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HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 99 AURUNI STREET # 1 04 HILO. HAWAII 96720 ~~V~~' 808-969- 1 1 58 FAx: 808-935-6916 ~1 J~~cJ~r Dote.- County Council/`" To: Barbara Hashimoto Date: November 5, 1998 From: Keith H. Kato Subject: Kurtistown Mutual Self Help Rezoning Information Traffic Impact Enclosed is a copy of the traffic report that was done for the original 1-acre lot development. The projected density at that time was 40 units on the entire 45 acre property. The conclusion reached by the analysis was that the traffic generated would have a negligible impact on the Volcano Highway in view of the proposed channelization. Our proposed project would have a small increase in traffic. Using the same assumptions as the original report the traffic which would be generated with the inclusion of the self help homes is shown on the attached Figure 1. Given the small increase it does not seem likely that the added traffic being routed through a channelized intersection will have a significant effect. Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation Background The Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC) was founded in 1986 but became active in 1991 with the hiring of staff to undertake a self help housing program. The initial formation of the 50l (C)(3) tax exempt corporation was at the initiative of the county who believed that a nonprofit would have access to funds not otherwise available to the Big Island. The primary purpose of HICDC is to assist in providing affordable housing for the low and very low income families. This objective has been pursued principally as the development of mutual self help housing. HICDC has begun a diversification with the development of the Hualalai Elderly Housing Rental Project aimed at low income senior citizens in the Kona area and is looking at the possibility of similar projects in other areas. HICDC's long term goals are to continue being successful at providing affordable housing and to increase our production of units. To date, the HICDC Mutual Self Help Program has completed a total of 70 single family homes with another 12 currently in construction in South Kohala. By the end of 1999 another 27 homes should be completed for an accumulative total of 109 houses built since 1991. C omrn. No. L 7. 03 File No. ZNG PN resented 2 G Ref. Toi - Rai. Dffb If , 1998 7