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developed or is currently under construction to provide affordable rental units for low-income senior citizens as well as an adult day care facility. The applicant proceeded with plans to develop all three parcels based on the allowances of the exemption resolutions. At this time, however, the County indicated that the State Land Use amendment, approved by County of Hawaii Resolution No. 328 10 has been called into question by the State of Hawaii. To eliminate any uncertainty regarding the State Land Use Boundary designation, this application is being submitted for review and approval through the standard process. c) Timeframe and cost: The development cost of the Phase 1 project completed in 2014 was $20 million, $11.4 million for Phase 2 completed in 2017 and $8.8 million for the Hilo Adult Day Care project scheduled for completion during the spring of 2018. d) Traffic impacts: A Traffic Impact Analysis Report was prepared for the Project which was proposed for the original 15.948 acre parcel in December 2008. This report was later revised in 2011 to address traffic impacts that would be generated with the addition of the Hilo Adult Day Center to the property, along with 150 multi -family residential units for seniors. In summarizing its findings, the report states, the following: "The proposed Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood is forecast to generate less than 100 trips during the morning and afternoon commuter peak hours, which is considered to be a relatively small number of trips. The additional traffic in itself would not require mitigating measures beyond those roadway improvements proposed by the Wailani Center. The Wailani Center project is adding traffic lanes at the Komohana Street/Mohouli Street intersection to accommodate the future growth in ambient traffic. The traffic forecast generated by Wailani Center project also identified the need for traffic mitigation at the currently unsignalized Komohana Street/Kukuau Street intersection. Traffic signals may be warranted at this intersection in the future as a mitigation measure. The currently unsignalized intersection at Mohouli Street/Kukuau Street will not require mitigation in the future due to the increases in ambient traffic. The project access roadway intersection on Mohouli Street can remain stop sign controlled." It should be noted that, although it was not required and was not deemed necessary by the traffic study, the applicant has made a $500,000 contribution to the County, Department of Public Works - Traffic Division towards the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Mohouli Street and Kupuna Place, which serves as the entry/exit point of the Mohouli Senior Neighborhood Project. Discussions with the County are ongoing and there has been no indication of a definite timetable for any improvements to the subject intersection. A complete copy of the Traffic Impact Analysis Report is attached as Appendix A. B) CONFORMANCE WITH STATE/COUNTY PLANS 1) State Land Use designation: The project area is situated within the State Land Use Agricultural district. The proposed State Land Use boundary amendment from the 0