact Analysis  

  • Graphic Design 

  • Ecological Monitoring 

Mr. White’s educational credentials consist of: 

  • Certified Planner, AICP

  • Master of Science (MS), Chaminade University of Honolulu 

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 

His work experience, starting from the most recent, includes: 

  • Senior Planner, Planning Solutions, Inc., Honolulu, Hawai‘i (2008-present)

  • Graphic Technician, Planning Solutions, Inc., Honolulu, Hawai‘i (2000-2008)

Selected projects Mr. White has been responsible for or involved in, include:

  • Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Project, Maunakea, Hāmākua, Hawaiʻi

  • Nuʻuanu-Lulumahu Recreational Plan: Phase 2 – Preliminary Master Plan, Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu

  • Helemano Wilderness Area Management Plan, Honolulu, Oʻahu

  • Environmental Assessment for Waiʻaha Well B Project, Waiʻaha, Hawaiʻi

  • Conservation District Use Permit for the Kaloko Mid-Level Monitoring Well Project, Kaloko, Hawaiʻi

  • Environmental Assessment for the Ota Well Project, North Kona, Hawaiʻi

  • Tantalus-Round Top Drive Corridor Management Plan, Honolulu, Oʻahu

  • Environmental Assessment for the Midway Seabird Protection Project, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Northwest Hawaiian Islands

  • Environmental Assessment for the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant Biogas Project, Honouliuli, Oʻahu

  • Environmental Assessment for the Halaʻula Production Well Project, Halaʻula, Hawaiʻi

  • Nuʻuanu-Lulumahu Recreational Plan: Phase 1 - Conceptual Plan, Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu

  • Environmental Impact Statement for the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s Long-Term Habitat Conservation Plan, Island of Kauaʻi

  • Environmental Assessment for Non-Character Altering Projects at Waiau Generating Station, Pearl City, Oʻahu

  • Environmental Assessment for Non-Character Altering Projects at Kahe Generating Station, Kahe Valley, Oʻahu

  • Environmental Assessment for Kumu Camp, Anahola, Kauaʻi

  • Environmental Impact Statement for the Hoakalei Master Plan Update Project, ‘Ewa Beach, O‘ahu 

  • Environmental Assessment for the Kahe Utility Scale Photovoltaic Project, Kahe Valley, O‘ahu 

  • Kīholo State Park Master Plan and Environmental Assessment, North Kona, Hawai‘i

  • Puna Biomass Conversion Project, Puna, Hawai‘i 

  • Keawakapu Artificial Reef Project Environmental Assessment, Kīhei, Maui

  • Anahola Solar Project, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i 

  • Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc. Kahe Generating Station Improvements, Kahe Valley, O‘ahu 

  • Maui Electric Co. System Seabird Habitat Conservation Project, Maui 

  • Honua Power Project, ‘Ewa, O‘ahu 

  • Kauai County Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan, Kaua‘i

  • Environmental Assessment for Hale Maunaloa Residence, Maunaloa, Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i 

  • Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Rural Utility Service Application, Kaua‘i

  • Visual Impact Assessment for Kaheawa Wind Power II, Maui

  • Restoration Plan, Permits, & Environmental Assessment, Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon Restoration Project, Waikīkī, O‘ahu 

  • Campbell Industrial Park Generating Station Environmental Impact Statement, Campbell Industrial Park, Barbers Point, O‘ahu 

  • North Shore Reliability Enhancement Project Alignment Study, Kaua‘i

  • Islandwide Electric Power Line Habitat Conservation Plan, Kaua‘i

  • Endangered Bird Monitoring & Habitat Enhancement, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa, O‘ahu 

  • Ocean Pointe Archaeological Preservation Plan Implementation, ‘Ewa, O‘ahu

  • Environmental Assessment, SMA Permit, and Shoreline Setback Variance, Pāpipi Road Drainage Improvements Project, ‘Ewa, Hawai‘i  

  • Environmental Assessment & Permits, Stable Tank Reservoir & Waterline, Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i

  • Zoning & State Land Use District Boundary Amendments, Maunaloa, Moloka‘i

  • Environmental Impact Statement for the Waiau Fuel Line Project, O‘ahu

  • Kawaihae Propane Storage Facility Project, Kawaihae, Hawai‘i 

  • NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit for the Waiau Fuel Pipeline Project, O‘ahu

  • Critical Habitat Consultation, North Fork of the Wailua River, Kaua‘i

  • Stream Channel Alteration Permit, Department of the Army Permit, and 401 Water Quality Certification Applications for the Waiau Fuel Pipeline Project, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

  • Environmental Assessment for the Honomū Well, Hilo, Hawai‘i 

  • Critical Habitat Planning, Kauai Electric Transmission System, Kaua‘i

  • Power Line Alignment Study, Kekaha to Pu‘u Ka Pele Substation, Kekaha, Kaua‘i 

  • Environmental Assessment Report and Permitting Documentation for the Pacific International Center for High Technology CO2 Ocean Sequestration Experiment, Hawai‘i and the Gulf of Mexico 

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