Communication Number 2019-10 Waikoloa Intersection Subcommittee Report

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Communication No. 2019-10 Waikoloa Subcommittee's Waikoloa Road-Paniolo Avenue Intersection Report expand to allow for a capacity of 400 tons per day of waste. Of this volume, about 70 percent would be suitable for energy -conversion operations and the remaining 30 percent would consist of waste material that would be disposed at West Hawaii Sanitary Landfill, which registers at more than 500 tons per day. In March, 2017, Hawaii County Planning Department gAvenue its stamp of approval to the developer. Conclusion: This project is likely to increase the amount of traffic on Waikoloa Road, and it will likely decrease the speed of traffic flowing through Waikoloa from the Mamalahoa Highway to near the Queen Ka'ahumana Highway. WAIKOLOA PLAZA is being developed by Meridian Pacific, Ltd. in Waikoloa located in the southwest corner of the main Village intersection. Its promotional materials state that "Waikoloa Plaza will have a distinctive blend of tenants to provide [residents and] visitors needed daily services, speciality shopping, entertainment and eateries in the continuously growing Waikoloa Village community." Access by motor vehicles to the Plaza will include two major entrances, one on Waikoloa Road and another on Pua Melia, about 1,000 feet makai of the post office. A thiRoad entrance would be across from the lower entrance to Waikoloa Highlands Shopping Center on Waikoloa Road. The 130,000 -square -foot $40 million shopping center will encompass 19 square acres, with 35 retail stores filling spaces ranging from 800 to 35,000 square feet. Eighty-five percent of Waikoloa Plaza has been leased with tenants including Aloha Petroleum, Ace Hardware, Foodland, Fitness Forever, Family Health and Wellness, CrossFit AllStar, and dining outlets such as Balimo's Pizza, Chef TK, L&L Hawaiian BBQ, Strato's New York June 18, 2019 Page 7 of] 7