Communication Number 2019-14 Waikoloa 2nd Access Rd Report

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Waikoloa Subcommittee's Second Access Road Report • Each for the four areas of the SKCDP had an ACTION PROGRAM included. Waikoloa's first and foremost action recommended was Construction of a Second Access Road. (Appendix CDP -9) • The SKCDP established a Monitoring Plan for the South Kohala Region, a way to track and assess the progress of policies. (Appendix CDP -10) • The specific Monitoring Plan for Waikoloa regarding infrastructure was 9.3.3 "Provide Transportation and Circulation Improvements in a Timely Manner" by looks at County and State CIP allocations for infrastructure and the number of public/private partnerships formed to provide for roadways. (Appendix CDP --I]) • The SKCDP cross referenced other existing County documents. Appendix D came from the County's GENERAL PLAN (2005) "Courses of Action" for the District of South Kohala. (Appendix CDP --12) There were three recommendations for Waikoloa (Appendix CDP -13): o Construction of another pAvenued road out of the Ke Kumu Housing are onto Paniolo Drive. o Extend Paniolo Drive to the intersect with Kawaihae Road and the proposed Waimea-Kawaihae Road, and build a road connecting the northern end of Paniolo Dr. to the Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy. to provide alternative access to Waikoloa Village. o Provide traffic signals at the Waikoloa Road-Paniolo Drive intersection. Finally, in the SKCDP Appendix E, Referenced County Codes were listed. o Concurrency Requirements: This section creates standards for road and water supply in change of zoning actions. Definitions are provided, including: ■ Acceptable levels of service ■ Approved development ■ Critical road area ■ Immediate vicinity of a project ■ Level of Service (LOS) ■ Local mitigation ■ Area mitigation (Appendix CDP -14) Conclusions: Community desire for and County's understanding of the need for a Second Access Road is exceptionally well documented in the South Kohala Community Development Plan in Data Tables, the Waikoloa Policies, Strategies, Action Program, and Monitoring Plan. Documentation of recommendations for infrastructure improvements and specifically a traffic signal at the intersection were included in the 2005 County General Plan. The only progress in the past 14 years on the County's GENERAL PLAN (2005) "Courses of Action" for the District of South Kohala items listed above has been the extension of Paniolo Avenuenue at the stoplight by the school to provide access to the Kamakoa Nui Workforce Housing subdivision and related recreational park, and thus to Ke Kumu Housing as well. June 18, 2019 Page 15 017