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Pete Hoffrnann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 mauka from Kakahiaka Street through the mauka portion of the Lokahi Subdivision to Kapuahi Street. This route would typically not be used by traffic going to or from the Queen Kaahumanu Highway, which is expected to be the bulk of the traffic. The roads within the Lokahi subdivision and the portion of the Mid-Level Road have been completed, and the applicant expects to submit them to the county for dedication, but this has not yet happened. By memo dated May 7, 2007, the Department of Public Works (DPW) recommends that "a roadway master plan including roadway alignments and connections, in conjunction with an implementation strategy for the K to K Plan roads be adopted prior to further incremental development in the area. In the absence of an approved roadway master plan, DPW recommends development plans include extension of and access to Ane Keohokalole Highway (Midlevel Road) by an improved Homestead Road. Access to Ane Keohokalole Highway should be consolidated at Homestead Road which is faz enough from the Kaiminani Drive intersection to prevent conflicts with future turn lanes. Under such [a] roadway plan, [the] adjacent Lokahi Subdivision under construction by the applicant should combine access to Midlevel Road by way of Homestead Road, improved to dedicable standazds." Kakahiaka Street is a County road which presently serves existing residences in the Kona Palisades subdivision. The existing street through Kona Palisades has an approximate 20-ft. wide pavement within a 50-ft. right-of--way and unpaved shoulders which have been, in some cases, landscaped by abutting landowners. The street was extended to dedicable standards with curb, gutter and sidewalk through the adjacent Lokahi Makai property to the subject property. The extension is a 50-foot wide street to dedicable standards with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk. The DPW recommends "further extension of Kakahiaka Street to the southerly property line of the subject property to dedicable standazds and dedicate all improvements to the County upon request. To improve the level of service for northbound traffic at the Kaiminani Street intersection, a right turn lane should be provided on Kakahiaka Street, meeting with the approval of DPW. To improve bicycle and pedestrian safety, the applicant should improve the existing portion of Kakahiaka Street from Kaiminani Drive to the northerly boundary of the Lokahi Planned Unit Development (approximately 300 feet) with 5-foot wide paved shoulders, meeting with the approval of DPW." Kaiminani Drive serving Kakahiaka Street is a major mauka -makai County roadway connecting Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Mamalahoa Highway. Kaiminani Drive has a 22-foot wide pavement within a 60-foot wide right-of--way, lacking paved shoulders. The DPW recommends that the applicant install or contribute to the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Kaiminani Drive and Mamalahoa Highway.