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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Amazon returned to the Makakilo, Kapolei and Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board on Wednesday night to discuss plans for a massive fulfillment center proposed for West Oahu. <\/p>\n

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The company last presented the project to the board in December.<\/p>\n

Amazon has operated a distribution center in Sand Island for nearly two years, but the proposed facility in Campbell Industrial Park would be significantly larger.<\/p>\n

The facility would allow Amazon to store products on Oahu, making faster shipping, including some same-day and next-day deliveries, possible for local customers.<\/p>\n

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Plans call for a five-story warehouse standing about 100 feet high, with nearly 3 million square feet of floor space across the site on Kalaeloa Boulevard.<\/p>\n

The retail giant bought the 49-acre property in 2021 for $76 million. Company officials describe the project as one of the largest private investments in West Oahu history.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe anticipate that the project is going to create over a thousand full-time jobs,\u201d said Stephen Maduli-Williams, Amazon\u2019s senior economic development manager. \u201cIn addition to that, there are going to be several hundred construction jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

If approved, the fulfillment center would allow some orders to arrive as soon as the next day.<\/p>\n

Neighborhood board chair Anthony Makana Paris said community discussions are important as the permitting process moves forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to make sure that we try and find a win-win situation where Amazon can be the best neighbor possible if the community wants to welcome them,\u201d Paris said.<\/p>\n

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One of the biggest hurdles for the project is a requested height variance that would allow the building to rise to five stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmazon has gone through and submitted to the Department of Planning and Permitting for the City and County of Honolulu for a variance from the current regulations,\u201d Paris said.<\/p>\n

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Public comments on the variance request are expected to remain open through June 8.<\/p>\n

Not everyone supports the project.<\/p>\n

Neighborhood board member Dr. Kioni Dudley said he worries about increased truck traffic and automation replacing jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think that it could be a terrible, terrible calamity for our people,\u201d Dudley said.<\/p>\n

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He also raised concerns about the facility\u2019s planned loading docks and the use of robotics technology.<\/p>\n

Amazon pushed back on concerns that the project could hurt local businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo 60% of everything you buy online from Amazon comes from a small business,\u201d Maduli-Williams said. \u201cWe allow small business to accelerate their growth by being able to sell online.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amazon hopes to complete construction by 2029 and have the facility fully operational by 2030.<\/p>\n

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