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~ LINDA LINGLE <br />GOVERNOR OF HAWAII <br />REF:000L:DH <br /> LAURA <br />~ HELEN <br />` Q F h C <br />, <br />4 <br />• BGARU GF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br />a <br />~ <br />. <br />~s <br />a ~ 1~. COMMDSpNONWATFAR60UP(.'EYANAOE11~7JT <br />. <br />L~,.~ <br />~ri <br />;+` ~IINS~s' i <br />~ <br />: <br />v RUSSELL Y. TSUJI <br />FBIST DEFUIY <br /> KEN C. KAWAHARA <br />~.. <br />fiY <br />a~ DEPIlfY DIXEC70R • WATER <br />AQUATIC RESOURCES <br />'P•~ <br />~ WATMG AND OCEAN RECREATRNi <br />C <br />A~73'••~ BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES <br /> COMM6SION ON WATER RE40lB[CE MANAOEMENI <br /> CONSERVATgN AND COASTAL LANDS <br />STATE OF HAWAII CQ/SERV,1fIONANDRESOURCF3ENFOacE~mrr <br />ENGWE~R'RBiO <br />DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES FGREBTRY AND WRDLRE <br />II6 fORC PRESERVATRk/ <br /> KAHOUL\ WF. EiIAlID RF3ERVE C06MEiSRD1 <br />OFFICE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS STATE PARRS <br />POST OFFICE BOX 621 <br />HONOLULU, HAWAII 96809 <br />Ron Tent' <br />Geometrician Associates <br />P.O. Box 396 <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96721 <br />CDUA: HA-3469 <br />Acceptance Date: May 19, 2008 <br />180 Exp. Date: November I5, 2008 <br /> <br />NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE AND PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL <br />DETERMINATION <br />Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) File No. HA-3469 <br />(BOARD Permit) <br />This letter acknowledges the receipt and acceptance for the processing of your client's <br />Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) HA-3469 for use of State-owned lands to <br />construct Puako Emergency Road for the Puako Community Association, South Kohala District, <br />Island of Hawaii, TMK: (3) 6-9-001:017 & 6-9-006:051. <br />According to your information in the CDUA and accompanying Draft Environmental <br />Assessment (DEA), the applicant is proposing the use of State-owned lands to construct Puako <br />Emergency Road for the Puako Community Association, South Kohala District, Island of <br />Hawaii, TMK: (3) 6-9-001:017 & 6-9-006:051. <br />The Puako Community Association, with the cooperation of the Mauna Lani Resort, proposed to <br />utilize a 625 foot long 30 foot wide portion of State of Hawaii lands to construct a gated <br />emergency road. The road will connect the end of Puako Beach Road with Holoholo Kai Beach <br />Pazk Access Road using the above TMK's. The Mauna Lani Resort is cooperating as they lease <br />TMK: (3) 6-9-001:017. Existing trees will be cut, the road graded and surfaced with gravel. The <br />anchialine pond located 15 feet from the project azea will be buffered with construction fencing. <br />The road will be gated and will provide an emergency access and evacuation route for the Puako <br />Community; Civil Defense will be in control of the gate. <br />The subject pazcels aze located in the State Land Use (SLU) Conservation District, General and <br />Protective subzones. According to Hawaii County Civil Defense the project azea is located <br />within the tsunami inundation zone. Flood Insurance Rate maps (FIRM) indicate the project azea <br />is located outside the 100-year or 500-year floodplain. Lastly, the applicant notes there are no <br />Federal or State listed rare, endangered or threatened species of flora and/or fauna found on the <br />subject parcel. <br />