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Communication 687 Bi11224 Page 2 of 12 providing critical infrastructure for the University of Hawai`i's development. The MOU was amended on April l6, 2004 that incorporated understandings reached relating to potable water, roadway, wastewater treatment and similar infrastructure issues. The MOU also discussed concepts of a University Village and in the initial stage the University will lease space from Hiluhilu and the Hawaii CC/iJH Center will relocate from its current campus in Kealakekua. 5. The main project access road to the property will be from a new roadway intersection on Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway and shall connect with Makalei Drive at the eastern (mauka) end. The Applicant shall construct the following roads to access other properties and the regional road system: • Road "1" -Main Access Road • Road " 2" -Mid-Level Road (from the main project access road to Kaiminani Drive • Road " 3" - A north/south collector road at approximately the 600-ft. elevation (designed as a future collector road connecting Highway 190 with the main project access road and Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway. Applicant shall participate in the cost of constructing a road from the north end of Road " 3" to Highway 190 (Road "4') if another private developer is required to participate in building Road "4" as a condition of land use approvals. If Road "4" is constructed with public funds, Applicant's share shall be one-third (1/3`d) of the entire cost. • Road "5" - A road to connect south to the future extension of Holoholo Street -Nana Street. • In addition, an 800-foot setback from Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway will be established to maintain the viewplane and open space character of the Highway Corridor. 6. All utilities and services are available to the site. Police services are available from the Kealakehe Station and fire services are available from the closest fire station located near the comer of Palani Road and Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway. The County is also planning a Kalaoa Fire Station that will be closer to the subject property. 7. The Applicant, with the Department of Water Supply (DWS) and other major landowners in the area will participate in the improvement to the DWS infrastructure to provide potable water for the project and other potential projects in the Kona area. Pursuant to a Water Agreement dated June I5, 1999, it provides 343 equivalent units of water at a maximum of 600 gallons per day. Forty-one units have already been granted for Phases I and II of the Hiluhilu development. Remaining units of water will be available upon completion of outfitting Well No. 2 and providing necessary appurtenance between Well No. 2 and DWS's Puukala Tank and a water system on the property. 8. A Biological Reconnaissance completed in October, 2003 recommended that mitigation measures include: preservation of the entire Lowland Dry Forest fragment and development of a sound forest management plan; tree cutting or grubbing carried out from September through May to avoid potential take of Hoary Bats during breeding season; and potential take of nesting Hawaiian Hawks if grubbing or tree cutting in forested area outside of the proposed Dry Forest Preserve, occurs during Hawaiian Hawk breeding season from March through October. 9. A Cultural hnpact Assessment completed on December 11, 2003 noted important cultural resources on site included certain habitation and agricultural features, petroglyphs and trail segments, lava tube cave habitation features and caves of water collection practices, a significant regenerating lama forest, and land forms and view planes of geographic features important in that PC REPORT NO. 73