06-01-2022 Applicant response to KPFA and DHHL Comments

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Mr. Dean Au, Chairperson and Members of the Windward Planning Commission Page 3 of 9 June 1, 2022 80-foot tall perched wall of rock between the two quarries, which the Applicant believes will be counterproductive towards managing both quarry sites in a non- hazardous condition that could potentially support other uses. Both the Final Environmental Assessment and the Planning Director's recommendation references a vegetative buffer around the periphery of the project site that will help to mitigate any noise and visual impacts, as well as provide an effective means of dust control in addition to watering. As years go by, quarrying activities will excavate deeper and deeper into the project site, creating an additional physical mitigative buffer. Overall, the Applicant believes that these mitigating actions are sufficient to address potential noise, visual and dust impacts caused by the proposed quarrying activities and that restricting quarrying activities to only the eastern portion of the project site is not necessary. Practically speaking, the proposed quarry site is located farther east from HHCA Pana`ewa residents than the Applicant's existing quarry operations, which have not demonstrated, over the course of 12 years of operation, any direct adverse effects upon this community. #4 Condition: This Condition shall be included in the Special Use Permit. Clarification language is required for"Transport Between Quarry and Baseyard" so that it is aligned/consistent with the permit application. This conditions (sic) requires specific and unambiguous language regrading rock hauling. This condition shall include no transport on Railroad Avenue that borders and/or is adjacent to HCCA communities. Applicant's Response: While the Applicant has no objections to the condition since it will not utilize Railroad Avenue for rock hauling between the proposed quarry and the Applicant's processing facilities, it is a redundant condition because the Director's recommended Condition No. 2 limits uses and activities to that represented in the Special Permit application, which expressly disclosed that rock hauling will be limited to that portion of Ho`olaulima Road between the proposed quarry and the Applicant's existing processing facilities. #5 Condition: This Condition shall be included in the Special Use Permit. Within two months of permit approval, the applicant shall prepare a water source plan for dust suppression and the plan shall be shared with KPFA and DHHL. Applicant's Response: The Applicant has no objection to this condition, although we think that a"plan" is not necessary to define a"water source" for dust suppression. Water for dust suppression is obtained from the Applicant's existing