Cedric Nakagawa has happily surfed his spot off Kewalo Basin for more than a decade, but said the prospect of sharing parking with a multimillion-dollar development doesn't sound too cool.

"If they commercialize this spot like Waikiki then we'll have to pay to surf," said Nakagawa, a 42-year-old loan officer. "You put up more condos here and we'll have more traffic. You cut public access and the park is always crowded? There's no more aloha."

Nakagawa was one of more than 150 people who showed up at Kewalo Basin Park yesterday for a rally protesting Alexander & Baldwin Inc.'s $650 million plan to redevelop the state's industrial property between Kewalo and Honolulu harbors.

The company was selected in September by the state Hawai'i Community Development Authority to develop a mix of public and commercial buildings including three condominium towers on state land in Kaka'ako.

Park users, surfers and area residents yesterday voiced concerns ranging from the use of state land for residential condos and increased traffic, to whether adequate beach access and parking will be provided.

Ron Iwami, a Fire Department captain who lives in Manoa and president of the community organization Friends of Kewalo Basin Park Association, said he has been surfing off Kewalo's for 35 years and doesn't want to see the tranquil escape transformed into a tourist spot.

"If they build what they say they're gonna build, basically it will change the mana of the place," he said as shouts of agreement echoed from the crowd. "It's a no-brainer. With all these developments the mana is going to be gone. I'm not gonna feel welcome. You're not gonna feel welcome. It's going to be for the tourists."

Iwami's group organized yesterday's rally.

A&B proposes developing 36.5 acres of state land around Kewalo Basin with 947 condo units, a hula amphitheater, farmers market, restaurants, stores, marina improvements and a pedestrian bridge.

The company said the plan's most controversial element — the condos — is needed to pay for public elements such as the amphitheater, which is projected to cost $12 million to build.

No A&B representative attended yesterday's rally but the company released a statement saying, in part, "We have already assured other park users that free and ample parking will be provided to recreational users of the project, that surfing conditions will not be altered, that public access to the ocean will be maintained, and that the project in fact welcomes their continued presence."

An HCDA statement yesterday said Kewalo Basin Park is not part of the development area, and that "the plan is to provide more parking and public access as the project's goal is to welcome and encourage people to enjoy Kaka'ako and parts of the waterfront now inaccessible."

"You'll get your residential over my dead body," said state Rep. Bev Harbin, D-28th (Iwilei, Downtown, Makiki). "They (the HCDA) are taking our state lands and selling it to a stock exchange company that isn't even local. Get mad, guys; I sure as heck am."

Harbin, speaking at the rally, said she plans to introduce legislation next session that would ensure that "HCDA shall not have the right to sell state land."

HCDA is requiring A&B to solicit public input that would help the company refine its conceptual plan before the HCDA board votes on whether to proceed with the project.

A&B has met with about 30 elected officials and held 10 meetings with area residents, businesses, users, landowners and special interest groups such as the Sierra Club.

Reach Peter Boylan at pboylan@honoluluadvertiser.com.