Communication No. 2021-03- Alii Parkway Ltr to Director

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Communication No, 2019-26 Overall, the sub -committee felt obligated to understand the evolution of the Ali'i Parkway Project with regards to the proposed designs and mitigations as well as took into consideration the FBTP's summary which mentioned the objective of the overall FBTP program that is designed "to provide information necessary to complete the federal historic preservation review process required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended) (NHPA). This program is in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement (MDA) dated July 1987 and executed among the Federal Highways Administration—Hawaii Division (FHWA), the Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACNP), with the concurrence of the County of Hawaii (HCPD), the Hawai'i State Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)." Therefore, this subcommittee spent its efforts to go back to those families who have long-standing connections and commitments and those who participated in a previous consultation process to analyze their concerns should the Mayor decide to address traffic and safety concerns within the Kahului- Keauhou region. Conclusion After meeting with some of the lineal and cultural descendants from the Kahului-Keauhou region along with members from the Mayor's Office and the Planning Department, the sub -committee would like to make its recommendation to the KCDPAC, that we re -recommend the CIP line item Ali l Parkway Project for the reasons listed: 1. To mitigate Kona's traffic concerns between South and North Kona and safety concerns within the Kahului-Keauhou regions. 2. Encourage formal consultation with the community 3. Aside from general consultation and due to the work placed within the Fina Burial Treatment Plan, have thorough consultation with focus on the cultural and lineal descendants and how access and stewardship can improve within the Kahului-Keauhou region even if it means the Parkway is not built. 4. Encourage solutions that encourage open space such as trails 5. Develop incremental phases for construction that include the use of La'aloa Road and Lako Street which the original plans did not include. 6. Highly recommend an updated archaeology survey. 7. Highly recommend an updated traffic study that will show impacts on both current Ali'i Drive and Kuakini Highway, and consider future traffic and safety impacts based on population growth due to commercial and residential development in both North and South Kona and Ka'u. This concludes the report on your sub -committee for Ah'i Parkway. Should the committee of the whole decide to make the recommendations based on this report, I would then like to take up an action item. Mahalo, Shane Palacat-Nelsen Chair