Communication Number 2019-14 Waikoloa 2nd Access Rd Report

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Waikoloa Subcommittee's Second Access Road Report 9. Conclusion/Recommendations To consolidate the Conclusions & Recommendations made in this report by category: Overall • 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. In the Subcommittee's view, there is clearly a need for additional road access into and out of Waikoloa Village, with emergency evacuations being just one of many factors. As Waikoloa Village grows in population, including affordable housing, traffic will increase and quality of life will be impacted. Planning for Waikoloa Village's future should therefore include concrete plans for a second access road within the next 10 years. Population Growth Population growth has occurred as predicted and continues in Waikoloa. All indications are that growth will continue and exceed that of other parts of the State and Hawaii Island. Commercial Growth The BioEnergy 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. The opening of Waikoloa Plaza will certainly increase the amount of traffic on Waikoloa Road and congestion at the intersection at Paniolo Drive. It heightens the urgency of addressing safety issues at the Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Drive intersection via a traffic light or a round -about, and provide another access road to the Village. June 18, 2019 Page 16 017